Lee Bakker was born in Wellsburg, Iowa on October 14, 1924. After graduating from high school in 1943 he was drafted in fall 1943. He was inducted in Des Moines, Iowa and received basic training at Camp Roberts, California. After basic training he…

Black and white photograph of Bala Falls, Ontario.

Balao class US SS (submarine), October 1, 1947.

Balao class US SS (submarine), October 1, 1947.

Balao Class US Submarine (SS) with Guppy conversion.

Balao Class US submarine, October 1, 1947.

Balao Class US submarine, October 1, 1947.

Balao Class US submarine, October 1, 1947.

Balao class US submarine, October 1, 1947.

Black and white photograph of a balcony view within the Michigan State Capitol building in Lansing, Michigan in February 1961. Photograph by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative.

Jeff Baldwin was born in Royal Oak, Michigan and grew up in Hartford, Michigan. He enlisted in the Army in 2004, two years after he graduated high school. He went to Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri for basic training and advanced individual training to…

Ralph Baldwin was an astronomy instructor at Northwestern University in 1941 who volunteered for service after Pearl Harbor. He was initially assigned to teach navigation, but lobbied for a more important assignment. He was sent in 1942 to a secret…

Ralph B. Baldwin, Astrophysicist and supporter of Grand Valley State College

Scott Baldwin Scott joined the Army National Guard in Oklahoma in 1986 and took ROTC training at Oklahoma State University. After a number of years on inactive reserve, he was activated, worked as a trainer at Fort Benning, Georgia, and was later…

Dan Balfour, Public Administration

Dan Balfour, Public Administration

Dan Balfour, Public Administration

Kenneth Ball was born in Byron Center, Michigan and graduated from high school in 1952. After high school he spent a year at community college before going to the University of Michigan for architecture. Kenneth was drafted into the Army in 1956…

Binding of Ballantyne: A Novel, by Hellen Campbell, published by Little, Brown, and Company, 1900.

Carl Ballard was born on October 16, 1932 in Kent County, Michigan. He graduated from high school in 1951 and then enlisted in the Army. Carl trained in Kentucky and went through leadership school after basic. He was then sent to South Korea where…

Mary Baloyan's parents came from Armenia in 1897. She was the first Armenian girl born October 13, 1899 in Grand Rapids. She graduated from the University of Michigan in 1922. She later was a teacher at Ottawa Hills High School, JRCC, and in Zeeland…

Baltimore A-30 US light attack bomber, circa 1945.

Baltimore class US CA (aircraft carrier/heavy cruiser), October 1, 1947.

Baltimore class US CA (aircraft carrier/heavy cruiser), October 1, 1947.