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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Robert Bostwick (15:31) Pre War • Born on April 7, 1933 (0:20) • Born in Home Acres, MI (0:55) • Attended and graduated from [Grand Rapids] Central High School (1:00) • Was 8 when Pearl Harbor was bombed (1:20) • Drafted in 19...
![Bostwick, Robert (Interview outline and video), 2004 Bostwick, Robert (Interview outline and video), 2004](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/2d4da598b7b23c8222c990560dd9a94a.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Andrew Knott Cold War 10 minutes 25 seconds (00:00:05) -Born on September 5th, 1940 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. -Served in the US Army during the Vietnam War.
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- Description: Tim spent time in the Reserves after the Navy, but had to retire in 1991 due to his class 1 diabetes. He now resides in the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Tim Kidd (00:28:16) (00:25) Background Information • • • • • Tim was born in Michigan on August 20, 1951 He grew up in a close knit family His parents were from Ohio and his father’s family have immigrated to the US from Ir...
![Kidd, Timothy A. (Interview outline and video), 2006 Kidd, Timothy A. (Interview outline and video), 2006](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/7bc92d384b2ae6f129e4889d2b61b059.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Eddie MacDonald Length: 35:11 (00:25) Background Information • • • • Eddie was born on a farm in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1936 His father worked for GM and spent time working on their small fruit and dairy farm He we...
![MacDonald, Eddie (Interview outline and video), 2008 MacDonald, Eddie (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/374c6b1911135ec572dabc75b5b11069.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of Interviewee: John Tibbe Name of War: World War II Length of Interview: (00:55:52) (00:10) Background Information • John was born in Grant, Michigan on March 10, 1921 • His father was a farmer and able to keep hi...
![Tibbe, John (Interview outline and video), 2008 Tibbe, John (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/13caac7d44b2333995dacfdda20cbf15.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Korean War Clarence Hunter Total Time – (10:01) Background He was born in London, Arkansas on September 1, 1935 (00:17) He served in the Army and the Navy (00...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Cold War Era Michael Eames Total Time – (07:15) Background He was born in Buffalo, New York – May 14, 1959 (01:31) His grandfather was born in Ireland o He traveled to New York City where he became a policema...
![Eames, Michael (Interview outline), 2012 Eames, Michael (Interview outline), 2012](/application/views/scripts/images/fallback-file.png)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Charles Pope Length: 33:06 (00:30) Background Information Charles was born on October 15, 1956 in the upper peninsula of Michigan He had a good childhood and often went hunting and built things with his father...
![Pope, Charles (Interview outline and video), 2008 Pope, Charles (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/1acb81bcdcfdf91f718907881a5d51ac.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of Interviewee: Robert Perrin Name of War: World War II Length of Interview: (00:38:26) (00:20) Background Information • Robert was born on September 11, 1923 in Grand Rapids, Michigan • He grew up in Grand Rapids ...
![Perrin, Robert B. (Interview outline and video), 2008 Perrin, Robert B. (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/3950c12c265164f291dc9665b5e7fc00.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Jimmie Carrol Bush Vietnam War Total Time: 17:45 Pre-Enlistment (00:24) • • Went to Thornapple-Kellogg High School in Middleville, Michigan.
![Bush, Jimmie Carrol (Interview outline and video), 2005 Bush, Jimmie Carrol (Interview outline and video), 2005](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/e6c12f970e25041410ecfda42fdebd2d.jpg)
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- Description: John Graham is a World War II veteran who served in the U.S. Anti-Aircraft Corps from September 1944 to an undisclosed date. In this account, Graham discusses his pre-enlistment, enlistment, training, and active duty.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: World War II Interviewee name: John Graham Length of Time: 12 minutes Pre-Enlistment (00:15) • Background (00:17) o John Graham mentions that he served with the Anti-Aircraft Corps as a private. (00:19) o Took ...
![Graham, John (Interview outline and video), 2004 Graham, John (Interview outline and video), 2004](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/b9b0cb89c435b58302694bbc7f6158ea.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Brian Baar (00:48:00) (00:15) Introduction • Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. • Can remember watching the television when President Kennedy was shot. • Attended school with two of his cousins. • His father was an executive at Ste...
![Baar, Brian (Interview outline and video), 2008 Baar, Brian (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/1f44967757c32a25f511619cba78437c.jpg)