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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Jay Lindquist Cold War/Vietnam War 1 hour 29 minutes 3 seconds (00:00:12) Early Life -Born in Chicago on November 15, 1934 -His father was Harold Lindquist and his mother was Mildred Lindquist -Went to school in Chicago -Except ...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II Jim VanderMoere Length of interview (1:01:52) (:10) Background/Drafted • (:10) He was born and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan and went to high school there. • (:26) He turned eighteen in January of 1943...

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• Text: ...on’t want it to be too public -He doesn’t believe a movie will be made until everyone involved in it has died (01:19:05) Veteran Group Involvement and Memorial Involvement -It is an education for him to meet with people at the survivor reunions -Gets to hear different stories, both from...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project World War II, 1943-1946 John DeBoer Length: 57 Minutes Pre-War Born in Paterson, New Jersey in 1924, and graduated from East Side High school (0:39) His father worked on a bread truck and sometimes as an electrician, while his mother wo...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II Harry Kutten Length of interview (1:07:28) (0:00:00 – 0:08:11) Background Family (0:00:34 – 0:08:29)  Father and mother born in Russia, father came from Odessa, mother from Belarus (0:00:42)  Father left...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Harold LeFurge (48:25:27) Childhood • (00:32:06)born in Lansing, MI, lived in Lansing until the age of twelve; the family then moved to Grand Ledge, about ten miles west of Lansing, where he went to high school; graduated form high sc...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Art Lucas (01:01:00) (00:17) Background Information • • • • • • • • He was born in Michigan in 1922 Art was eight years old when the Depression hit Everyone in the community went to the same church He had neve...

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• Description: ...James Crowell is a WW II veteran who served in the United States Navy from November 1942 to February 1946 in the South Pacific. In this interview, Crowell shares with great detail his time in combat, including the Battle of Leyte Gulf, dogfights over Manila, suicide attacks, a massive air a...
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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project James Hugh Crowell (01:58:49) (0:00) Early years • Born in McArthur, Ohio 1924 (0:50) School • Rode a horse and buggy to school • 3-4 miles away from home o Horse stayed all day; boys had to bring food for the horse • 3 older b...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Jack Norton World War II 1 hour 18 minutes 32 seconds (00:00:12) Early Life -Born on a farm in Ottawa County, Michigan on May 27, 1920 -He grew up on the farm that he was raised on -Attended Hudsonville High School and graduated from...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Buzz Sodeman 1:55:37 Back Ground information (00:09)                   Born in Saginaw Michigan at Saginaw March 3rd at Saginaw Osteopathic Hospital in 1947 (00:15) He lived in the ...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Raymond Zandstra (00:54:14) Background • Interviewed at the Lowell Historical Museum. (:07) • Born 9/30/1941, in Grand Rapids. (0:16) • Raised as an only child, until his half-brother was born. (0:41) • His m...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Henry J. Pelak World War II 1 hour 9 minutes 19 seconds (00:00:04) Early Life -Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on July 24, 1924 -He attended elementary school at Sacred Heart in Grand Rapids -He was taught discipline by the nuns -He a...