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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project The Cold War Marvin Abbott Interview Length: (00:36:56:00) Pre-enlistment / Training (00:00:38:00) Abbott was born in June 1938 on a farm in Decatur, Michigan; growing up, Abbott attended a country school before going to Decat...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Allan Ostar World War II 2 hours 2 minutes 39 seconds (00:00:12) Early Life -Born on September 4, 1924 in East Orange, New Jersey -Moved around New Jersey during the Great Depression -Father had had a career in the Army -Family se...
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- Description: ...Butch Romans is a Vietnam War veteran who was born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1945. He grew up in Muskegon, Michigan and in 1966 he volunteered for the draft. He received basic training at Fort Knox, Kentucky, advanced infantry training at Fort Dix, New Jersey, and paratrooper training at Fo...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Otis “Butch” Romans Vietnam War 2 hours 7 minutes 27 seconds (00:00:36) Early Life -Born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1945 -His father had been in the Navy in World War II and fought in the Pacific Theatre -He grew up in Muskegon, M...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project Vietnam War Douglas Buikema Interview Total Time: (1:38:00) Background (00:55) Mr. Buikema was born on August 25th, 1946 in Grand Rapids Michigan o Grew up in Wyoming, Michigan o His dad had many jobs, ended up working for an off...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Projects Richard Doyle (1:48:02) Back ground information (00:15) Was born in Bellows Falls, Vermont on September 6th 1945 (00:17) He has lived his entire life in Vermont and still resides there....
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Projects Charles Fisher (1:49:00) Background information (00:27) He was born in Irish Hills, Michigan in 1921. (00:32) His dad died of a heart attack when he was 2 in 1923. (00:59) When he was 4 in 1925 his family moved to Wyandot, ...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Glenn Lyons (2:15:27) Background Information (1:55) His grand parents immigrated to the U.S. and lived in South Dakota, Illinoi...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II Mike Stolk (1:05:47) (:22)Early Life • (:22) He was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1920. He went to Union High school in Grand Rapids. • (:29) His father owned a business, making semi-trailers.
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II Francis Scott Length of interview (02:02:07) Pre-Enlistment (00:17) Working at AC Sparkplug in Flint, Michigan. (00:18) Lived with family in Mt.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Chuck VanCleve Vietnam War 1 hour 38 minutes 55 seconds (00:00:17) Early Life -Born in Linwood, California in 1950 -Grew up in Linwood -His father had a company that produced silicone products -He had flown with the Flying Tigers in ...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Al Kraker World War II 1 hour 46 minutes (00:00:10) Early Life -Born in Allendale, Michigan on June 26, 1924 -Grew up in Allendale -Hadn't travelled further than fifty miles from home before he was in the Army -Came from a fa...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Dr. Richard Muir Vietnam War 51 minutes 10 seconds (00:00:10) Early Life -Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on November 2, 1939 -Grew up in Grand Rapids -Went to Ottawa Hills High School -Father was a partner in the Muir Pharmacy cha...