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• Description: Bob Marshall is a World War II veteran who served in the U.S. Merchant Marines from November, 1944 to mid-1947. In this account, Marshall discusses his pre-enlistment, enlistment, and training in the U.S., and combat experience on the high seas in the Pacific.
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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: World War II Interviewee name: Robert Marshall Length of Interview: 56 minutes Pre-Enlistment (00:54) o Childhood (01:04) ƒ Marshall was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 17th, 1928. (01:06) o Family (01:11) ƒ A...

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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Warren Wandrey World War II (1:23:31) Background Information (00:40)              Born November 9th 1924 in Chicago, Illinois. (00:43) For the first 3 years of his life he lived in Chicago.

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• Description: Woodrow J. Tromp is a WW II veteran who served in the U.S. Army with the 32nd (Red Arrow) Division Company I, 126th Infantry Regiment from 1940 to 1945. In this account he discuses his time with the National Guard before and after it was federalized as part of the U.S.
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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Woodrow J. Tromp (01:07:26) Introduction (00:26) Family and childhood (02:15) • Tromp mentions that he grew up in Grand Rapids, with 5 sisters and 1 brother.

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• Description: Willie Saddler is an African American veteran who grew up in Chicago, Illinois. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps at the end of World War II where he helped clean up and retrieve casualties from towns in Germany and Italy that were attacked during the war.
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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Willie Saddler (59:20) Background information (00:10)              He was born January 11th 1928 in Columbus, Georgia. (00:17) He relocated to Chicago, Illinois when he was 3 years old in 1931 (00...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Lloyd Powell World War II 31 minutes 14 seconds (00:00:12) Early Life Pt. 1 -Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on February 22, 1927 -Family lived in Grand Rapids -Eventually moved to Ada, Michigan then to the area south of Lowell, Mi...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Ernest Homrich World War II-Postwar 44 minutes 43 seconds (00:00:11) Early Life -Born at his family's home in Alpine Township, Michigan on April 13, 1925 -Grew up on the farm there -Second-to-last child in the family -Family ...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Donald Katt (01:01:33) (00:20) Background Information • • • • • • • • • Donald was born in Ferrysberg, Michigan on November 28, 1925 His parents and grandparents had lived in the small town for all their liv...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Carl King World War II Total Time: 54:33 Childhood and Pre-Enlistment (00:00) • • • • • • • Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1924. (00:45) Father was a furniture maker before the depression and then became a fa...

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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Dale Kissinger Vietnam War Total Time: 1:19:00 Childhood and Pre-Enlistment (0:00:0) • • • • • • Born in Gary, Indiana in 1948. Attended High School in Valparaiso, Indiana.

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Ben Kleiman (46:55) Background Information (00:35)                Born on July 17th 1918 in East Grand Rapids, Michigan. (00:38) His family ran a clothing store in Grand Rapids, Michigan (00...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: Vietnam War Interviewee Name: Rex Greenawalt Length of Interview: (01:22:33) (03:45) Background Information       Rex was born on October 5, 1947 in Plainwell, Michigan His father owned a dry cl...