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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...
![Peterson, George (Interview outline, video, and papers), 2007 Peterson, George (Interview outline, video, and papers), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/880b42eacda8b53d8d7b5cd93735708e.jpg)
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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...
![Pouch, Vern (Interview outline and video), 2010 Pouch, Vern (Interview outline and video), 2010](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/8d9401efa2bf392ba48071c6fd689d0f.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Earl Lee (00:44:41) (00:15) Background Information • • • • • Earl was born in New York, near Canada in 1925, so he grew up during the depression His dad was a mill-worker and they were very poor Earl was the oldest of four ch...
![Lee, Earl (Interview outline and video), 2007 Lee, Earl (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/dbce5627b97bdeea527a23b61c800314.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Harvey Lugten (52:36) (00:05) Background Information • • • • • • Harvey was born in Holland, Michigan in 1922 and graduated from Holland high school in 1940 His father was a cabinet maker, but lost his house and job during ...
![Lugten, Harvey (Interview outline and video), 2008 Lugten, Harvey (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/6024f5a6bd38e3cff6de21082b2909ec.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Walter Stecker (52:43) (00:20) Background Information • • • • • • • • Walter was born in Southfield township in Michigan, on a farm in 1920 His father died in 1925 when he was only five years old His family th...
![Stecker, Walter (Interview outline and video), 2007 Stecker, Walter (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/b20e1f68e056a86f509481a1d5432528.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: World War II Interviewee name: Robert Berles Length of Interview: (00:57:15) Robert Berles (57:15) (00:15) Background Information Robert was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan His father was a sales manager in...
![Berles, Robert A. (Interview outline and video), 2007 Berles, Robert A. (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/1f2f7b73f721eae1f96d954f01ec48f0.jpg)
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- Description: Raymond Fink was a World War II veteran who served in the U.S. Navy Reserves from 1945 to 1946. In this account Fink discusses his pre-enlistment, enlistment and training, and his active duty while stationed out in the Pacific.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: World War II Interviewee name: Raymond Fink Length of Interview: 47 minutes Pre‐Enlistment (00:11) • Childhood (00:15) o • Family (00:27) o • Fink was ...
![Fink, Raymond (Interview outline and video), 2009 Fink, Raymond (Interview outline and video), 2009](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/9292fd083f04b0e0c9191cf72a83bbdc.jpg)
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- Description: ...Ollie Dean is a World War II veteran that was born in 1927 in Kalamazoo, Michigan and grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In early 1945 at the age of seventeen he joined the U.S. Navy and after training at Great Lakes Naval Station in Chicago was deployed to the Pacific Theatre and Southeast...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Ollie Dean World War II 41 minutes 7 seconds (00:50) Early Life -Born in Kalamazoo, Michigan -May 1, 1927 -Family moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan during the Great Depression -Father opened an automobile radio business -Attended Ottaw...
![Dean, Oliver "Ollie" (Interview outline and video), 2013 Dean, Oliver "Ollie" (Interview outline and video), 2013](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/f878bf5d58452617914a6ba03df4d6fc.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Raymond Start World War II 42 minutes 21 seconds (00:00:15) Early Life -Grew up in Galewood, Michigan -A suburb of Grand Rapids, Michigan -Had four brothers and one sister -He attended Grand Rapids Christian High School until he was ...
![Start, Raymond (Interview outline and video), 2015 Start, Raymond (Interview outline and video), 2015](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/f3f430d446f986878512359c5c26a09e.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Notes Length: 49:07 Albert Larsen WWII Veteran United States Navy; December 1942 to October 1945 YMS minesweeper (00:25) Pre-enlistment: • Born in Arcadia but moved at the age of five to Chicago • Lived in Chicago...
![Larsen, Albert (Interview outline and video), 2007 Larsen, Albert (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/bce330849f302bf9d14d53353e2aa3d0.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Fred Spencer (01:18:48) (00:15) Background Information • • • • • • • Fred was born in Iowa in 1924 and then moved to Kalamazoo, MI in 1935 His father worked for Standard Oil, but lost his job during the Depression so they...
![Spencer, Fred S. (Interview outline and video), 2008 Spencer, Fred S. (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/ac3b10f09f502d4104cec8bbab987f16.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Donald Newton (00:59:50) (0:00:20) Pre-Enlistment • • • • • • Graduated High School in 1942 at 16 years old. Put to work on NRA project before enlistment (0:01:16) Father had own business during Great Depression- a gas stat...
![Newton, Donald (Interview outline and video), 2008 Newton, Donald (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/80fafbfa85c3629a99e3ff6dfdfa6d8e.jpg)