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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: World War II Interviewee name: Bill Heintzelman Length of Interview (00:47:15) (00:00:12)Pre-Enlistment Background o Born August 7, 1943, enlisted in 1961. o Born in Grand Rapids, MI, St.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Jack Baas World War II (1:34:14) Background Information (00:10) Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1920. He grew up in Grand Rapids. (00:15) He attended Christian schools through the elementary level...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Desert Storm Leanne Rooker Length of Interview: 14:27 [not sure who the interviewer is here so using XX as initials. (00:02) XX: What is your maiden name?
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Cold War/Persian Gulf Era James Schmehil 41:58 Introduction (00:11) James was born on February 25, 1963 in Virginia.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project George Robinson Post-Vietnam Cold War 59 minutes 29 seconds (00:00:38) Early Life -Born in Billings, Montana on July 3, 1954 -Father was transferred to California, Washington, Kansas, and back to Montana -Settled down in Montana w...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Ralph "Hank" DeYoung Cold War 38 minutes 33 seconds (00:00:42) Early Life -Born in 1928 in Spring Lake, Michigan -He stayed in high school through the tenth grade -His father worked in a factory, owned a farm for 6 years, t...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Gene Van Zee Cold War (Korean War Era-Post Korean War Era) 46 minutes 46 seconds (00:00:38) Early Life -Born in Pella, Iowa on April 1, 1929 -Grew up there -Attended Pella High School -Father was a farmer -Gene grew up on the farm...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Earl O. Henry Jr. Cold War – Vietnam Era 1 hour 5 minutes 6 seconds Note: Earl is also telling the story of his father, Earl O. Henry, who died on the USS Indianapolis. (00:00:40) Earl Jr.’s Early Life -Born in Mayfield, Kentucky...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Jessica Oudbier War on Terror 2 hours 38 minutes 37 seconds (00:00:14) Early Life -Born on April 6, 1989 in Fort Ord, California near Monterrey, California -Father was stationed there at the time for the Defense Language Institute -H...
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- Description: Arlen Dove is a Vietnam and Cold War Era veteran who served with the Military Police Corps in the U.S. Army, in which he served in active service from 1968 to 1971. In this account, Dove discusses his pre-enlistment, enlistment and training in the U.S. and abroad.
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Vietnam War/Cold War Interviewee’s Name: Arlen Dove Length of Interview: 55 minutes Pre-Enlistment (00:10) Childhood (00:15) o Dove was born in El Pena, Michigan in 1949.
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: Civilian, Airline Dispatcher Interviewee: John Penning Length of Interview: 01:03:01 Background Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on August 8th, 1921.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project David C. Bloye Cold War 1 hour 29 seconds (00:00:20) Early Life -Born on September 2, 1940, in Grand Rapids, Michigan -Grew up in Grand Rapids -Father worked as an accountant and as a project manager -Mother was a housewife -He had t...