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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...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Wilbur Bouwkamp (Bill) (00:44:00) Introduction (00:15) Family and Friends (00:20) • Born in Lamont, MI on January 28th 1919. Bouwkamp describes in some detail his dad’s duties and responsibilities as a farmer. (02:40) • Further...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Vietnam War Che Nguyen (43:42) Introduction (00:20) Che was born in the capital city of Hanoi in Vietnam in 1940. Growing up his family worked as farmers.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project Vietnam War Danny Lake Interview Total Time: (38:56) Sergeant Danny Lake (00:25) Mr. Lake was in the Army o Father was in the Korean War (00:35) Enlisted because in the lottery system, he was number three (00:45) Was 19 ...
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- Description: Arthur Louis Smith is a WW II and Korean War veteran who served in the United States Army and the National Guard. Smith served in WW II from 1942 until 1945 in the Pacific Theatre and served his time for Korea at Valdosta Base, Georgia.
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Notes Length: 1:11: 25 Arthur Louis Smith WWII Veteran; Korean War Veteran United States Army; National Guard; 1942 to 1956 (when left the Reserve) (0:00) Early years • Born in Sioux St.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Wallace Bouchard World War II-Post War 36 minutes 41 seconds (00:00:22) Early Life -Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on July 1, 1927 -Lived on Delaware Avenue in Grand Rapids for the first three or four years of his life -Moved to W...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Robert Vickers Cold War; Post-Cold War 28 minutes 11 seconds *Note: Times in outline coincide with timecode on interview (01:23:25) Early Life -Born in Lexington, Kentucky, on September 25, 1944 -Lived in Kentucky until his entry int...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project Margaret Akines Note: Widow of Bill Akines (World War II veteran and survivor of the USS Indianapolis sinking.) 46 minutes 48 seconds (00:00:39) Margaret’s Early Life -Born in Nashville, Tennessee, on August 18, 1938 -Fath...
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- Text: ...f the guests asked who he was -Simply responded that he worked for the government and was left alone (01:22:56) Treatment of Veterans -There were a lot of times when he didn't get respect as a Vietnam War veteran -In his hometown he remembers the World War II veterans
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II Gloria Jackson Total Time – (32:56) Background She was born on January 23, 1925 (00:31) Her parents were extremely nice o Her father worked at Wolverine Brass and her mother did not work ...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Arthur Harnish (01:31:16) (00:10) Background Information • • • • • Arthur was born in Michigan in 1922 His dad was a farmer and a WW1 veteran They lost the farm during the depression and had to move to another town H...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Edward de Blécourt (01:22:46) (00:25) Background Information • • • • • Edward was born in Phoenix, Arizona on October 9, 1981 and later moved to Michigan when he was 5 years old Edward’s father was an electrical engineer a...
