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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Don Morell (01:00:18) (00:10) Background Information • Don was born in Ludington, MI in 1926 and raised in Muskegon, MI • His father worked in a factory • Don had been at church when Pearl Harbor was attacked and realized that he ...
![Morell, Don (Interview outline and video), 2008 Morell, Don (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/8d168eed82105904cdb00145da05435c.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Cornelius Ringnalda & Richard Herrema (00:42:27) (00:30) Background information • • • • • • Richard was born in Michigan in the early twenties and grew up in Grand Rapids He worked on his father’s farm and was drafted...
![Ringnalda, Cornelius and Richard Herrema (Interview outline and video), 2008 Ringnalda, Cornelius and Richard Herrema (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/a8f663da29d3cab5d8663c65ae5a73b2.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of Interviewee: Morgan Singer Name of War: World War II Length of Interview: (00:53:40) Childhood and Pre-Enlistment (00:13) • • • • • • • Born in Pinckney, MI He had 10 brothers. (00:57) He decided to enli...
![Singer, Morgan F. (Interview outline and video), 2007 Singer, Morgan F. (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/c90ae27bd4241c255e692c69775db2ab.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Dr. Gordon Balyeat (1:42:25) (00:25) Background Information • • • • • • • • Gordon was born in Michigan in 1911 and grew up in Sparta He enjoyed hunting, fishing, scouting and was very interested in sports In high schoo...
![Balyeat, Gordon (Interview outline and video), 2008 Balyeat, Gordon (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/4f772595fbbe983dedecca030956dcc9.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Gerald Bocian (42:38) (00:15) Background Information • Gerald was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1925 • His father worked in a steel mill and his mother stayed at home • Gerald quit high school in December of 1942 in the middle of h...
![Bocian, Gerald (Interview outline and video), 2008 Bocian, Gerald (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/c1d088d74698804da69a3b90ba27e423.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview William Bos Length: 49:11 (00:15) Background Information Bill was born in Cascade, Michigan on December 18, 1922 and went to school there through 8th grade His father was a farmer and Bill had 13 siblings ...
![Bos, William (Interview outline and video), 2008 Bos, William (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/ce12a6d2b9e366808a930f345315c46d.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Wayne Monroe (00:38:30) (00:00) Personal Background • Born in Byron Center, MI • Describes his parents’ employment o Father was a teacher (01:20) The outbreak of the War and the bombing of Pearl Harbor • Was in school when he he...
![Monroe, Wayne S. (Interview outline and video), 2007 Monroe, Wayne S. (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/c9780f149bdf08b8b64a41f2cc06504f.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Richard Prosch (01:04:35) (00:15) Background Information • • • • • Richard was born on March 27, 1921 in Indiana His family later moved to Chicago where his father had just bought a pharmacy Richard graduated from high school...
![Prosch, Richard (Interview outline and video), 2008 Prosch, Richard (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/3f4567caa52a7e7ea3305ad753598756.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Charles Windisch (30:55) (00:10) Background Information • • • • • Charles grew up in Allegan County, in Gibson, Michigan His father was a gardener and his mother was a housekeeper.
![Windisch, Charles (Interview outline and video), 2007 Windisch, Charles (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/db72f38e22a52a749468f370bc8d5610.jpg)
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- Description: David Good is a World War II veteran who served with in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1946. In this account, Good discusses his pre-enlistment, enlistment and basic training. He discusses his work as an electronic technician aboard the USS Alaska at sea in the Pacific.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: World War II Interviewee name: David Good Length of Interview: 34 minutes Pre-Enlistment (00:15) • Childhood (00:17) o Briefly mentions that he served in the Navy aboard the USS Alaska in the Pacific as a 1st c...
![Good, David (Interview outline and video), 2004 Good, David (Interview outline and video), 2004](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/1f42e45d0f331afba8c1842cc182f0ca.jpg)
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- Description: Jacob Lucas is a World War II veteran who served in the Seabees, a construction branch of the Navy, from December 1942 to 1945. In this account, Lucas discusses his pre-enlistment, enlistment and basic training in the U.S. and his service time abroad in the Pacific.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: World War II Interviewee name: Jacob Lucas Length of Interview: 40 minutes Pre-Enlistment (02:45) • Childhood (02:53) o • Lucas was born on March 23, 1924. (02:55) Background (03:05) o...
![Lucas, Jacob (Interview outline and video), 2004 Lucas, Jacob (Interview outline and video), 2004](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/391c31c368af72cf29d6de944b760909.jpg)
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- Description: ...Christine and Henry Vande Kerk are both World War II veterans who served their country in different capacities during the course of World War II. Christine Vande Kerk briefly discusses her pre-enlistment, enlistment as a nurse into the armed services, and her nursing experience while servin...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Name of War: World War II Interviewee’s Name: Christine and Henry Vande Kerk Length of Interview: 45 minutes Christine’s Interview Pre-Enlistment (02:09) Childhood and Background (02:03) o Christine was born on Septemb...
![Vande Kerk, Christine and Henry (Interview outline and video), 2008 Vande Kerk, Christine and Henry (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/a00540c85b4155e8306956d1319f38a3.jpg)