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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Oral History Interview Veteran: Wendall Smits Interviewed by James Smither Transcribed by Grace Balog Interviewer: We are talking today with Wendall Smits of Byron Center, Michigan, and the interviewer is James Smither of the G...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Curly Garner Length: 33:19 (00:11) Background Information and Training • • • • • Curly tried to enlist when he was 17 years old, but was rejected due to medical problems He went to work for a construction company Wh...

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• Text: ...ransmissions for trucks. o Gerald got married on April 20, 1946 and had two children. o He is now living at the Grand Rapids Veterans Home. ...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Louis Begin (00:45:06) (00:05) Introduction (00:10) Childhood and Family • • • • • • • • Born December 18, 1921 in Springdale, PA—15 miles east of Pittsburgh Was 5 ½ years old when his family moved to Detr...

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• Text: ...  Moved to Potterville in 1992 (1:49:50)  Attended several reunions for the USS Dickman (1:50:30)  Never joined any veteran’s organization because he is a Mason (1:52:35)  Ribbons, medal and photographs shown (1:53:35) ...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Cold War Era Gord Youngquist 2:03:35 Background information (00:07)            Born April 12th 1956 in Wheaton, Illinois (a small suburb of Chicago) (00:10) He lived there till he was 4 and then moved t...

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• Text: ...Louis University and Muskegon Community College -Attended college at Muskegon Community College with other veterans -Considers it an interesting part of his life -Feels fortunate that he was able to make it through his service uninjured and alive -Feels gratified that he was able to do it, ...

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• Text: ...ally because there was so much RF in the air, . And, in fact, subsequently the Coast Guard has determined that LORAN station veterans have a higher incidence of cancer and were classified as atomic war veterans because of that. So if I come down with cancer—knock on wood—I woul...

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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Thomas Pacic World War II-Post War 1 hour 23 minutes 48 seconds (00:00:16) Early Life -Born in Youngstown, Ohio on November 23, 1927 -Had an older brother born on the same date -Went to St.

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Kent Fisher Vietnam War Era-Stateside Service Part 1 – 43 minutes 38 seconds (00:00:48) Early Life -Born on July 1, 1946 in Lansing, Michigan -Spent majority of his early life in Howell, Michigan -Father had come out of the Army...