Robert Pearson served as an artillery liaison pilot with the 4th Armored Division in WW II. He describes his reasons for enlisting prior to the start of the war, his training first in gliders and then in observation planes, and his service in…

Black and white lantern slide of Paleolithic cave paintings of dappled horses and hand prints from Pech Merle cavern.

Pedicab in the city of Da Nang. Taken after Oakes had been released from the hospital and is on his way back to his unit.

Pedro Mateo is from Salinas, Puerto Rico and now lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He first came to Grand Rapids in the 1950s, but quickly moved to Indiana Harbor to work in the steel mills alongside many other Puerto Rican immigrants of that era. …

Black and white photograph of a crowd of people on the platform of a train station, likely taken in either Pedro Miquel, Panama or in Cuba. "Pedro Miguel Station." is written on the bottom of the image.

Binding of Peg Woffington, by Charles Reade, published by Doubleday & McClure, 1899.

Tony Pegel

Peggy Merrill moved to the Grand Rapids area since the 1990s. In this interview, she discusses the discovery of PFAS in the water at the home of her brother, who passed away from liver cancer in 2017.

Black and white photograph of Pegli Beach. People are seen walking along on a boardwalk on the left of the frame, and buildings and mountains are visible in the background.

Black and white photograph of a town in the distance with several cottages between the town and the photographer. A pile of stones is stacked near one of the cottages in the foreground. Photograph was taken by Robert Merrill in the Chinese coastal…

Black and white photograph of the Chinese coastal resort area of Beidaihe Qu. The images shows cottages scattered across a countryside in front of a mountain.

Black and white lantern slide of the grounds of the American Embassy in Peking (Beijing), China. In the image, a neat lawn with a circular pathway is flanked by two lines of hanging paper lanterns leading to a group of chairs set up as for an event.…

Black and white lantern slide of a two story house in Peking (Beijing), China. In front of the house hangs a line of paper lanterns.

Black and white lantern slide of Robert (right) and Lena Merrill (left) sitting with Harry Paine in wicker chairs at a table in the courtyard of Paine's house in Peking (Beijing), China.

Black and white lantern slide of a polo match played by American marines in Peking (Beijing), China.

Henry J. Pelak was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1924. He grew up and finished high school there and was drafted in 1942. He chose to enter the Navy, and trained at Green Bay, Wisconsin, and then did amphibious craft training in Virginia and…

Justin Pelham was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on February 23, 1983. After high school he was not really sure as to what he wanted to do with his life, so he decided to join the Army National Guard in February of 2005. Justin was allowed to…

Ray Pell was born in Fremont, Michigan on March 20, 1927. He grew up there and completed high school when he was seventeen and enlisted in the Navy prior to graduating. He received training at Great Lakes Naval Station, Illinois and amphibious…

Scott Pellerito served in the US Air Force between 1995 and 1999. Scott was trained at Goodfellow Air Force Base to become an imagery interpreter. Upon his graduation, Scott was placed in the 13th Intelligent Squadron where he worked on images…

Black and white photograph of the town of Penetanguishene in Ontario, Canada, Several buildings are visible along a waterfront.

John Penning was a civilian who had a career in the airline business. He contributed to military operations from WWII to Vietnam by helping to traffic and guide commercial planes that were used for military use. His job took all around the world,…

Paul Penno was a World War II veteran who served in the Army as a medical aid from 1942 to December 1945. In this account, Penno discusses his pre-enlistment and his enlistment and training years in the U.S. He further discusses his part as a medical…

Black and white photograph of a truck parked on a dirt road on the side of a mountain. Two people are leaning against the stone wall, looking out at the countryside below. A crew of seven men are clearing a rockslide covering part of the road.

Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.