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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Alfred Schumacher World War II 1 hour 42 minutes 30 seconds (00:00:19) Early Life -Born in Blue Island, Illinois -Grew up there -Went to Thornton Township High School Had an older sister and a younger sister -Younger sister died o...
![Schumacher, Alfred Harold (Interview outline and video), 2015 Schumacher, Alfred Harold (Interview outline and video), 2015](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/6029e2987a027aa3f11e1ccb3041a954.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: World War II Interviewee: Adrian Sytsma Length of Interview: 00:53:05 Background: Born in 1923 at home, delivered by his grandmother. His father would move the family to a nice neighborhood, where they wo...
![Sytsma, Adrian (Interview outline and video), 2010 Sytsma, Adrian (Interview outline and video), 2010](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/f539abe9376fe9b9795d503d2363865d.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Larry Nelson World War II 1 hour 6 minutes 34 seconds (00:00:16) Early Life -Born in Warren, Ohio in 1924 -Grew up in Warren and attended high school there -Father was an accountant -Mother was a housewife -Father worked for Republic...
![Nelson, Larry (Interview outline and video), 2014 Nelson, Larry (Interview outline and video), 2014](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/e5a52eff36c0523d32e7f7e583641498.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: World War II Interviewee: Lawrence Scheidel Length of Interview: 01:01:43 Background He was born in 1923, June 7th, in Loretto,...
![Scheidel, Lawrence (Interview outline and video), 2010 Scheidel, Lawrence (Interview outline and video), 2010](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/0582b341003eac3019f559adf907d850.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project Henry Lee Helmink Length of Interview (01:32:05) Background Born in Holland, Michigan, April 15, 1924 Father and mother owned a small farm (near Virginia Park in Allendale) before losing it during The Depression An uncle bought an oi...
![Helmink, Henry Lee (Interview outline and video), 2010 Helmink, Henry Lee (Interview outline and video), 2010](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/b5797bcb5b7f5c282be3d1b06bd3fd0a.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: World War II Interviewee: Lewis Kelsey Length of Interview: 01:22:25 Background He was born in Reed City, Michigan on March 24, 1923.
![Kelsey, Lewis (Interview outline and video), 2010 Kelsey, Lewis (Interview outline and video), 2010](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/3b51f3be9f6ce3853a04b209beed06a1.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Peter Godino World War II 1 hour 1 minute 42 seconds (00:00:15) Early Life -Born in Italy on November 16, 1921 -Came to the United States in 1930 -Father had lived in the U.S. since 1905 -Wanted his wife and children to be with hi...
![Godino, Peter N (Interview outline and video), 2005 Godino, Peter N (Interview outline and video), 2005](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/ac58c7e3865b5367eb1e86d7aeadae09.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project Keith Edmondson World War II Interview Length: (00:54:54:00) Pre-enlistment / Training (00:00:17:00) Edmondson was born in May 1924 in Wheaton, Illinois, but spent all his early years in nearby Glen Ellyn, Illinois (00:00:17...
![Edmondson, Keith (Interview outline and video), 2011 Edmondson, Keith (Interview outline and video), 2011](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/ba362fe33a49cbd5e07020d50ca99fcd.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project World War II Alexander Gorashko Length of Interview (02:06:27) Background Born in Saginaw, Michigan; 1st generation American, son of Russian immigrants Father owned a grocery store Born in1924 Father eventually sold the store and bec...
![Gorashko, Alexander (Interview outline and video), 2009 Gorashko, Alexander (Interview outline and video), 2009](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/821c289514ad9b234b9cb8f2b0cc4e2f.jpg)
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- Text: ...e would have enjoyed the service I think, and maybe not, at least I think he would. 27:10 Interviewer: I talk to quite a few veterans and the majority of them say that it’s a good experience and something that everyone aught to go through, or have, but a lot of them will say except for th...
![Brazones, Donald L. (Interview transcript and video, 2 of 2), 2009 Brazones, Donald L. (Interview transcript and video, 2 of 2), 2009](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/ee3a09f69be9367a363e1cec1d526bac.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Dr. Eugene Bleil World War II Interview Length: (02:00:04:00) Pre-enlistment / Training (00:00:13:00) · Bleil was born in Detroit, Michigan and after spending the first couple of years of Bleil’s life in the city, his family eve...
![Bleil, Eugene (Interview outline and video), 2012 Bleil, Eugene (Interview outline and video), 2012](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/5d8c5f30e45d8348a3e7a2417c720831.jpg)