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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Oral History Interview Veteran: Bill Gillesse Interviewed by James Smither Transcribed by Jennifer Hughey Interview length: 58:31 Smither: We’re talking today with Bill Gillesse of Grand Rapids, Michigan and the interviewe...

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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: World War II Interviewee: Bill Koetje Length of Interview: 02:01:59 Background              He was born in Kalamazoo, MI in December 18, 1921.

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II Wayne Charles Total Time – (01:27:59) Background           He was born in Muskegon, Michigan on September 5, 1925 (00:25) o He grew up in Muskegon There were four kids in the ...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project Ron Kloet part 3 Vietnam War Interview Length: (02:10:14:00) Recap / Fourth Vietnam Tour (00:00:29:00)  Prior to deploying for his fourth tour, Kloet attended a captain’s officer course and after completing that, rather tha...

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• Text: ...EW BILL HARDIMAN Born: May 26, 1947 in Pontiac, Michigan Resides: Kentwood, Michigan Interviewed by: James Smither PhD, GVSU Veterans History Project, Transcribed by: Joan Raymer, September 21, 2013 Interviewer: Now Bill, can you start us off with some background on yourself? To begin with,...

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• Description: Mihalko later helped found the Ripcord Association and organize the first reunion of veterans of that campaign.
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• Text: ...ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEW JOHN MIHALKO Born: June 6, 1947 Resides: Lakeview, Colorado Interviewed by: James Smither PhD, GVSU Veterans History Project, Transcribed by: Joan Raymer, December 10, 2012 Interviewer: Now John, start us off with some background on yourself, and to begin with where ...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project Vietnam War Bob Anderson Interview Length: (02:41:51:00) Pre-enlistment / Training (00:00:08:00)  Anderson was born in August 1948 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, where his family lived for a few years before Anderson’s father dec...

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• Description: When returning to the U.S. he spent another six months at Fort Knox working as an orderly. He was discharged in 1971 and is now a Chaplain for the Vietnam Veterans of America.
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• Text: ...pe # 1& # 2 Born: December 26, 1949 in Hammond, Indiana Resides: Valparaiso, Indiana Interviewed by: Mike Mc Gregor GVSU Veterans History Project, and James Smither PhD GVSU Veterans History Project Transcribed by: Joan Raymer, December 19, 2012 Interviewer: To get started Mart...

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• Text: ...ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEW RANDY MANN Born: July 1949 Battle Creek, Michigan Interviewed by: James Smither PhD, GVSU Veterans History Project, Transcribed by: Joan Raymer, June 25, 2012 Interviewer: Now Randy can you start off with some background on yourself? To begin with, where and when wer...

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• Text: Grand Valley Sate University Veterans History Project Dominic Patrick Sondy (01:28:00) Introduction (00:13) Family and Friends (00:26) • Born and raised in Detroit in 1922. He mentions that his parents were originally from Italy and Sicily before they immigrated to the U.S.

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Shirley Weber (00:52:53) (00:20) Kalamazoo, Michigan • Shirley was born December 11 1918 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. • His father worked for American Sign Company when Shirley was a child. • Shirley did graduate from high school • H...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project Vietnam War Larry Groothuis Interview Length: (01:15:07:00) Pre-enlistment / Training (00:00:10:00)  Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1943 as the first of seven children (00:00:10:00)  Groothuis grew up in Grand Rapids un...