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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Leo Pfaller (00:29:35) (00:00) Early Years: • Grew up in a lower middle class family • Graduated from Lowell High School • Father was an immigrant from Germany and married his mother in 1927 • His parents moved Lowell from South...

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• Description: ...Christine and Henry Vande Kerk are both World War II veterans who served their country in different capacities during the course of World War II. Christine Vande Kerk briefly discusses her pre-enlistment, enlistment as a nurse into the armed services, and her nursing experience while servin...
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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Name of War: World War II Interviewee’s Name: Christine and Henry Vande Kerk Length of Interview: 45 minutes Christine’s Interview Pre-Enlistment (02:09)   Childhood and Background (02:03) o Christine was born on Septemb...

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• Text: ...After he was done at the farm, he went back to work at the dairy as a driver/salesman. He is not a member of any veterans’ organizations. In the little village of Martin, he and other veterans from every era, get together and talk about things and march around in parades. (1...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran's History Project World War II Bill Karpowicz Total Time (01:12:18) Background (00:00:48)  Bill was born February 10th, 1924 in Muskegon, Michigan and had four sisters; Bill's father worked as a shoe repairman and in a foundry while his mot...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: Vietnam Name of Interviewee: Steve Wendt Length of Interview: 00:18:37 Background:                   Steve served in the United States Navy from the Fall of 1...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Ralph Slager World War II-Post War 28 minutes 52 seconds (00:00:10) Early Life -Born in Comstock, Michigan on January 9, 1928 -Grew up in Comstock and lived there until he got married -His father worked in a lumberyard then for the U...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Lawrence Koster Length of interview: (54:58) (00:37) Early Life       Lawrence (Larry) was born on May 13, 1935 in Grand Rapids Michigan His father was an auto mechanic and his mother was a housekeeper o ...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Raymond Hawkins, Jr. Length: 37:44 (00:10) Background Information       Raymond was born on July 7, 1956 in San Juan, Puerto Rico His father had been in the Navy and stationed in Puerto Rico when Raymond was...

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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Korean War Donald Hopper 17:33 Introduction (01:01)      Donald was born in Sault Saint Marie, Michigan on December 14, 1933. He had three brothers and three sisters.

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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II Harry Kamer Length of Interview: 46:23 Background Information (00:10)  Born in Hudsonville, Michigan, outside of Grand Rapids

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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Korean War Era Harold Gless 28:07 Introduction (00:24)         Harold was born on February 6, 1927 on a farm near Alto, Michigan.

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Todd Herrick (32:59) (00:35) Army Reserve • • • • • Todd was born on January 19, 1971 and enlisted in the Army Reserve in 1989 He started as a Private E-1 training in Jackson, SC He was promoted to Sergeant First Class E-7 To...