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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project George Edema (00:37:56) (00:30) Background Information • George was born in Byron Center, Michigan and had six other siblings • His older had joined the service during World War Two before he had • His father was a farmer and they...
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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: 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 Randy Austin (39:08) (00:15) Background Information • • • • • Randy was born in Paw Paw, MI on December 30, 1945 He grew up on a grape farm and graduated from high school in 1964 He continued working on the farm and was draft...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Ron Story (00:46:19) (00:35) Background Information • Ron was born in Lowell, Michigan • He went to school there and graduated in 1950 • During school Ron worked as a mechanic • He received his Associates Degree in bus...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Robert Succop World War II Total Time: 48:28 Childhood and Pre-Enlistment (00:20) Born August 6, 1920 in Petoskey, Michigan Father was a Lutheran minister His family moved to Big Rapids, Michigan and t...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Charles Weingate (00:46:21) (00:24) Pre-Enlistment • • • • • • • (00:30) Born in West Hazelton, PA Father was a coal miner Moved to Grand Rapids so father could work as a cabinet maker Remembers hardships of Great Depres...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Bertram Zheutlin (25:15) Introduction Zheutlin was born in New Jersey and did undergraduate education at the University of Michigan, then attended medical school at Johns Hopkins.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Willard Van Singel (59:58) (01:15) Background Information • Willard was born in 1918 in Grand Rapids, MI • His father was a carpenter, but also had to work on cars during the depression to make extra money • Willard graduated in 1...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Raymond Acker Cold War; Vietnam War 17 minutes 57 seconds (00:00:11) Becoming a Chaplain -First served in the Army as an enlisted man -Served overseas with the 549th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion as a radio operator -Returned to ...