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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran's History Project World War II Bill Karpowicz Total Time (01:12:18) Background (00:00:48) Bill was born February 10th, 1924 in Muskegon, Michigan and had four sisters; Bill's father worked as a shoe repairman and in a foundry while his mot...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Korean War Donald Hopper 17:33 Introduction (01:01) Donald was born in Sault Saint Marie, Michigan on December 14, 1933. He had three brothers and three sisters.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Bob Mueller (00:41:41) (00:15) Background Information • • • • • • • Bob was born in Chicago, Illinois on March 8, 1921 His father worked as a chemist and was also a very good pianist Bob went to high school in Chicago and...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Flate Staples Length: 33:43 (00:15) Background Information Flate was born on September 4, 1924 in Mississippi and moved to Michigan in 1931 His mother worked as a seamstress and had found a better job in M...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Oliver L. Butler (29:49) (00:06) Grand Rapids Michigan • When Pearl Harbor was hit, Oliver was working at Imperial Metal Products • Oliver enlisted in the military after the attack (00:37) South Pacific • He was stationed througho...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Harold Schipper (00:39:00) (00:07) Introduction: • Born in Holland, Michigan • Worked in freight warehouses. • His father worked in a print shop. • One of his brothers was in the service before he was. • He finished school at ...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Ron Howell (1:35:54) Background Information (00:15) • • • • • • Born in Flint, Michigan on May 15th 1948. (00:18) His father worked for AT&T. His job required them to move to Indianapolis where Ron registered for the dr...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Harold Caver (38:24:09) Before The War 00:43:27served in the Marine Corps during WWII, in the Pacific 00:58:03Cavner attended Grand Rapids South High School 01:04:05on the day of the Pearl Harbor attack: he was having Sunday dinner 01:1...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Iraq Sherman Christensen (1:21:52) Background information (00:14) Born in Covington, Kentucky, on February 24, 1988. (00:15) Sherman was adopted.
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- Description: ...Morris Vander Veen is a World War II veteran who served in the U.S. Marines from 1944 to 1946. In this account he discusses his pre-enlistment, enlistment and training in the U.S. and the Pacific. Serving his active duty in the Pacific Theater, Vander Veen gives one a brief but detailed per...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Name of War: World War II Interviewee’s Name: Morris Vander Veen Length of Interview: 1hr 3mins. Pre-Enlistment (00:03) Childhood (00:12) o Vander Veen was born in Detroit, Michigan on March 20th, 1926. (00:17) Education...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Bruce Grant World War II (51:19) Background Information (00:14) Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1923 (00:16) Enlisted in the Marine Corps when he was 17. (00:24) His mother passed away when he was an infant.