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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...

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• Text: ...enjoyed that -Always wanted to live in Alaska and in 1980 got to move there -Got to move up there with her uncle (the Marine veteran) -Lived there for two years -Met her current husband in Alaska -Has three sons and is still married -Worked for Herman Miller Furniture for 15 years -Worked i...

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• Text: ...oman named Helen -They have been married for sixty three years -She still lives in their home in Detroit while he’s in the Veteran’s Hospital -They had three children -Two sons: Jerome Jr. and Hans -One daughter: Faith ...

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• Description: ...Allan Owens is a Cold War era veteran born in Detroit, Michigan in 1940. He attended Marquette University for a time and enlisted in the Air Force in 1961. He took basic training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, tech school at Lowry Air Force Base, Denver, Colorado and he was deployed to ...
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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Allan Owens Cold War 39 minutes 23 seconds (00:00:33) Early Life -Born in Detroit, Michigan in 1940 -Grew up in the Dearborn area outside of Detroit -Moved to Belleville, Michigan before high school -Attended Monroe Catholic Central ...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Mike Higgins Length: 39:05 (00:05) Background Information   Mike was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on October 20, 1951 He was drafted into the Army and served in Vietnam (1:15) Training  Mike was first sent to Detr...

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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Rod Chapman Korean War Total Time: 39:18 Childhood and Pre-Enlistment (00:00) • • • • Born in Connecticut in 1930 Father worked a number of different jobs before they moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan for a job.

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Harry Daleure (1:05:07) (00:20) Background Information • • • • • • Harry was born in Salem, Indiana on July 16, 1926 The area had bad weather and lots of snow He lived in a small town of about 5,000 and it was a nice area f...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Ray Fischer (01:33:15) (00:01) Background Information • • • • Ray was born in Grand Rapids, MI on November 27, 1924 He moved to a farm in Greenville, MI After high school he got a job making glider planes for the war Ray also d...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Louis Miles (00:58:26) (00:15) Background Information • • • • • Louis was born in Grand Rapids and had to walk to his Catholic school every day His father was a carpenter and was still able to work through the depression Ther...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Interviewee Name: Wyatt Morren Name of War: Vietnam War Length of Interview: (00:35:16) (00:25) Background Information    Wyatt was born on April 12, 1947 in New Orleans He was 18 when he enlisted in the Army in 1965...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project World War II Len Motyka (25:22) Background Information (00:15)       Born In 1925 in Detroit, Michigan. (00:17) Highest rank was Technician 5th Grade. (00:20) He attended a catholic school for 8 years and then attende...

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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...