William Bos was born in Cascade, Michigan on December 18, 1922 and went to school there through 8th grade. He had to quit school early to work on his father's farm when his father got sick and later received deferments from serving in WWII because…

Bert Bos, Educational Studies Institute

Frank Bort was born in Youngstown, Ohio in 1945 and grew up on his grandfather's farm around Canfield, Ohio. Shortly after graduating from John Carroll University, Bort received a draft notice and attended Basic Training in September 1968 at Fort…

Joseph Borst was drafted into the United States Army during World War II. He was sent to Europe after going through training and fought in France, Germany, and Luxembourg. Joseph spent about 6 months in Europe and had two different machine gun…

John Bornhofen, Business

John Bornhofen, Business

John Bornhofen, Business

John Bornhofen, Business

John Bornhofen, Business

John Bornhofen, Business

John Bornhofen, Business

An article from The Commercial Record titled "Born Yesterday Caps Fine Red Barn Summer," written by Yoli Broglio. It describes the production of Born Yesterday, and includes information about the plot and performances given by the cast. The article…

Flyer of the 38th Annual Great Lakes History Conference taking place in 2012. The flyer has a synopsis of the different events, as well as the the time, date and location of each one.

Robert Borey was born in Flint, Michigan in 1920. He finished high school in 1938 and went to work, and enlisted in the Navy right after Pearl Harbor. He trained at Great Lakes, Illinois, and became a hospital corpsman. He was assigned first to a…

Eugene Borek was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1925. He enlisted in the Army shortly after turning eighteen, and trained with the 78th Division at Camp Butner, North Carolina, until his unit was broken up and he was assigned to the 83rd Division.…

Black and white photograph of a lake from a hillside. Trees can be seen surrounding the lake and in the background.

Mike Borah served as a sergeant in the US Army during the war in Vietnam from 1969 through 1970. He enlisted in the US Army with the hopes of getting a better assignment than he would get if he waited to be drafted, but things did not work out that…

Lyle Edward Booth is a WWII Veteran who served in the United States Army from April 10, 1945 to March 30, 1946 in Yokohama, Japan. Although he was stationed in Japan after the end of the war, Booth's experience gives a clear description of the…

Dennis Booker, Financial Aid

Booby-trapped U.S. 105 mm howitzer round that Oakes stepped on. The round failed to detonate because the dirt around it gave way.

Bonnie L. Alverson, GVSC teacher aide helping with class review at Burton Junior High School, Grand Rapids.

Robert Bonner was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on December 29, 1950 and enlisted in the Navy as soon as he turned 18. He did well in basic training thanks to his ROTC experience, and then trained to service engines. He served at bases in…

Black and white photograph of the Bonhoeffer House located in Berlin, Germany. In the photograph, the exterior of the house is seen through a grove of apple trees framing the building. The house was built in 1935 as the retirement home of Dietrich…

Black and white photograph of the exterior of the church where a relative of Karl Bonhoeffer's burial site is located in Schwäbisch Hall, Germany. Bonhoeffer was the father of of German theologian, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who was a member of the…