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- Description: Willie Saddler is an African American veteran who grew up in Chicago, Illinois. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps at the end of World War II where he helped clean up and retrieve casualties from towns in Germany and Italy that were attacked during the war.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Willie Saddler (59:20) Background information (00:10) He was born January 11th 1928 in Columbus, Georgia. (00:17) He relocated to Chicago, Illinois when he was 3 years old in 1931 (00...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Lloyd Powell World War II 31 minutes 14 seconds (00:00:12) Early Life Pt. 1 -Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on February 22, 1927 -Family lived in Grand Rapids -Eventually moved to Ada, Michigan then to the area south of Lowell, Mi...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Ernest Homrich World War II-Postwar 44 minutes 43 seconds (00:00:11) Early Life -Born at his family's home in Alpine Township, Michigan on April 13, 1925 -Grew up on the farm there -Second-to-last child in the family -Family ...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Donald Katt (01:01:33) (00:20) Background Information • • • • • • • • • Donald was born in Ferrysberg, Michigan on November 28, 1925 His parents and grandparents had lived in the small town for all their liv...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Carl King World War II Total Time: 54:33 Childhood and Pre-Enlistment (00:00) • • • • • • • Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1924. (00:45) Father was a furniture maker before the depression and then became a fa...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Dale Kissinger Vietnam War Total Time: 1:19:00 Childhood and Pre-Enlistment (0:00:0) • • • • • • Born in Gary, Indiana in 1948. Attended High School in Valparaiso, Indiana.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Ben Kleiman (46:55) Background Information (00:35) Born on July 17th 1918 in East Grand Rapids, Michigan. (00:38) His family ran a clothing store in Grand Rapids, Michigan (00...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: Vietnam War Interviewee Name: Rex Greenawalt Length of Interview: (01:22:33) (03:45) Background Information Rex was born on October 5, 1947 in Plainwell, Michigan His father owned a dry cl...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Charles Hoffman World War II Total Time: 1:11:30 Childhood and Pre-Enlistment (0:00:12) • • • • • • Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1924.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project John Barwacz (01:53:59) (00:20) Background Information • John was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on June 3, 1921 • His father immigrated from Russia and his mother immigrated from Poland • The Depression was tough on his family an...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project James Butler (59:05) (00:11) • Born in Cleveland, Ohio 1946 • His father was in the Navy in World War II. • His mother worked at the bomber plant in World War II. • When he turned 17, he had began getting calls for the draft. �...