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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: Korean War Interviewee name: Bernard J. Huizenga Length of Interview: (00:29:15) (00:00:25)Pre-Enlistment  Childhood/Education o Served in the Korean War, Navy. o Born in July 20, 1929, Grand Rapids, MI. o...
Huizenga, Burney (Interview outline and video), 2008

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project World War II Richard Cannon Interview Total Time: 34:45 Background  (00:11) Born in Gary, Indiana, in 1925 o Went to high school here also, graduated in 1943  (00:24) Dad was a custodian, mom worked in hotels  (00:42) ...
Cannon, Richard (Interview outline and video), 2011

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview James Pond Length: 45:31 (00:00) Background Information • James was born in 1925 in California and enlisted in the Navy in 1943 • James went to high school in Santa Ana and had wanted to join the Navy when he was 16 yea...
Pond, James (Interview outline and video), 2009

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II Robert Loftis Total Time – (39:06) Background · He was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan – July 28, 1922 · His mother died when he was six years old (00:29) o His brother was two years old at the time o Moved ...
Loftis, Robert (Interview outline and video), 2004

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Kay Maxson Korean War Era (53:12) Background Information (00:14)         Born in Lowell, Michigan, in 1933.(00:18) His parents were divorced when he was a 9 in 1942. (00:40) He lived with his mother. (1:05) He a...
Maxson, Kay (Interview outline and video), 2011

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran's History Project World War II – Pacific Theater Robert Scholz Total Time (01:19:57) Introduction (00:00:08)  Robert was born January 16th, 1918 in Quincy, Illinois (00:00:22)  His father owned a grocery store and his mother was a nurse (00...
Scholz, Robert (Interview outline and video), 2014

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Gordon Van Wylen (01:01:00) (0:17) Background • Grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan • Graduated from Ottawa Hills High School in 1937 o During the Depression years, had little money (0:22) • He was the first in his family to go to c...
Van Wylen, Gordon (Interview outline and video), 2004

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II Tony Trovato Total Time: 01:26:00 Background • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • (00:20) Born March 13, 1912. Born on Grant St. on the Southwest Side of Grand Rapids, Mich...
Trovato, Anthony (Interview outline and video), 2012

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  • Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: World War II Interviewee name: Bill Heintzelman Length of Interview (00:47:15) (00:00:12)Pre-Enlistment  Background o Born August 7, 1943, enlisted in 1961. o Born in Grand Rapids, MI, St.
Heintzelman, William L. (Interview outline and video), 2008

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Jack Baas World War II (1:34:14) Background Information (00:10)          Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1920. He grew up in Grand Rapids. (00:15) He attended Christian schools through the elementary level...
Baas, Jack (Interview outline and video), 2011

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  • Text: ...Instead he just did as he was told and waited for the time to pass. Although he was a WWII veteran, he did not pay attention to see if there were any other ones there. In 1951, he would finish his tour and go home. They were trying very much to get him to stay, promising position and money....
Wikander, Ed (Interview outline and video), 2009

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  • Text: ...GrandValleyStateUniversity Veterans History Project Fay Johnson () Background Information ()                    He was born in LowellMichigan in (approx. 1925). He had one older brother. (00:49) He was in the Martin School District, ...
Johnson, Fay (Interview outline and video), 2005