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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project World War II Delbert Rector Interview Total Time: 1:06:57 Background  (00:16) Born in Cedar Springs, Michigan in 1918  (00:38) Lived with grandparents in Grand Rapids after parents got divorced  (00:54) Father was a professi...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Glenn Ten Brink (01:30:11) (00:01) Introduction (02:44) Interview Begins: • Glenn TenBrink • Born in Olive Township, Michigan, June 23, 1924. • Grew up on a farm and achieved an eighth grade education. (04:44) Pearl Harbor: • He...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Vietnam & Afghanistan & Iraq Baltazar Martinez Total Time – (02:11:52) Introduction / Basic Training – (00:00:11)  Baltazar Martinez was born in Plainview, Texas on August 8th, 1952; he lived there for abou...

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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II Milton DeVries, Albert Lobbezoo and Andrew Dykstra 53:58 Introduction (00:42)    Milton DeVries, is from Wyoming, Michigan and was in the 32nd Division, 127th Regiment, Company F.

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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: World War II Name of Interviewee: Tony Urbon Length of Interview: 00:58:50 Background  He was born in Grand Rapids in 1917.  His dad was a barber.  He dad asked him what he wanted to do with himself.

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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Larry Van Singel (00:38:52) (1:02) Pre-Enlistment • (1:02) Lived in Byron Center his entire life. He graduated high school in 1965. Vietnam was “on everyone’s mind,” at the time.

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Richard Groggel World War II 59 minutes 35 seconds (00:00:33) Early Life -Born on July 22, 1924 in Kalamazoo, Michigan -Born in a house in Kalamazoo -Father worked as a grinder on a machine in the parchment department of a paper f...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Raymond Lantz World War II 1 hour 15 minutes 38 seconds (00:00:08) Early Life -Born on September 26, 1922 in Washington, Illinois -Father managed a farm there -Didn't live there very long -Lived in Constantine, Michigan and E...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Willard Veenstra World War II 48 minutes 25 seconds (00:00:38) Early Life -Born on December 16, 1925 in Grand Rapids, Michigan -He was the youngest of ten children -His father was a house painter -Born in the Netherlands -Learned his...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Doré Westra World War II 1 hour 5 minutes 33 seconds (00:00:08) Early Life -Born in Byron Center, Michigan -Father was a teacher -Had a job in Byron Center as the principal of a Christian school -Born in 1925 -Moved to Detroit&#x...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Wayne Skaggs Vietnam War 53 minutes 45 seconds (00:00:16) Early Life -Born in Stidham, Oklahoma in 1949 on a farm -Lived there until he got drafted -Family farm had corn, peanuts, and soybeans -Lived in east-central Oklahoma -Graduat...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Jack Neal World War II (00:00:42) Early Life -Born in Flint, Michigan on January 21, 1927 -Grew up in Flint -His father was the assistant superintendent of the experimental division at General Motors -Family did well during the Great...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Donnally Palmer World War II 1 hour 46 seconds (00:00:10) Early Life -Born on June 6, 1918 in South Dakota -Lived there until he was ten years old -His father was a rancher -Had to change jobs when drought hit the area -Family moved ...

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• Description: ...Kenneth Vander Molen is a World War II veteran who served in the U.S. Army, first as an infantry replacement and then later in the regular army from August 1945 to December 1946. In this account, Vander Molen discusses his pre-enlistment, enlistment and training in the U.S. and active duty ...
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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: World War II Interviewee name: Kenneth Vander Molen Length of total interview: 2hrs. 9mins. Pre-Enlistment (02:28) • Family (02:30) o Vander Molen was born on August 7th, 1926 as a twin in Detroit, Michigan. (0...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Norman Spring (47:05:10) Early Life • (00:18:13)Spring was born in 1932 in Ann Arbor, MI • (00:25:21)both of his parents emigrated from Germany, both were deceased by the time of this interview; they came to the United States in the...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Charles Lieb Vietnam War 1 hour 29 minutes 10 seconds (00:00:20) Early Life -Born on October 27, 1946, in Minneapolis -Grew up and attended high school in Minneapolis -Mother stayed at home and father worked for the electrical indust...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project Iraq War John Kangas Interview Total Time: 1:13:07 Background  (00:17) Raised in Cedar Springs, MI o Born in 1981  (00:30) His mom stays at home, and dad works at GM  (00:38) Graduated in 2000 o Became a father shortly...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Noel Miller Vietnam War 1 hour 33 minutes 44 seconds (00:00:08) Early Life -Born in Lima, Ohio on March 23, 1949 -Mother and father owned a family farm in Harrod, Ohio -Brought up on that farm until he was five years old -Moved to Fi...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Desert Storm Chris Petty 124 Minutes        (00:00:11) Pre-enlistment Born October 1969 in Cedar City, Utah o Moved to Salt Lake City and was raised there Father worked at local copper mine Mother was...

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• Text: ...about the Ripcord Association Reunions -Heard that Vazquez-Rodriguez was attending the next reunion -Lee Widjeskog, a fellow veteran from 2nd Battalion, encouraged him to go -When he got to the reunion, C Company survivors embraced him and made him feel welcomed -Got to see Vazquez-Rodrigue...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Ron Hudson Vietnam War Time: 1:50:42 (00:00:21) Early Life -Born in Three Rivers, Michigan on February 8, 1950 -Father was a commercial pilot -Had flown a bomber in WWII -Mother had grown up in Texas -Met Hudson’s father there duri...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project World War II J.W. Hurst Interview Length: (00:43:07:00) Pre-enlistment / Training (00:00:00:00)  Born July 1, 1918 (00:00:00:00)  Fought in World War II and served with the First Army Task Force (00:01:09:00)  Hurst se...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project World War II Jake Grit Length of Interview (01:19:16) Background (00:00:16) Born in Grand Rapids, MI; March 16, 1923 Father was a cabinet makers; wasn’t able to keep his job through The Depression Lost the farm during that time Chr...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Tony Ten Harmsel World War II (1:18:27) Background Information (00:08)            Born February 11 1919 in Iowa. At the age of 7 in 1928 he and his family moved to Holland, Michigan. (20:00) His family ...