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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Kosovo War Fidel Angel Vega Length of interview (00:41:01) (00:00:14) Introduction & Civilian Life  Fidel was born in the Bronx, New York on June 30, 1973 (00:00:32)  His father worked in silk-screening, while his mo...
Vega, Fidel (Interview outline and video), 2014

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  • Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Joseph Filko World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War 1 hour 2 minutes 41 seconds (00:00:06) Early Life and Enlistment -Born in 1921, in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.
Filko, Joseph James (Interview outline), 2015

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project Korean War Octavio Huerta Interview Total Time: (45:42) Background  (00:09) Born in Crystal City, Texas in 1931 o Lived here until he was almost six o Accidentally found a cigar box full of money, gave it to parents o They used th...
Huerta, Octavio (Interview outline and video), 2011

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Edmund Kaminski (01:09:24) (00:01) Background Information • • • • Ed was born on a farm near Wayland, MI He couldn’t speak English when he first went to school Ed graduated high school in 1936 and began working for Ford Motor...
Kaminski, Edmond W. (Interview outline, video, and papers), 2008

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Rodney Kenyon (46:25)  Background (00:10)  Born July 27 1933 (00:20)  Served during the Korean War and achieved the rank of Seaman (00:24)  Born in Middleville, Michigan (00:33)  Attended Thornapple-Kellogg High ...
Kenyon, Rodney (Interview outline and video), 2008

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Richard Hawley (33:22) Background information (00:10)         Born in Michigan in 1932 (00:12) He lived with his grandparents who farmed (00:20) He went to live with his mother in Traverse City, Michigan, in 193...
Hawley, Richard (Interview outline and video), 2010

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Kenneth Hicks (1:11:21) (00:05) Background Information • • • • • • Kenneth had always wanted to fly when he was a little boy He built model airplanes with his father After high school he went to Michigan State Uni...
Hicks, Kenneth (Interview outline and video), 2007

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Norman Batch (47:26) Pre-Enlistment • Born in 1925 (0:25) • In Muskegon, MI (0:45) • Moved to a farm in Hooblerville, MI (01:00) • Received a deferment from the service so he could work on the farm (01:45) • Got into a disagre...
Batch, Norman (Interview outline and video), 2008

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  • Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Keath Cady (00:43:24) Introduction • Lived in Illinois prior to war. Worked at Kroger’s grocery store. Entry into Service (1:56) • First days in service were horrible.
Cady, Keath (Interview outline and video), 2007

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Cliff Carlon (01:02:34) (00:50) Background Information • • • • • Cliff was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on March 14, 1921 There were six children in his family and his father had to trade their house in Grand Rapids for a f...
Carlon, Cliff (Interview outline and video), 2008

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  • Text: GVSU Veteran’s History Project Vietnam War Gregory Dahlke Interview Total Time: 50:16  (00:05) Born March 12th, 1948  (00:08) Served in the army during the Vietnam conflict Highest rank achieved was an E5 (00:53) Enlisted in the US Army in 1967 o Training at Ft.
Dahlke, Gregory (Interview outline and video), 2009

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  • Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Leonard Feerick Jr. (00:53:00) Introduction (00:10) Family and Friend (00:15) • • Born in Sparta, MI on February 8, 1925 in his home, delivered by a midwife.
Feerick, Jr, Leonard (Interview outline and video), 2009