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  • Description: Paul Penno was a World War II veteran who served in the Army as a medical aid from 1942 to December 1945. In this account, Penno discusses his pre-enlistment and his enlistment and training years in the U.S.
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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: World War II Interviewee name: Paul Penno Length of Interview: 51 minutes 59 seconds Pre-Enlistment (00:37)  Childhood (00:40) o Penno was born in Watkins County, Montana on July 19, 1918. (00:54) o Originally...
Penno, Paul (Interview outline and video), 2007

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Vietnam War Bob Tarbuck Length of interview (1:38:12) (0:19) Background Born July 4, 1949 in East Liverpool, Ohio (0:27) Father worked in steel mill and mother stayed at home (0:45) Had an older brother that was turned down by...
Tarbuck, Robert (Interview outline and video), 2012

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: Other veterans & civilians Name of Interviewee: Ron Lyon Length of interview (01:02:26) (0:00:10) Background Born in Flint, MI on November 14, 1941, three weeks before Pearl Harbor. (0:00:26) Grew up ...
Lyon, Ron (Interview outline and video), 2008

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  • Text: ... at the end of 1943. (00:10:46)Assigned to the 39th Regiment during his time in England. Some of the men in the company were veterans of campaigns in North Africa and Sicily. (00:13:20) Spent some time helping to clean up London after the blitz. (00:15:48) Shipped out from Southampton, Engl...
Hennesen, Charles (Interview outline and video), 2008

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  • Text: (asphalt plant) moving heavy machinery (23:50) • Doesn’t really keep in touch with many people from the military except for 2 of them (24:00) • Did not join any veterans groups after the war (24:30) • End of video shows military history and where he served (28:17)
Hillock, Steven (Interview outline and video), 2008

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: World War II Interviewee name: Carl Leo Fairfield Length of Interview: 36 minutes • Pre-Enlistment (00:27) o Childhood (00:56) ƒ Born on May 3rd, 1927 at Hackley Hospital in Muskegon, Michigan. (01:07) o Fam...
Fairfield, Carl (Interview outline and video), 2006

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  • Description: ...Arthur Polmanteer is a World War II veteran who served in the U.S. Army's 78th Division from January, 1944 to 1946. In this account, Polmanteer discusses his pre-enlistment, enlistment and basic training. His unit saw action in the Hurtgen Forest, in the Battle of the Bulge, at the Rem...
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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Name of War: World War II Interviewee’s Name: Arthur Polmanteer Length of Interview: 28 minutes Pre-Enlistment (00:11)  Childhood (00:15) o  Family (00:41) o  Polmanteer was born in Trout Lake, Upper Michigan on March...
Polmanteer, Arthur (Interview outline and video), 2009

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  • Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Richard Hines World War II Total Time: 0:56:30 Childhood and Pre-Enlistment (0:00:16) • • • • Born in Bradley, Michigan on October 2, 1922.
Hines, Richard (Interview outline and video), 2008

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  • Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Leo Homrich World War II Total Time: 1:02:00 Childhood and Pre-Enlistment (0:00:12) • • • • Born in Wyoming, MI in January, 1925 Wanted to join the army at 17, but his father would not let him.
Homrich, Leo (Interview outline and video), 2009

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Orville Boerman Korean War (33:40) (00:25) Background Information      Orville was born on October 22, 1933 in Allegan County, Michigan His parents were farmers, but lost their farm during the Depression His father then ...
Boerman, Orville D. (Interview outline and video), 2008

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  • Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Derk Doornbos World War II Total Time: 1:45:05 Pre-War (0:00:20) • • • • • Born in 1920 in Stannen, Netherlands. Moved to Chicago, Illinois when he was 6 months old.
Doornbos, Derk (Interview outline and video), 2008

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  • Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Rex Funnell World War II Total Time: 54:00 Childhood and Pre-Enlistment (00:01) • • • • • • • Born in Whitehall, Michigan in 1916 Father was a barber.
Funnell, Rex (Interview outline and video), 2009