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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project August Edema (36:27) (00:13) Background Information • August was born in Byron Center, MI in 1920 • His family had a 60 acre farm and 6 kids • His father worked in a shop once in a while for extra money • August went to w...
![Edema, August (Interview outline and video), 2008 Edema, August (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/c0920751d537d71c33155fa6fe11a7bd.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran History Project George T. Zysk (00:44:57) Background • Born in Grand Haven Michigan • June 20 1916 • Joined the Red Arrow Division 1934 (2:10)Battle of the Coral Sea • Sunk the Japanese Navy • Started at Midway-Japanese sunk Yorktown aircraft ...
![Zysk, George (Interview outline and video), 2007 Zysk, George (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/ab5cea4db83415fdcd961535ac6e1afe.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Ray Janssen (00:47:03) (00:15) Background Information • Ray was born in Wisconsin in 1923 • They later moved to Michigan and his father bought a 40 acre farm, and also worked in a factory • They had almost lost the farm during the...
![Janssen, Raymond (Interview outline and video), 2008 Janssen, Raymond (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/70f81937519714ae928e15875039ae14.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Dean Chapman World War II Total Time: 1:02:01 Childhood and Pre-Enlistment (0:00:21) • • • • • Born in Lansing, MI 1922. Father was a credit manager Graduated from Michigan State University in 1943.
![Chapman, Dean (Interview outline and video), 2008 Chapman, Dean (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/9b71cf91241e84155cfdfb782e8378ea.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: World War II Interviewee’s Name: Andrew M. Olah Length of interview (00:10:10) (00:00) Background Born March 4, 1944 (00:01) Served in the army during World War II (00:06) Had basic training in Tacoma, WA and se...
![Olah, Andrew M. (Interview outline and video), 2005 Olah, Andrew M. (Interview outline and video), 2005](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/f3dbccc7c6efb60e5d7df43684b53b79.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Meldon Pitt (01:57:51) (00:22) Background Information • • • • • • • Mel was born in Chicago, Illinois on February 23, 1924 His mother died when he was 2 and his father left so he lived with his grandma He moved a lot duri...
![Pitt, Meldon (Interview outline and video) 2008 Pitt, Meldon (Interview outline and video) 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/63ba18730d4c3a557cc841216fca763c.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Benjamin Taylor (00:53:26) (00:20) Background Information • Benjamin was born in Allegan County, Michigan in 1921 • His father was a farmer and also a minister with the Church of Nazarene • They moved around Michigan a lot when he...
![Taylor, Benjamin (Interview outline and video), 2008 Taylor, Benjamin (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/64e26089b6030ab98d39cd409ec64096.jpg)
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- Text: ...Thinks that those who have served their country should be proud. (42:35) Recalls attending a veterans’ parade and realizing that everyone was there to thank them. Realized that even though he might not have contributed much, as a group the military accomplished great things. (42:58) ...
![Lyons, Jerry R. (Interview outline and video), 2005 Lyons, Jerry R. (Interview outline and video), 2005](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/7de259065388008bc16d0bd0820fde58.jpg)
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- Description: Robert Vander Laan is a Korean War era veteran who served in the 7th Army 966 Field Engineering Battalion. He was sent to Germany during his time in the service, and was never involved in any active combat. However, he witnessed the aftermath of WW II during his travels throughout Europe.
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Robert N. Vander Laan (30:00) Introduction (00:03) Childhood and Family (00:40) • • • • • • • • • • Born in East Grand Rapids, MI on April 14, 1933.
![Vander Laan, Robert (Interview outline and video), 2007 Vander Laan, Robert (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/ea1f9826bff83c5ecffac53bad4c0ce3.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Walter Felver World War II-Post War 38 minutes 45 seconds (00:00:10) Early Life -Born in Littleton, Colorado on September 4, 1927 -Moved to Phillipsburg, New Jersey when he was five years old and grew up there -Father worked for Inge...
![Felver, Walter (Interview outline and video), 2014 Felver, Walter (Interview outline and video), 2014](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/c2a26965f412b647a7beeb5afc3b4040.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Harry Jelsema World War II Total Time: 0:52:30 Childhood and Pre-Enlistment (0:00:15) • • • • Born on a farm in Allegan, MI Father was a vegetable farmer Went to school through the 8th grade.
![Jelsema, Harry (Interview outline and video), 2008 Jelsema, Harry (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/640b065d26d6919cd6b79514957581af.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran History Project Emerson Barrone (00:49:36) Introduction (00:00) Childhood and Pre-War (00:10) • • • • • • • • Born November 5, 1922 in Hubbardston, MI Remembers playing with the neighbor children Attended same school in Hubbardston for ...
![Barrone, Emerson (Interview outline and video), 2007 Barrone, Emerson (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/56ae77fb48fb096052b44415e4154cb0.jpg)