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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Theodore Grevers Cold War Total Time: 19:23 Pre-Enlistment and Service (00:09) Born in Chicago, IL in 1929. He was raised in The Netherlands before World War II, and his family was ...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Fredrick Robins (00:22:21) (00:15) Background Information • Fred was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1926, but moved four years later because his mother thought there was too much crime in the area • His father worked for a supply offi...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project James Jefferson (00:47:13) (00:15) Background Information • • • • James was born in Newark, NJ on July 13, 1924 James grew up in a community where Italians, Jews, and African Americans all got along He worked while in high scho...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Arthur Bleecher (50:34) (00:15) Background Information • • • • • • • • • Arthur was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa on January 23, 1926 He moved to New York City with his mom and sister and his mom started working at a d...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project James Shannon (02:04:00) (00:05) Background Information • James was born in Galveston, TX in 1928 • His family owned a dairy farm • He graduated high school and went to college for electrical engineering • At night he wor...
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- Description: Bob Marshall is a World War II veteran who served in the U.S. Merchant Marines from November, 1944 to mid-1947. In this account, Marshall discusses his pre-enlistment, enlistment, and training in the U.S., and combat experience on the high seas in the Pacific.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: World War II Interviewee name: Robert Marshall Length of Interview: 56 minutes Pre-Enlistment (00:54) o Childhood (01:04) Marshall was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 17th, 1928. (01:06) o Family (01:11) A...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Sam Bush World War II 1 hour 2 minutes 13 seconds (00:00:13) Early Life -Born April 10th, 1925 near Mt. Pleasant Michigan. -Grew up on a farm. -The family bought the farm land and was paying interest.
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- Text: ...Jack Robinson WWII Veteran United States Merchant Marine (58:58) (:15:00)Born in Newton Massachusetts 1924; Grew up in Boston Massachusetts Adirondacks, New York: Lake George • Started racing sailboats when he was 10 yrs old • Began co...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Richard Astrauckas (00:52:22) Pre-Enlistment (00:15) • Childhood (00:25) • • •Astrauckas was born in Manchester, CT on August 12th 1925. (00:30 Family (00:41) • Astrauckas’ father was a laborer for a mill while his mother ...
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- Text: ...Interview Notes (Length: 0:51:29) Raymond Frederick World War II Veteran: Pacific Theater United States Navy: 05/44 – 02/46 (00:00) Early Years: Born in Kansas during the height of “Oil Boom” Father was an oil field worker, came from a ranch in west Kansas near Greensb...