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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: ...GrandValleyStateUniversity Veteran’s History Project World War II Richard Sieglw Interview Total Time () Background (2:40) Parents were William and Mary Siegle of BostonMassachusetts o Father’s family immigrated from Russia o Grandfather wasn’t married at the time; came to America...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Jack VanHoef World War II 33 minutes 38 seconds (00:00:10) Early Life -Born in Grand Haven, Michigan in 1925 -His father was a machinist in a factory -Able to keep his job throughout the Great Depression -He worked for Keller Tool Co...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Joseph Hovinga World War II 58 minutes (00:00:10) Early Life -Born on January 3, 1923 in Dorr, Michigan -His father worked at Nash-Kelvinator in Grand Rapids, Michigan which made refrigerators -His mother was a housewife -They moved ...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Kenneth Farris World War II 56 minutes 9 seconds (00:00:03) Early Life -Born in Pernell, Oklahoma in 1923 -Walked a mile and a half to school -Father worked in the oil fields -Went through high school -Started school in a little c...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Alvena Franzen World War II 45 minutes 58 seconds (00:00:11) Early Life -Born on February 2, 1919 in Salamanca, New York and grew up there -Father was the superintendent of Public Works and also worked for BRP Railway -During the Gre...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Duane Quigg World War II 51 minutes 28 seconds (00:00:09) Early Life -Born in Albion, Michigan on June 29, 1925 -Lived in Albion until he was drafted -His father started off working as a manager at a gas station -He also did odd jobs...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Charles Press World War II 58 minutes 52 seconds (00:00:10) Early Life -Born in St. Louis, Missouri, on September 12, 1922 -Father was a minister and edited a church newspaper -Had relatives live with them for three years during the ...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Willard Van Essen Korean War 1 hour 21 seconds (00:00:11) Early Life -Born in 1927 in Nobles County, Minnesota -Part of a family of 11 people -Father had a 640-acre farm -Lost it in the Great Depression, but was able to work to get i...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Vietnam War Terry Handley 2:02:34 Introduction (00:26) Terry was born in Niles, Michigan. The first of two sons to Elmer and Eileen Handley on December 30, 1947.
