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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project World War II Alfred Justice Interview Total Time: 59:39 Background (00:14) Born in September 1920 in Raven, Virginia Stayed here until he entered the service (00:34) Family worked in the coal fields (00:54) Had one br...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Ted Brummel (00:49:15) (00:15) Background Information • • • • • Ted was born on May 14, 1952 in Byron Center, Michigan He lived on his father’s farm until his father started his own plumbing business in 1959 Ted graduated f...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II Don Eckman Length of interview (1:13:16) (0:00:00 – 0:08:11) Background Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on April 25, 1925 (0:00:10) Grew up outside of Lake Odessa (0:23:00) Grew up with grand...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Martin McNamara (1:25:53) Background Information (00:11) Born in 1916 in Michigan. (00:16) His mother and father both emigrated from Canada.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Albert Ohanesian (1:22:12) Background Information (00:06) Born in Grand Rapids Michigan on October 27th 1924. (00:12) He was a child of immigrant parents who arrived in their U.S. in 1914. (00:19) Hi...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Robert Park World War II 56 minutes 12 seconds (00:18) Early Life -Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1925 -Grew up in Grand Rapids -Attended Alger Elementary School -Burton Junior High -South High School -Lived in Seymour Square/...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Douglas Puffer Vietnam War 39 minutes 39 seconds (00:00:25) Early Life -Born on October 12, 1948 in Iowa City, Iowa -Grew up on a farm near Mechanicsville, Iowa -Father was a second generation farmer -Owned 320 acres of farmland -Att...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project Iraq War Justin Marshall Interview Length: (00:26:11:00) Life before the Army (00:00:09:00) Before joining the military, Marshall was in his last semester of college (00:00:15:00) o He figured this would be the best time for him ...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: Vietnam War Interviewee name: Alfred Martin Branch of Service: Army Length of interview (00:35:05) (0:00:06) Pre-enlistment Born in 1948, born and raised in western Pennsylvania (0:00:12) Grew up in a fami...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: World War II Interviewee: Henry Vandermeer Length of Interview: 00:40:27 Background Born in Holland in the province of Friesland, in a small town just north of the capital of Leeuward...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Robert Williams (1:14:13) (00:25) South Bend, Indiana • Born May 22 1917 • Robert was an only child • Graduated in 1935 from South Bend Central High School • Worked for the Northern Indiana Public Service Company after graduatio...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War(s): World War II, Korean War Name of Interviewee: Darrell Thornley Length of Interview: (01:09:41) (00:12) Background Information Born in [Cato, OK] on February 21, 1925 (00:13) Father owned an ice plant, a truckin...