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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II Rich Natte Total Time (33:37) Background He was born on August 10, 1924 in Grand Rapids, Michigan (00:19) His father died when he was ten years old (01:08) At the age of sixteen...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of Interviewee: William Patrick Name of War: Korean War Length of Interview: (00:38:35) (00:05) Background Information • • • • • • • • • William was born in Maywood, California on April 9, 1931 He grew ...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project James Schmehil 2nd interview Peacetime – Gulf War & War on Terror 23 minutes 36 seconds (00:00:10) Early Life -Born on February 25, 1963 in Virginia -Had one brother and one sister -Lived in Virginia for two years then the f...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Kathryn Bulkley World War II (Civilian), Post-WWII (Air Force) 37 minutes 14 seconds (00:00:11) Early Life -Born in Muskegon, Michigan, in 1919 -Moved to North Muskegon -Graduated from North Muskegon High School -Attended community c...
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- Text: ... 1969 -Coworker made negative remarks to him about Vietnam and his service in Vietnam -Gravitated toward coworkers that were veterans -Had trouble adjusting to the flexibility of civilian life -Still wants things to be in order -Had been offered $7,000 to reenlist in the Air Force, but decl...
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- Text: ...rsonnel during his time in race relations -Saw it as a war he had to fight with the people (00:58:15) Patriotism & Black Veterans Pt. 1 -In 2010 he started to work with black Americans on patriotism -Started the Glad to be American National Association -Trying to teach black Americans t...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project Vietnam War Richard Millard Jr. Length of Interview (01:32:20) Background Born in Cleveland, Ohio; Feb. 28, 1950 Moved from Maple Heights to Highland Heights, there for elementary school, then settled in Parmo, Ohio Father was a WWII...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Fred Fleischmann (1:04:30) Background Information (1:00) • • • • • • • Born November 17th 1950 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. (1:05) Served in U. S. Air Force from October 1972-August 1976. (1:17) Because Fred had a low draft...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Sherman Reed Cold War; Post-Cold War 28 minutes 11 seconds *Note: Times in outline correspond with timecode on interview (00:30:57) Early Life -Born on a farm near Jasonville, Indiana, on June 24, 1941 (00:31:14) Overview of Military...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project John Wells Korean War/French Indochina War 47 minutes 55 seconds (00:00:39) Early Life -Born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1930 -Family moved to Michigan after he was born -Muskegon, Michigan in 1931 -Family lived there for five to six ...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Notes Length: (58:55) Charles Jarocki Persian Gulf War, June 1986 to March 1997 United States Air Force (00:05) Pre-War Training • • • • • • • Enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1986 Was sent to a milita...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Douglas Broek (1:00:35) Background Information. (1:34) Born in Muskegon, Michigan, November 2, 1947(1:40) He is of Dutch decent. (2:00) He was raised in Muskegon and attended at Muskegon schools until hi...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Gelmer Romeyn World War II 1 hour 1 minute 12 seconds (00:00:47) Early Life -Born on March 24, 1923 in Grand Rapids, Michigan -Moved to Zuni, New Mexico when he was two years old -Started school at an Indian Reservation Mission Sc...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project James de la Cruz (01:28:29) (00:15) Background Information • • • • • • • James was born in Texas in November of 1945 He described his parents as peasants and very poor They did not have any property or any of their own cr...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project David Schaper World War II 40 minutes 24 seconds (00:00:02) Early Life -Born in Wright City, Missouri on August 2, 1921 -Graduated from high school -Went to Central Western College for two semesters -Transferred to Sanford-Brown B...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Seymour Harkema Cold War – Korean War period 42 minutes 28 seconds (00:00:10) Early Life -Born in 1930 on the southeast side of Grand Rapids, Michigan -Father worked as a shoe repairman -Helped his father with work sometimes -Fathe...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project George Dorman Cold War/Vietnam War 36 minutes 36 seconds (00:00:12) Early Life and Enlisting in the Air Force -Born on May 25, 1930 in Manistique, Michigan (Upper Peninsula) -He quit high school at the age of seventeen, so that ...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Harris Van Singel (34:40) (:35) Early Life • (:35) He was born in Byron Center, at his parents’ house. They lived in that house for about six years. • (:54) They moved to the Van Singel farm, where he grew up.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Marvin Honderd (00:45:18) (00:25) Background Information • • • • • • • Marv was born in Byron Center, Michigan and still lives there today His father was a furniture/cabinet maker in Grand Rapids, Michigan During WWI...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Lewis Berra Vietnam Era-Cold War 33 minutes 41 seconds (00:00:42) Early Life -Born in Detroit, Michigan in 1942 -Grew up in Detroit -Father worked as an arc welder -Died in an on the job accident when Lewis was five years old -Mot...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Oral History Interview Veteran: Carol Sutton Interview Length: (20.23) Interviewed by Dr. James Smither Transcribed by Chloe Dingens Interviewer: This interview is a joint production of WKTV voices, the Grand Valley State Unive...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project Late Cold War Era/ Invasion of Grenada Randal Cope Interview Length: (01:04:17:00) Early Life (00:00:05:00) Randy was born November 9th, 1961. (00:00:05:00) Randy spent his entire childhood in Wyoming, Michigan. (00:00:1...