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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II Robert Ross Length: 32:35 (00:20) Background Information Robert was born on January 12, 1926 He was in the Naval Reserves during WWII and served in the Pacific arena Robert enlisted when he was 17...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Philip Tietz (14:57) Background Information (00:03) • • • • • • Born June 12th 1942. (00:05) Served in the U.S. Army, attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant (00:07) Phillip grew up in Lansing, Michigan. (00:30) He ran track a...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Charles W. Saur (15:58) (00:00) - Enlisted in the US Army Air Corps from February ’43- November “45 - 764th SQDN. 461 Bomb GP. 49th Wing - Highest Rank: Captain - Received an Air Medal and a DFC during service in World War...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Californialvin Schutte Korean War Total Time: 1:21:35 Childhood and Pre-Enlistment (0:00:06) Born in 1924 on a farm in Michigan.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of Interviewee: Morgan Singer Name of War: World War II Length of Interview: (00:53:40) Childhood and Pre-Enlistment (00:13) • • • • • • • Born in Pinckney, MI He had 10 brothers. (00:57) He decided to enli...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Wilbur Bouwkamp (Bill) (00:44:00) Introduction (00:15) Family and Friends (00:20) • Born in Lamont, MI on January 28th 1919. Bouwkamp describes in some detail his dad’s duties and responsibilities as a farmer. (02:40) • Further...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Jim Oudman (student interview) Vietnam War 44 minutes 23 seconds (00:00:10) Early Life and Basic Training -Born in California, but “married into” living in Grand Rapids Michigan.
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Claude Robinson World War II, Korean War 33 minutes 3 seconds (00:00:08) Early Life -Born in Detroit Michigan. -Achieved the rank of Major. -A senior in high school when Pearl Harbor was attacked.
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Vietnam War Che Nguyen (43:42) Introduction (00:20) Che was born in the capital city of Hanoi in Vietnam in 1940. Growing up his family worked as farmers.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project Vietnam War Danny Lake Interview Total Time: (38:56) Sergeant Danny Lake (00:25) Mr. Lake was in the Army o Father was in the Korean War (00:35) Enlisted because in the lottery system, he was number three (00:45) Was 19 ...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Wallace Bouchard World War II-Post War 36 minutes 41 seconds (00:00:22) Early Life -Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on July 1, 1927 -Lived on Delaware Avenue in Grand Rapids for the first three or four years of his life -Moved to W...
