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  • Description: Dale Allen Weaver is a veteran and former E-6 who served in the U.S. Navy from 1976 to 1990. In this account, Weaver briefly discusses his pre-enlistment years, his basic training and other training in the U.S.
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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Dale Weaver (00:50:0) (00:25) Introduction (01:02) Family and childhood • Born in Detroit, MI on Oct. 30, 1959 Weaver grew up in Livonia, MI and lived with his father, who had his own saw sharpening business, and his mother...
Weaver, Dale A. (Interview outline and video), 2007

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  • Text: (asphalt plant) moving heavy machinery (23:50) • Doesn’t really keep in touch with many people from the military except for 2 of them (24:00) • Did not join any veterans groups after the war (24:30) • End of video shows military history and where he served (28:17)
Hillock, Steven (Interview outline and video), 2008

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Doug Hoekzema (20:58) Notes: „ Lived in Kentwood, Grand Rapids, Grandvillle. (:15) „ Knew Gerald Ford, raised his children a block away from Ford's childhood home. (:20) „ Worked for his father in a food distribut...
Hoekzema, Doug (Interview outline and video), 2007

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  • Description: Wade Cratsenberg is a Vietnam veteran who served in the United States Navy from November 1964 to November 1970 in California. In this interview, Cratsenberg discusses the behind-the-scene work done by the Navy during Vietnam.
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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Wade C. Cratsenberg (00:54: 15) (0:00) Growing up • Born Wilcox Hospital, MI • first of seven kids • kindergarten through grade school went to a lot of different country schools o dad drove truck so moved a lot (2:20) Losing a fin...
Cratsenberg, Wade C. (Interview outline and video), 2007

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Don Morell (01:00:18) (00:10) Background Information • Don was born in Ludington, MI in 1926 and raised in Muskegon, MI • His father worked in a factory • Don had been at church when Pearl Harbor was attacked and realized that he ...
Morell, Don (Interview outline and video), 2008

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Jerry Von Holt (1:50:47) (00:15) Background Information • • Jerry was born on May 16, 1930 in Quincy, Illinois He liked to play pranks when he was younger; he ran all over town and was very restless • Jerry dropped out of schoo...
Von Holt, Jerry (Interview outline and video), 2007

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Harrison, William (Interview outline and video), 2005

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  • Description: He retired from his job in 2005 and now spends most of his time at the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans.
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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Name of Interviewee: Donald M. Kramer Name of War: Vietnam War Interview Length Disc #1: (01:06:30) Interview Length Disc#2: (01:51:40) Interview Length Disc #3: (00:40:35) Interview Length Disc #4: (01:28:40) Disc One (01:11:41) (00:00...
Kramer, Donald M. (Interview outline and video, 1 of 2), 2006

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Donald Oderkirk Length: 32:46 (00:20) Background Information       Donald grew up in upstate New York and went to college at Central Michigan University in the early 60s He later went to Michigan State Unive...
Oderkirk, Donald (Interview outline and video), 2009

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Tony Pacino (24:12) Background Information (00:14)        Served with the Marine Corps as a combat medic (Navy Corpsman) in Somalia (00:15) Tony joined the military due to its education opportunities. (00:21) He en...
Pacino, Anthony (Interview outline and video), 2012

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Cornelius Ringnalda & Richard Herrema (00:42:27) (00:30) Background information • • • • • • Richard was born in Michigan in the early twenties and grew up in Grand Rapids He worked on his father’s farm and was drafted...
Ringnalda, Cornelius and Richard Herrema (Interview outline and video), 2008

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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...
Singer, Morgan F. (Interview outline and video), 2007