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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Earl William Mather (2:10:37) (00:30) Garfield, Ohio • Earl was born April 1, 1919 • When he was young he remembers many accidents on the railroad by his house.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Everett Slaughter Jr. Vietnam War 1 hour 37 minutes 46 seconds (00:00:23) Early Life -Born on September 15, 1946, in Fayetteville, Arkansas -Grew up in the town of Elkins 12 miles east of Fayetteville -Father worked as an auto body w...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project Arthur DeWitt World War II Interview Length: (01:01:59:00) Pre-Enlistment / Training / Deployment (00:00:26:00) · DeWitt was born in Lapeer, Michigan on October 1st, 1921; however, his mother died when he was three and his...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Frank Sanborn (00:44:22) Hi, Frank, I am Charlie Collins and we are going to do an interview today with you about your experiences during World War II but more especially we are going to kind of review your whole life time.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Dorothy Folkema Interviewer: James Smither Transcribed by Emilee G. Johnson, Western Michigan University Length: 35:42 James Smither: We’re talking today with Dorothy Folkema of Kentwood, Michigan, the interviewer is James S...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Cornelia Ooms Interviewer: Frank Boring Transcribed by Emilee G. Johnson, Western Michigan University Length: 41:14 Frank Boring: Well, let’s begin, if you could tell us your full name and where you were born.
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- Text: ...ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEW JOE BRINN Born: Portsmouth, Virginia Resides: Interviewed by: James Smither PhD, GVSU Veterans History Project, Transcribed by: Joan Raymer, February 23, 2013 Interviewer: Now Mr. Brinn, can you begin by giving us a little basic background on yourself? To start with,...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project World War II Edward Johnson 2 Interview Length: (01:30:07:00) Recap of Experience / Vignettes (00:00:49:00) While Johnson’s unit was in Africa, there was a problem with the unit’s jeeps, where the engines would hesitate; th...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Notes Length:1:01 Wendell Miles WWII Veteran Provost Marshal and Judge Advocate General; 1943 to –(?) 1:12 Born in Holland Michigan 1:45 Born in 1916 2:09 Discussing being the smallest member of his family and how h...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Jim Keatley Vietnam War 2 hours 9 minutes 47 seconds Part 1 – 1 hour 11 minutes 30 seconds (00:00:40) Early Life -Born in Bremerton, Washington, in 1945 -When he was nine months old the family moved to California -Father had bee...
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- Text: ...00) Drury and his family own a small store in Wayland, Michigan and all the money that they earn from the store goes to help veterans who are homeless or down-trodden find jobs, get new clothes, etc. (01:23:47:00) o Unfortunately, some of the veterans that the funds are helping are...