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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project William Donner (00:24:12) (00:26) Pre-Service Born Leelanau Co., MI, on a farm 2 younger bros Grad Traverse City HS Worked MI Milk producer association (45 years) as product tester (1:10) Service Drafted at 23, during Korean War, didn...
![Donner, William (Interview outline and video), 2007 Donner, William (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/7b2e59588753d4a0f91ba7cd7eb80654.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Walter De Leeuw (36:33) (00:01) Background Information • • • • • • • • • • • • Walter was born in southern Netherlands in 1934 He was 5 years old when the Germans came into his town The Germans took over the sch...
![de Leeuw, Walter (Interview outline and video), 2008 de Leeuw, Walter (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/99d7cc386ab20c05732a0a6029c87efb.jpg)
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- Text: ...Interview Notes Interview Length (16:00) Jay Shook World War II Veteran Korean War Veteran US Navy Pre-Enlistment Lived in Caledonia when he signed up for the Navy (0:35) Signed up for travel and adventure (0:47) Training Was trained at Great Lakes, Illinois (0:55) Was there for ...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Korean War Vernon Kayser Total Time – (07:50) Background He was born April 23, 1933 (00:20) He lived on a farm in Caledonia, Michigan (00:35) After high school he too...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Name of Interviewee: Ronald Leistra Name of War: Korean War Length of Interview: (00:08:50) Pre-Enlistment Enlisted because he knew he probably would be drafted (0:40) Enlisted in the Navy because it was a better route than the Army (1...
![Leistra, Ronald M. (Interview outline and video), 2005 Leistra, Ronald M. (Interview outline and video), 2005](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/3945975e2ec80a7ed344581a9d015431.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Willard Steffens (00:59:14) (00:15) Background Information • Willard was born on June 21, 1935 • He worked for a while after graduating high school, but he did not like it and they did not pay enough money • He enlisted in the Air...
![Steffens, Willard T. (Interview outline and video), 2006 Steffens, Willard T. (Interview outline and video), 2006](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/64a5808328cd5a28602645c889f6e5cf.jpg)
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- Text: ...e to get sent home (16:40) When he returned to the US, he had another 10 months left in the army o Trained recruits o Korean veterans in the company o Commander was a reserve officer and didn’t like the combat veterans; gave them bad deals Mr. Gibbs had an opportunity to tell...
![Gibbs, Lyle (Interview outline and video), 2010 Gibbs, Lyle (Interview outline and video), 2010](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/7aaa1ec2b6e9a1595d5e57237cfaffb2.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Name of Interviewee: Leslie Meyering Name of War: Korean War Length of Interview: (00:19:30) Background Information Shows a map of Korea while the war was going on (0:30) Gives a brief history of the war (2:00) General MacArthur wanted...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II Spud Ensing Length of interview (50:23) (0:08) Background Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on December 31, 1926(0:35) Lived in Grand Rapids until 8th grade then moved to Cedar Springs (0:41) Father worked as a furna...
![Ensing, Eugene "Spud" (Interview outline and video), 2012 Ensing, Eugene "Spud" (Interview outline and video), 2012](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/7ab5fbf2401f4d096f36a855d1f171dc.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Richard Keberle (28:44) (00:04) Background Information • When Richard was younger he broke a lot of his toys • His family did not have much money during the Depression • He was born in Cleveland, Ohio in November of 1931...
![Keberle, Richard (Interview outline and video), 2007 Keberle, Richard (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/7ca00e33edd83093bc38728cb01d6d7f.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project Air Force, Korean War Darwin Cutler Length of Interview (00:10:30) Background Born in St. Louis, Missouri Father was a CPA and a farmer; mother was a school teacher His older brother was also a school teacher and farmer Had family th...
![Cutler, Darwin (Interview outline and video), 2010 Cutler, Darwin (Interview outline and video), 2010](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/c78104f2e74b83d091cbddb45b3cffc0.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Frank Collins Korean War 7 minutes 27 seconds (00:00:17) Early Life Pt. 1 -Born in Manistee, Michigan -Had to walk to school because no school buses were available -More relaxed time during his youth -Grew up in Manistee -Had thre...
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