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- Text: ... and also when he got back o Threw a big celebration for him upon his return (24:20) Training for the Army • Was a college music major and joined the National Guard Band o Also trained in combat • In college joined the ROTC program to be an officer; wanted to be a pilot but that didn’...
![Bates, Jonathan Richard (Interview outline and video), 2007 Bates, Jonathan Richard (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/359e1ba45bfe1360b2647355b7d70c3b.jpg)
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- Text: ...d and got a job with Lorenz Publishing -Went to Memphis, Tennessee in 1949 and set up a Lorenz Publishing branch -Sold sheet music to schools and churches -Did that for ten years -Moved back to Grand Rapids and worked for Zondervan Publishing -Did that for 25 years -Remembers the rise of El...
![Lehmann, Maurice (Interview outline and video), 2015 Lehmann, Maurice (Interview outline and video), 2015](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/6e3671ddf0ea0210c64590964b85e320.jpg)
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- Text: ...nge that the people trying to kill you in war don’t even know you; hard to rationalize and justify (00:17:45) Uses his music to get through his struggles after the War; needs to focus on something else (00:18:40) Gets better over the years, easier to deal with Might be ...
![Jones, Bert R., II (Interview outline and video), 2008 Jones, Bert R., II (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/c44a420d4bfdde9cebce09bdbbaaa952.jpg)
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- Text: ...Lived with his mom in the same house for 57 years before selling it. From an early age he loved music. Went to grade school and high school in Berkley. Graduated Berkley High School in 1965. Briefly mentions his sports activities in school. (03:10) Pre-enlistment Years (03:15) • Dean me...
![Dean, Douglas G. (Interview outline and video), 2007 Dean, Douglas G. (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/533427d4655e2ded132bc207e671aacd.jpg)
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- Text: ...her things to try to forget what went on • Sometimes they could go to the nearby villages • They sat around, listened to music, and would go to the club where they would have entertainment • Got to see the Bob Hope show that held at his camp • Mostly they worked and slept because th...
![Dells, Glen (Interview outline and video), 2007 Dells, Glen (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/82ef85a8bedf2f2392579586084ae6c5.jpg)
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- Text: ...eek. (10:01) o Living conditions (10:08) When not on duty on weekends, Frederick liked to relax, sleep, and listen to music. (10:47) Briefly discusses what sorts of pranks he pulled while in the service. (10:58) o Describes what he thought of various officers and soldiers. And...
![Frederick, James (Interview outline and video), 2008 Frederick, James (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/8808661ec001378f932a07d052adbb21.jpg)
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- Text: ...Free time was often spent playing sports such as baseball, going to the “Soldier’s Club” where live music and shows were played, or going to the “Post Exchange” store as opposed to going off- base. (00:11:35:00) Post- War Experience (00:12:50:00) Teegardin chose to travel by b...
![Teegardin, Myron (Interview outline and video), 2011 Teegardin, Myron (Interview outline and video), 2011](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/ead14b4ad0c3a0e917c39e5a14d5532e.jpg)
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- Text: ...(4:45) School • • • • He lived near the city and went to a larger elementary school, which he walked to He was into music and played the drums and also sang In high school he loved football and also ran in track He hated school and did not like to study; he got bad grades (10:40) ...
![Warner, Frank (Interview outline, video, and papers), 2005 Warner, Frank (Interview outline, video, and papers), 2005](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/5c43899a8b022f6fe40b8eaa6131a32c.jpg)
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- Text: ...arged. (6:00) While working he had been exposed to Black service members from the city who he recalled would always play music they commonly heard in New York. He did not care for it. (7:20) Arapaho and Apaches where also enlisted in the military and often these two groups would get...
![Fortier, Harry L. (Interview outline and video), 2011 Fortier, Harry L. (Interview outline and video), 2011](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/1b9ecc71f3aa1e4e262f060db79e67f5.jpg)
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- Text: ...hat he was sick -Got back a day late and was yelled at, but not punished -Allowed weekend passes -Found a good bar with good music in Biloxi (00:14:29) Specialist Training -Assigned to Chanute Field, Illinois for Specialist Training -It was a good base and the food was much better than at K...
![Bouchard, Wallace Joseph (Interview outline and video), 2015 Bouchard, Wallace Joseph (Interview outline and video), 2015](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/de689de91d59e7b573c0a859539f5fba.jpg)
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- Text: ...ew York, and so he just happened to be there at the same time I was. JS: So what did you go and see on that weekend? ME: Oh, music. What do you call it, Music… JS: Radio City… ME: Yeah. Radio City. He took me up in the Empire State Building. Just downtown New York. JS: All righ...
![Edema, Margaret (Interview transcript and video), 2008 Edema, Margaret (Interview transcript and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/5c2a462476ea8638c11d70dc8007ed9f.jpg)
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- Text: ...ities. (44:13) o Graduated from Union College in 1951 and afterwards got a job working with a denominational conference in a musical capacity. (44:48) o Life after school (44:55) o Briefly describes the various places he moved too around the U.S. and then finally to Michigan. He discusses h...
![Penno, Paul (Interview outline and video), 2007 Penno, Paul (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/026f25b085b154332521139f2a9d12df.jpg)