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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Allan Reynolds World War II & Cold War (1946-1961) 51 minutes 14 seconds (00:00:25) Early Life -Born in Grand Haven, Michigan -Most likely born on April 19, 1923 -Lived there for five years -Lived in a big Army tent on the bea...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project World War II Era Donald Beachum Interview Length: (00:25:37:00) Early Life (00:00:26:00) Beachum was born August 23rd, 1927. (00:01:21:00) Beachum grew up in Benton Harbor, Michigan. (00:00:39:00) Beachum’s father ...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project Interview World War II Maurice Buskers Length of Interview (00:25:47) Pre-enlistment (00:00:21) Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on April 15, 1925 Father worked in the furniture factories in Grand Rapids Had three sisters, two older a...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Julius “Bud” Masinick (01:29:46) (0:09:25) Pre-Enlistment • • • • • • Born February 5, 1925 in Maryd, PA, which is in Eastern Pennsylvania. Father was a coal miner Moved to Detroit in 1936, father worked at US Rubber Fi...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II Wesley Pontier Length of interview: 1:26:30 (00:00) Pre-enlistment (00:20) Born in Clifton, New Jersey on October 4, 1921 (1:00) Graduated Clifton High School in 1939 (1:09) His f...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Gulf War Robert Stauffer Length of interview: (43:19) (00:00) Early Life Robert was born on May 4, 1971 in Lansing, Michigan He spend the entirety of his childhood in Caledonia, Michigan o His mother was a part-...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Sam Bush World War II 1 hour 2 minutes 13 seconds (00:00:13) Early Life -Born April 10th, 1925 near Mt. Pleasant Michigan. -Grew up on a farm. -The family bought the farm land and was paying interest.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Robert Barrett World War II 1 hour 52 seconds (00:00:20) Early Life -Born in Ohio in 1925 -Lived in Zanesville, Ohio until he was eight years old -Moved to Columbus, Ohio -Lived with his mother and grandmother -Went to high school...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: Korean War Interviewee name: Bernard J. Huizenga Length of Interview: (00:29:15) (00:00:25)Pre-Enlistment Childhood/Education o Served in the Korean War, Navy. o Born in July 20, 1929, Grand Rapids, MI. o...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project World War II Richard Cannon Interview Total Time: 34:45 Background (00:11) Born in Gary, Indiana, in 1925 o Went to high school here also, graduated in 1943 (00:24) Dad was a custodian, mom worked in hotels (00:42) ...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview James Pond Length: 45:31 (00:00) Background Information • James was born in 1925 in California and enlisted in the Navy in 1943 • James went to high school in Santa Ana and had wanted to join the Navy when he was 16 yea...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II Robert Loftis Total Time – (39:06) Background · He was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan – July 28, 1922 · His mother died when he was six years old (00:29) o His brother was two years old at the time o Moved ...