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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Title: Galloway, Leonard (Interview outline and video), 2009 Subject: World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; United States. Army Air Corps Description: Leonard Galloway was born on August 3, 1925 in Huron, South Dakota.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Interviewee’s Name: Lloyd Blough Name of War: World War II Length of Interview: (00:36:53) (00:05) Background Information Lloyd was born on August 25, 1915 in Michigan He had 1 sister and 4 brothers and went...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Thomas Reddington Length: 20:18 (00:35) Background Information Thomas was born on May 7, 1924 and later became a first lieutenant in the Army Air Corps during WWII Thomas enlisted in the Army Air Corps because...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of Interviewee: John Reeves; (2nd) Name of War: World War II Length of Interview: (00:37:20) (00:25) Last Mission John Reeves had already done an interview, but later recalled his last mis...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Wallace Bouchard World War II-Post War 36 minutes 41 seconds (00:00:22) Early Life -Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on July 1, 1927 -Lived on Delaware Avenue in Grand Rapids for the first three or four years of his life -Moved to W...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Nick Marrone (00:53:15) Before the war (00:00) Born in Italy in a suburb of Benevento, near Naples (00:15) At the age of five he was brought to the US, in 1929, and became a naturalized citizen (00:30) He grew up in the Bronx (00:45) He...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project World War II Rosadell Galmish Wolf on Elvin Jay Galmish Background (00:00:00) 2nd Lieutenant, Army Air Corps Died September 5, 1944 in service of his country Born in Cochranton, Pennsylvania, May 19, 1921 Grew up on a farm Finished h...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Chester Bovee Length: 44:13 (00:15) Background Information Chester was born in Michigan on June 10, 1923 and later grew up in Wisconsin The Depression was hard on his family and his father worked i...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview William Phillips Length: 57:45 (00:15) Background Information William was born in Flint, Michigan and graduated from high school in 1936 His father was an insurance agent and able to keep his job during the De...
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- Text: ...:33) For a short time he worked in an operations officer. He was irritated about how men were treating the returning Vietnam veterans. (1:38:47) He ordered the men who worked under him to greet the returning veterans when they returned to the states. (1:39:58) Cappy served as a sup...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II Horton Mallory Length of interview (1:16:30) (0:25) Background Grew up and lived in Elwell, Michigan (0:45) Had worked on the farm with his father all his life (1:03) Was drafted into the Army [during World War II...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Name of War: World War II Interviewee’s Name: Myrtle Zietlow Length of Interview: 28 minutes Mrs. Zietlow’s Story (00:18) Childhood (00:35) o Myrtle Zietlow spent much of her grew up and went to school in Woodstock, Il...
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- Description: James Tibbe is a World War Two veteran who was born in Moddersville, Michigan in 1924. After completing the ninth grade he left school and joined the Civilian Conservation Corps and worked around Michigan doing public works projects.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project James Tibbe World War II 53 minutes 58 seconds (00:00:04) Early Life -Born in Moddersville, Michigan in 1924 -His father was a farmer and a part time carpenter -He built six houses and part of a church in his lifetime -His mother die...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project World War II Donald Goins Interview Length: (00:59:18:00) Early Life (00:00:29:00) Goins was born in 1921 in Sigma, Michigan in the present- day county of Kalkaska, although he did not grow up here. (00:00:37:00) Goins’ fat...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Harold Schaffer World War II 1 hour 30 minutes 54 seconds (00:00:19) Early Life -Born in Flint, Michigan on February 3, 1925 -Grew up in Flint -Both of his parents worked for General Motors in the factory -They had steady work dur...
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- Description: ...Lewis McDonald of Grand Rapids, Michigan, is a World War II veteran who served as a pilot with the Eighth Air Force. Lewis was drafted in 1943 and went to Fort Sill, Oklahoma for basic training. While there, he was recruited into a pilot training program, and was sent to England in late 194...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II Lewis McDonald Length of Interview (0:00:00- 1:23:17) (0:00:00 – 0:03:10) Background Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in December 1922 (0:00:16) Went to St.
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- Text: ... patriotism is due to our victory in WWII -He believes that the men who fought on the frontline are the most valuable of our veterans (00:43:51) Miscellaneous Details -His fondest memories are of playing ping pong on Tinian -He has maintained one close friendship with a man that he met who ...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Keith Cole (1:08:48) Background Information (00:06) • • • • • • • He was born in Muskegon, Michigan, on October 4th 1924 but was raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan. (00:07) Graduated high school in 1942. (00:42) Keith’s f...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II Tom Westbrook Total Time – (01:02:31) Background · He was born July 3, 1919 (00:38) · He was born in Ionia, Michigan Enlistment/Training – (00:49) · He enlisted January 3, 1942 (00:52) o He was twenty-...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Vincent Sarnicola World War II 1 hour 20 minutes 23 seconds (00:01:39) Early Life -Born on October 20, 1921 in Grand Rapids, Michigan -Middle name is technically Joseph, but he was called Jim growing up -Grew up at 326 Goodrich St...