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• Text: ...sive schools of flying fish -In the Pacific the ship had to zigzag to avoid Japanese submarines still in the area (00:57:57) Veterans’ Group Involvement -After his service he joined the American Legion at Post 413 in Grand Blanc, Michigan -Served as their Vice Commander for a time -Involv...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Robert O’Brien World War II 57 minutes 8 seconds (00:00:20) Early Life -Born in Detroit, Michigan on October 31, 1922 -Moved when he was an infant to Grand Rapids, Michigan -His father was a dentist -Wound up following in his fathe...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Notes Length: 54:00 William Ewing World War II Veteran Air Force; 1941:Oct. to 1984 3rd Attack [i.e. Bombardment] Group [ Ed. note: Mr. Ewing suffers from Alzheimer’s and his answers are often repetitive and sometim...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Vietnam War Joseph Connelly Length of interview (1:38:19) (0:00:17) Background Born in East St. Louis, Illinois January 11, 1949 (0:35) Lived here until he was drafted in to the military (0:50) Father worked as a meat cutter a...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Ronald Allen Vietnam War 24 minutes 45 seconds (00:00:01) Overview of Service and Training -In the Air Force from 1970 to 1974 -Worked with the Airborne Air Rescue Recovery Service -Better known as Air Force Pararescue -Worked as a c...

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• Text: ...however Ron was in better shape than most. (6:25) Basic training lasted 6 weeks. (7:00) Some of the instructors were Vietnam veterans. (7:32) Next, Ron was sent to Fort Sill, Oklahoma, for AIT [Advanced Individual Training]. Ron was assigned to Field Artillery. (8:11) Ron was trained on 155...

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• Description: After a professional career, he became a minister and got involved with a group of American missionaries that work in Vietnam to help teach the rural Vietnamese English and to help American Vietnam War veterans find peace with their memories.
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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Bob Smoker Vietnam War 1 hour 26 minutes 39 seconds (00:00:12) Early Life -Born on October 25, 1949 in York, Pennsylvania -Grew up there -Mother worked in a department store -Father worked for a heating and plumbing company -Delivere...

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• Description: Jim Vanden Hout is a Vietnam War veteran who was born on February 7, 1942 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. When he was twenty five he was drafted into the Army on January 22, 1968. He received training at Fort Dix, New Jersey and Fort Polk, Louisiana before being deployed to Vietnam in May 1968.
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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of Interviewee: Al Johnson Name of War: World War II Length of Interview: (01:17:23) Childhood and Pre-Enlistment (0:00:00)       Born in Columbus, OH in 1923.