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Katt, Donald G. (Interview outline and video), 2008
Donald Katt served with the 66th Infantry Division during WW II. He was drafted in 1943, trained mostly in Alabama, and went to Europe late in 1944. He served in France and Germany. Most of his comments are on training, working with French troops,…
Kaufman, Ernie (Interview outline), 2004
Ernie Kaufman grew up in Lowell, Michigan, and was drafted into the army in 1946. He trained in Texas and Mississippi, and was then shipped to Guam. He did construction work on bases there, and then transferred to Air/Sea Rescue, where he worked in…
Kayla Clarke interview (audio and transcript)
Interview with Kayla Clarke conducted by Gayle Schaub and Cara Cadena for the GVSU Libraries' Connected Exhibit, displayed in September 2016. Edited clips of interviews accompanied watercolor portraits of students and an interactive watercolor…
Kayser, Vernon (Interview outline), 2012
Vernon Kayser was born April 23, 1933 in Caledonia, Michigan. He was drafted and served in the 10th Engineering Battalion. He was sent to Fort Pickett, Virginia for sixteen weeks of basic training and then spent eight weeks of leadership training at…
KC-97A Stratofreighter tanker/transport
KC-97A Stratofreighter, Us tanker/transport, September 1, 1952.
Keatley, James (Interview outline and video), 2016
Jim Keatley was born in Bremerton, Washington, in 1945. In the summer of 1966 he received his draft notice and received his basic training at Fort Ord, California. Upon completion of basic training he was sent to Fort Polk, Louisiana, for Advanced…
Keberle, Richard (Interview outline and video), 2007
Richard Keberle was born in Ohio during the beginning of the Depression. His family did not have very much money and he joined the National Guard in eleventh grade. After graduating from high school, Richard spent more of his time in the Air National…
Keegstra, Robert (Interview outline and video), 2016
Robert Keegstra was born on April 20, 1919 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He enlisted in the Navy on August 7, 1941 and received his basic training at Great Lakes Naval Station, Illinois. He went to Yeoman School and after 16 weeks graduated as a yeoman…
Keep Caring - It Matters
A sermon given by Richard A. Rhem (Dick) on October 17, 1999 entitled "Keep Caring - It Matters", on the occasion of Pentecost XXII, at Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI. Scripture references: Jeremiah 22:15-16, James 1:27, Matthew 25:40.
Keeping up with Lizzie
Binding of Keeping up with Lizzie, by Irving Bacheller, published by Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1911.
Keith III, Elvin W. (Interview outline and video), 2008
Elvin W. Keith III was born on April 14, 1933. He went to Westchester State Teachers College and then joined the Marines. He started out in the platoon leader's class and then was promoted from a Field Commander to the Company Commander. Elvin was…
Keith Mastodon site
Black and white photograph of four men and a tractor next to a creek. A field is visible behind a pile of dirt.
Keith Mastodon site
Black and white photograph of four men and a tractor working on an archaeological excavation site.
Keith Plummer and R.G. Eddy
Color slide of Raymond Grimes Eddy holding his grand nephew Keith Plummer dressed in a blue jacket on the hood of a car.
Keith, Robert (Interview outline and video), 2015
Robert Keith was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1926. He grew up in Grand Rapids and in August 1944 he enlisted in the Army Air Force, almost a month before his eighteenth birthday. He reported for duty on March 1, 1945 and was processed at Fort…
Keizer, Herman (Interview outline and video), 2010
Herman Keizer was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1938 and grew up in the suburb of Cicero. He attended Calvin College in Michigan and was drafted in 1962. He trained at Fort Knox, Kentucky for basic training, and on to Fort Dix, New Jersey for…
Keizer, Herman Jr. (Interview outline and video), 2015
Herman Keizer was born in Chicago on May 21, 1938. He was drafted into the Army in 1962 and served as a Chaplain's Assistant at Fort Belvoir, Virginia until 1964. He studied at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and also attended the Calvin…
Keizer, Herman Jr. (Interview outline and video), 2015
Herman Keizer was born in Chicago on May 21, 1938. He was drafted into the Army in 1962 and served as a Chaplain's Assistant at Fort Belvoir, Virginia until 1964. He studied at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and also attended the Calvin…
Keller, George (Interview outline and video), 2009
George Keller grew up in Michigan and before his service during World War II, he taught in several rural schools and was a principal for a few small schools. He was drafted in February of 1943, and sent to Louisiana to train with the 103rd Division.…






















