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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Vietnam War Patrick Lee Duncan Length of Interview (0:59:48) Background: (0:00:08) Born May 23rd, 1947 in Mayville, Michigan Graduated from high school in 1965, played all four major sports Enrolled at Ferris State...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Robert Durham (1:02:07) Background information (00:18) Lived in California at the time of the interview (2012). (00:18) Born in Connecticut in 1975. (00:30) His father was a Vietnam veteran
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II Grace Powers Length of Interview: 10:02 (00:02) XX (name of interviewer unknown): I’m going to start with just really simple questions to ask you.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview WWII Louis Kramer Length of interview (1:00:07) Pre-Enlistment • Kramer was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in December 1925. (00:09) • He attended Grand Rapids Public Schools until 9th grade then moved to Cedar Springs, M...
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- Description: Woodrow J. Tromp is a WW II veteran who served in the U.S. Army with the 32nd (Red Arrow) Division Company I, 126th Infantry Regiment from 1940 to 1945. In this account he discuses his time with the National Guard before and after it was federalized as part of the U.S.
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Woodrow J. Tromp (01:07:26) Introduction (00:26) Family and childhood (02:15) • Tromp mentions that he grew up in Grand Rapids, with 5 sisters and 1 brother.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Korean War Jack Harris Length of interview (00:45:32) (00:00:18) Introduction & Pre-War Life Childhood (00:00:18) o Born in Lucas, Ohio to a family of farmers in 1933 o Father was a bootlegger o He was seven when World...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Robert Hoolsema Cold War-Korean War Era 41 minutes 7 seconds (00:00:10) Early Life -Born in 1928 in Grand Rapids, Michigan in Blodgett Hospital -Grew up in the Grand Rapids area -Father was a carpenter -During the Great Depression hi...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Ben Kleiman (46:55) Background Information (00:35) Born on July 17th 1918 in East Grand Rapids, Michigan. (00:38) His family ran a clothing store in Grand Rapids, Michigan (00...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: Vietnam War Interviewee Name: Rex Greenawalt Length of Interview: (01:22:33) (03:45) Background Information Rex was born on October 5, 1947 in Plainwell, Michigan His father owned a dry cl...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Richard Meyer Length: 56:59 (00:15) Background Information • Richard Meyer was born in Paterson, New Jersey in 1922 • Both his parents had been previously married and had lost their spouses • He was their only child...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project John Peterson World War II (45:50) Back ground Information (00:55) Born July 26th 1919 in Wichita Falls, Texas. (1:00) He was an only child. (2:04) He was raised by his grandmother.
