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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: Korea Interviewee: Lloyd Heibel Length of Interview: 00:34:44 (00:18) Family Information and Enlistment Lloyd was born August 19, 1931.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History ProjectWorld War II Albert Eitel (57:03) Background Information (00:10) Born in Scottsdale, Nebraska, on December 25th 1926. (00:14) At the age of 4 in 1928 he and his parents moved to Flint, Mic...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Dwight William Stevens (1:11:34) (1:08) Before the service • Farm boy • Could milk 8 cows an hour • Worked with brother who was 17 years older • Dad left the family • Went to rural Star City school through 8th grade ...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Arthur Thorsen 40:44 Background information (00:17) He was Born in Muskegon, Michigan, in 1923 (00:20) His father was a factory worker (00:30) His father had to change jobs during the 1930s, but his ...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Jessica Oudbier War on Terror 2 hours 38 minutes 37 seconds (00:00:14) Early Life -Born on April 6, 1989 in Fort Ord, California near Monterrey, California -Father was stationed there at the time for the Defense Language Institute -H...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Randy Curry (02:38:00) (43:00)Washington D.C. • Born November 19, 1944 • Father was in the military for 23 years. He was the head dietician at Walter Reed Hospital • When he was two he spent 3 years in Bettelheim Germany where his...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Dr. Edward Byrd Vietnam War 1 hour 24 minutes 28 seconds (00:00:12) Early Life -Born on January 26, 1940 in Birmingham, Alabama -Moved to Washington D.C. and grew up there -His father started several businesses -Most successful one w...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II Albert Barker Total Time – (42:31) Background · He was born in Stanton, Michigan, on February 17, 1925 · He was raised on a farm (00:40) · There were five children in the family o Three boys and two girls § ...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project World War II Jake DeWitt Length of Interview (00:40:42) Background Born in 1922, Grand Rapids, MI Hall Street School Father worked for the Tanglefoot Co. Made fly paper Family was large (four younger sisters) DeWitt was in an a...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project George “Cal” Steele (01:00:08) (00:10) Background Information • • • • • • Born on the East side of Detroit, MI in 1925 George went to Cass technical high school He was drafted into the Navy and that somewhat upset his f...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II Harold Wallace 47:30 Introduction (00:13) Hank was born in Oil City, Pennsylvania on April 28, 1927. He attended Oil City High School, and two weeks after he turned 17, he graduated high school.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II Colin Williams Total Time – (57:00) Background • • • • • • • He was born June 9, 1927 (00:11) He decided to enter the war because he had four brothers that were in the service (00:47) o Everythin...