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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Lawrence Gardner (01:06:56) (00:15) Background Information • • • • • • Lawrence was born in Illinois near the Mississippi River His father worked for the railroad and often was transferred around the state Many of Lawrence�...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran's History Project WWII Jack McKindley Total Time (00:27:43) Introduction / Service (00:00:10) Jack was born March 23rd, 1925 in Kalamazoo, Michigan (00:00:33) He graduated from Mendon High School in 1943; he remembers his family were t...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Interviewee’s Name: John Michels Name of War: World War II Length: (00:38:53) (00:10) Background Information John was born on March 22, 1920 in Park Ridge, Illinois John grew up in Illinois and was drafted i...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: Vietnam Interviewee: Doug Mills Length of Interview: 00:18:45 Background Drafted into Army in November 1965; 20 years old Training (00:30) Trained in Fort Riley, Kansas July 1966 assigned to the 19...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Wayne Monroe (00:38:30) (00:00) Personal Background • Born in Byron Center, MI • Describes his parents’ employment o Father was a teacher (01:20) The outbreak of the War and the bombing of Pearl Harbor • Was in school when he he...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Clair Musgrove (54:04) • • (00:25) Hershey Michigan Born in Hershey Michigan on July 8 1919 Taught rural school for 4 yrs after graduation Mother died before he was 5 years old during birth of youngest brother Father was a farmer ...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Roy Olson (36:06) (00:10) Background Information • Roy was born in 1922 in Minneapolis • His father had been from Sweden and his mother from Norway; they met in Arizona • Roy’s father died when he was 7 years old and he left wit...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Richard Prosch (01:04:35) (00:15) Background Information • • • • • Richard was born on March 27, 1921 in Indiana His family later moved to Chicago where his father had just bought a pharmacy Richard graduated from high school...
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- Text: GVSU Veteran’s History Project Korean War Dave Reeg Interview Total Time: 36:22 (00:28) Born in 1932; served as an artillery sergeant (00:40) Had 5 siblings (1:30) Had an older brother who served in World War II (1:45) Mr.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Rex Rogers (57:33) (00:25) Background Information • Rex was born in Lansing, Michigan in the early twenties • His father was a tool and dye maker • They moved to Battle Creek, Michigan where Rex went to school • During high scho...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II Gordon Rowe Length: 44:07 (00:15) Background Information Gordon was born on May 23, 1925 in Detroit, Michigan He grew up in Highland Park and went to school in Ferndale Gordon’s father worke...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Vietnam John Kendall Total Time – (27:40) Background He was born on March 6 He achieved the E-4 [E-6?] rank, Staff Sergeant (00:56) He had two brothers while growing up o Grew up in Detroit, Michigan He...