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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Jack Baas World War II (1:34:14) Background Information (00:10)          Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1920. He grew up in Grand Rapids. (00:15) He attended Christian schools through the elementary level...

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• Text: ...Instead he just did as he was told and waited for the time to pass. Although he was a WWII veteran, he did not pay attention to see if there were any other ones there. In 1951, he would finish his tour and go home. They were trying very much to get him to stay, promising position and money....

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Stuart Eppinga World War II 39 minutes 20 seconds (00:00:18) Early Life -Parents were immigrants from the Netherlands -Fell in love in the Netherlands -Father wanted to move to the U.S., mother did not -Made a compromise: he would...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project George Robinson Post-Vietnam Cold War 59 minutes 29 seconds (00:00:38) Early Life -Born in Billings, Montana on July 3, 1954 -Father was transferred to California, Washington, Kansas, and back to Montana -Settled down in Montana w...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Gene Van Zee Cold War (Korean War Era-Post Korean War Era) 46 minutes 46 seconds (00:00:38) Early Life -Born in Pella, Iowa on April 1, 1929 -Grew up there -Attended Pella High School -Father was a farmer -Gene grew up on the farm...

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• Text: ...GrandValleyStateUniversity Veterans History Project Fay Johnson () Background Information ()                    He was born in LowellMichigan in (approx. 1925). He had one older brother. (00:49) He was in the Martin School District, ...

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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 Tom Cannan World War II 45 minutes 19 seconds (00:00:10) Early Life -Born in Eldorado, Illinois, in 1922 -In southern Illinois near the Kentucky border and the Ohio River -Grew up there -Mother died when he was four years old -Father...

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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...