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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project William Sterzick (00:24:11:26) Early Life, Neighbors • (00:39:14)he grew up in Ellicott, MI • (00:46:06)he went to Merriman Elementary School: "a marvelous place to go," it had one room, everyone was from the neighborhood,...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II Jack Walbridge Length: 47:55 (00:30) Background Information Jack graduated from Caledonia high school in 1942; he had played football and was a musician He then went to Grand Rapids Community ...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Jake Werner Length: 1:14:36 (00:55) Background Information Jake was born on November 29, 1917 in Grand Rapids, Michigan He went to Union High School and junior college in Grand Rapids After going to college Ja...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Virgil Westdale World War II Total Time: 2:10:10 Childhood and Pre-Enlistment (0:00:40) • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • His father was born in Japan, and immigrated to the United States because h...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II Bob Wright Length of interview (49:00) (00:05) Background Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, on February 26, 1922. (00:13) Father worked in a company that made looms. (00:37) Family struggled during the Depression....
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- Text: ...n Service -Early on he didn’t feel that his time in the Army had had any major effect on his life -For a long time being a veteran was something that was best kept quiet -Without the GI Bill he wouldn’t have been able to go through graduate school -It is only in recent years that he has...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project William Gerber World War II 1 hour 20 minutes 22 seconds (00:00:09) Early Life -Born on June 26, 1921 in Menominee, Michigan -Had three brothers (two were twins and one was a single brother) -Grew up on a farm near Menominee -Attende...
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- Description: Jim McCloughan is a Vietnam War veteran who was born in South Haven, MI in 1946 and was drafted after college in 1968. He served with the 3/21st Infantry in the 196th Light Infantry Brigade, 23rd (Americal) Division as a combat medic.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Interview Vietnam War Jim McCloughan 1 hour 44 minutes (1:03) – Background -Born May 30, 1946 in the hospital in South Haven, Michigan -Parents took over grandparents’ farm in rural Bangor, Michigan -Grew up in Bangor, MI -Attend...