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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: Vietnam Name of Interviewee: Steve Wendt Length of Interview: 00:18:37 Background: Steve served in the United States Navy from the Fall of 1...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Phil Brockschmidt (01:24:36) (00:25) Background Information • Phil played football a lot in school and did not enjoy studying • He also liked hunting, fishing, and working on the farm • He was also involved in track, basketball, a...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project George Anderson (00:25:37) Background • George Anderson • Born February 5, 1931 • Coopersville, Michigan (00:09) • He enlisted into the navy (00:29) • Grew up on Garfield Street not to far from where he lives now (00:44) • W...
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- Text: ...Interview Notes Length (51:23) Donald Vogel Vietnam War Veteran United States Navy (00:20) Pre Enlistment. • Graduated from High School 1966 • Joined Naval Reserve right out of high school. (01:57) • Sent to San Francisco • When in San Francisco, assigned to Assault Craft Division 1...
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- Text: ...sive schools of flying fish -In the Pacific the ship had to zigzag to avoid Japanese submarines still in the area (00:57:57) Veterans’ Group Involvement -After his service he joined the American Legion at Post 413 in Grand Blanc, Michigan -Served as their Vice Commander for a time -Involv...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Robert O’Brien World War II 57 minutes 8 seconds (00:00:20) Early Life -Born in Detroit, Michigan on October 31, 1922 -Moved when he was an infant to Grand Rapids, Michigan -His father was a dentist -Wound up following in his fathe...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Kevin Heine Disc One (01:01:07) (00:33) Background Information • Kevin was born in Flint, Michigan on October 1, 1964 • In 1952 [1852?] Jacob Heine migrated from Germany to the US • He had a long family military history that dates...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Don Bennett Length: 1:22:46 (00:15) Background Information Don was born in the upper peninsula of Michigan on January 23, 1925 His father owned a silver fox ranch that he opened in 1924 The business di...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project World War II Ronald Bergin Length of Interview (00:42:55) Background (00:00:00) Born April 20, 1927 Served in WWII in the Navy as a seaman, 1st class Enlisted in the Navy because a lot of his friends died in the Army Had to join earl...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project George Peterson Jr. (01:02:47) (00:25) Enlistment • • • • • George enlisted in the Navy when he was 17 years old He was sent to Newport, RI for training George made a good friend from Detroit while training and both of them d...
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- Text: ...GrandValleyStateUniversity Veterans History Project World War II Vern Pouch (41:44) Background Information () Born March 4th 1927 in FruitportMichigan. (00:06) He served in the Navy reaching a rank of Ship’s Cook 1st Class. (00:11) Vern enlisted in the Navy in 1944 at...