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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project George Gordon World War II 1 hour 20 minutes 3 seconds (00:00:22) Early Life -Born in Evanston, Illinois in 1925 -Raised in Lacrosse, Wisconsin and Winnetka, Illinois -Graduated from high school in 1943 -Father was initially a beer d...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: World War II Interviewee: Henry Diedering Length of Interview: 00:32:48 Background He was born in Drenthe, one of the 11 provinces of the Netherlands on July 6, 1926.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II Bobby Jones Total Time – (40:44) Background He was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on July 6, 1925 (00:34) He stayed in one place when he was a kid His dad worke...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Frank Micele (1:02:38) Background information (00:05) Born in Grand Rapids Michigan in 1923.(00:10) His full name is Francesco P.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project World War II James Abrams Interview Total Time: 1:20:33 Background (00:12) Born in Sparta, Michigan, in 1923 (00:27) His father worked on a railroad o Two siblings; mother died in 1928 (1:00) After his mother died, ...
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- Text: ...ample” during the time overseas (01:16:40:00) o Got to solve many problems (01:16:46:00) Becomes a part of the VFW, or Veterans of Foreign Wars (01:017:45:00) o Works there full time after returning home (01:17:53:00) o Involved in all sorts of operations including non- profit and fin...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Brian Zwart Iraq War 2 hours 20 minutes 8 seconds (00:00:42) Early Life -Born in Grand Haven, Michigan on February 21, 1985 -Lived in Spring Lake, Michigan for a short amount of time -Moved to Nunica, Michigan -Eventually settled in ...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Vietnam & Afghanistan & Iraq Baltazar Martinez Total Time – (02:11:52) Introduction / Basic Training – (00:00:11) Baltazar Martinez was born in Plainview, Texas on August 8th, 1952; he lived there for abou...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Vietnam War Edwin Heiden (2015) 105 Minutes (00:00:20) Pre-Enlistment Born in Benton Harbor, Michigan in March 1947 Raised in St.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Robert Borey World War II 1 hour 27 minutes 31 seconds (00:00:14) Early Life -Born in Flint, Michigan in 1920 -When he was an infant his family moved to Detroit -Lived in Detroit for a while -When he was in his teens his family moved...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Jacob Mol War in Iraq and War in Afghanistan 1 hour 32 minutes 9 seconds (00:00:39) Early Life -Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on December 15, 1986 -Lived on the West Side of Grand Rapids -Had four brothers and a half sister -Move...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project David Guevara Interview Total Time: 54:47 Background (00:18) Born in Martin, Michigan on October 19th, 1947 o Parents were migrant workers so they moved around a lot (00:50) They moved to different states, picked crops, a...