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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...

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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Max Doering World War II 1 hour 17 minutes 30 seconds (00:00:14) Early Life -Born in 1924 -Born in Grand Rapids MI -Father a stock broker for Paine Webber -Despite the market crash family was doing well relative to most.

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Kenneth McCloud World War II 59 minutes 55 seconds (00:00:18) Early Life -Born on May 5, 1920 in Tennessee -Grew up in Tennessee -Neighbor was Sergeant York -World War I hero -Means that Kenneth most likely lived and grew up in Pa...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project World War II Willard Bosserman Length of Interview (00:49:50) Background Born on a farm in New Haven Township, Michigan; 1924 Father was a farmer who graduated from 8th grade; went up to a Ferris (Teacher’s Institute) which certifi...

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• Text: ...GrandValleyStateUniversity Veteran’s History Project WWII/Post-WWII/Korean Conflict James Carr Interview Total Time: Background  (00:14) Born in ChicagoIllinois, in 1927 o Stayed here through high school then moved to Park Ridge o Mentioned that they lived in a Norwegian ghet...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project George Gordon World War II 1 hour 20 minutes 3 seconds (00:00:22) Early Life -Born in Evanston, Illinois in 1925 -Raised in Lacrosse, Wisconsin and Winnetka, Illinois -Graduated from high school in 1943 -Father was initially a beer d...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Richard Rafferty World War II 38 minutes (00:00:37) Early Life -Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on October 31, 1924 -Parents were Raymond and Violet Rafferty -Father worked as a mail carrier for the Post Office and mother stayed at...

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• Description: Fred Litty is a Korean War veteran that also was a civilian living in Germany during World War II. He was born a U.S. citizen in Yonkers, New York in 1930, but at the age of five his family moved back to Germany and lived in a Berlin suburb.
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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Fred Litty WWII (German Civilian)/Korean War 1 hour 18 minutes 20 seconds (00:00:12) Early Life and Moving to Germany -Born in Yonkers, New York in 1930 -Had an uncle on his mother’s side living in New York City area that had ...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Edwin Baumann World War II 1 hour 4 minutes 11 seconds (00:00:16) Early Life -Born in Stockton, California on June 19, 1923 -Started school at five and a half years old in San Francisco -Immediately went into the first grade -When...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Dwight Becker World War II 56 minutes 32 seconds (00:00:21) Early Life -Born in Grandville, Michigan on March 25, 1924 -Grew up in Grandville -Attended Grandville High School and graduated from there in 1942 -Went to Grand Rapids ...

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• Text: ...Louis University and Muskegon Community College -Attended college at Muskegon Community College with other veterans -Considers it an interesting part of his life -Feels fortunate that he was able to make it through his service uninjured and alive -Feels gratified that he was able to do it, ...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Vincent Sarnicola World War II 1 hour 20 minutes 23 seconds (00:01:39) Early Life -Born on October 20, 1921 in Grand Rapids, Michigan -Middle name is technically Joseph, but he was called Jim growing up -Grew up at 326 Goodrich St...