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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project World War II Don Sheridan Length of Interview (00:48:10) Background Born in Allendale Township, Michigan, lived on a farm; 1926 Attended Tuttle School until 8th grade, then to Allendale High School (1941), and Coopersville High Schoo...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Alfred Kowalewski World War II 1 hour 8 minutes 9 seconds (00:01:13) Early Life -Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Memorial Day, 1925 -Father had lived in Poland and Russia before moving to America when he was 18, or 19 -Mother wa...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Marion Graff (1:11:06) Background information (00:49) Born in Ironwood Michigan in August of 1922. (00:53) In 1924 he and his family moved to Grand Rapids, Mic...
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- Text: ...Interview Notes (Length: 0:51:29) Raymond Frederick World War II Veteran: Pacific Theater United States Navy: 05/44 – 02/46 (00:00) Early Years: Born in Kansas during the height of “Oil Boom” Father was an oil field worker, came from a ranch in west Kansas near Greensb...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview William Mulvey World War II, Korea, and Vietnam Total Time: 2:22:28 [DVD 1] 1:01:18 [DVD 2] DVD 1 Pre-Enlistment and Childhood (0:00:13) Born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1918 His parents were out of work duri...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Fay Orvis (1:19:08) (00:16) Osceola County, Michigan-Highland Township • Fay was born a twin on December 10, 1919 • He was not expected to survive at under 3lbs • At 3 years old he moved to Greenville Michigan • His father mixed...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project World War II Samuel Latigo Interview Length: (00:23:58:00) Pre-Enlistment / Training (00:01:01:00) Born in San Antonio, Texas on February 19, 1927 (00:01:01:00) Went to school, but eventually stopped going when it got to...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Robert Borey World War II 1 hour 27 minutes 31 seconds (00:00:14) Early Life -Born in Flint, Michigan in 1920 -When he was an infant his family moved to Detroit -Lived in Detroit for a while -When he was in his teens his family moved...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: Cold War Name of Interviewee: Daniel Horon Length of Interview: 00:56:10 Background: He lives in Sparta, MI.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Vietnam Era David Cheeseman Length of interview (0:01:31 – 1:25:31) *Interview begins at 0:01:33 on screen (0:1:33- 0:03:40) Background Born in June 1946 and raised in Wixom, Michigan Wixom w...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Operation Iraqi Freedom Dennis Falcon (1:18:23) Introduction – Pre-Enlistment (00:30) Dennis was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on January 19, 1981 He moved around and lived in Phoenix for the ...