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- Text: ...b as a time keeper at the fencing plant (00:39:45:11) Decided to go to college because the G.I. Bill of 1944 covered all veteran tuition and any additional higher education costs plus an additional $90 per month “to live on” (00:40:16:00) o In September 1946, began higher education ...
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- Text: ...rvice -Didn't enjoy all of his time in the Army, but is glad that he served -Impressed by how much people want to honor veterans for their service ...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Norman Beachum World War II 1 hour 34 minutes 36 seconds (00:00:15) Early Life -Born on March 7, 1927 in Union City, Tennessee -Lived in Reelfoot Lake, Tennessee until he was 11 years old -Father worked as a guide at Reelfoot Lake...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II Mary Ann Gwatkin Total Time – (58:27) Background • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • She was born November 10, 1920, in Grand Rapids, Michigan (01:47) There were seven children in he...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II Albert Barker Total Time – (42:31) Background · He was born in Stanton, Michigan, on February 17, 1925 · He was raised on a farm (00:40) · There were five children in the family o Three boys and two girls § ...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II Richard Beimers Total Time – (58:55) Background · · · · · · · · · · · His dad worked on the railroad for many years (02:41) His grandfather gave his father ten acres of property to farm on His fami...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project World War II Jake DeWitt Length of Interview (00:40:42) Background Born in 1922, Grand Rapids, MI Hall Street School Father worked for the Tanglefoot Co. Made fly paper Family was large (four younger sisters) DeWitt was in an a...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview John Mercurio (1:34:37) *Upon graduation, John went to school at Hartung Aircraft in Grayling Michigan working on Cadillac Tank engines for performance before being sent for installation into the tanks
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Duane Neff (00:51:00) Introduction: Mr. Neff was born in Odessa, Michigan. His father worked as a milkman, then Consumers Energy, and after he was laid off there he laid down blacktop.
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Basil Morris World War II Total Time: 1:57:27 Childhood and Pre-Enlistment (0:00:13) Born in 1922 in Allegan County, Michigan.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Jan Viveen (57:49) Background Information (00:35) Born in 1918 in a small village in North Brabant, Netherlands. (00:40) His father worked selling fish that were shipped in and sold in the market. (1:15) Because...
