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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Vietnam War Charles Whorton Length of interview: (58:33) (00:00) Early Life Charles was born on January 2, 1947 in Mobile, Alabama When Charles was a child, his family moved to Benton Harbor, Michigan, w...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Earl O. Henry Jr. Cold War – Vietnam Era 1 hour 5 minutes 6 seconds Note: Earl is also telling the story of his father, Earl O. Henry, who died on the USS Indianapolis. (00:00:40) Earl Jr.’s Early Life -Born in Mayfield, Kentucky...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Robert Barker (00:33:19) Pre-Enlistment • Lived in Six Lakes, Michigan • Grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1926 (00:27) • Father was a barber, and mother was a beautician (00:33) • Moved around a lot as a child (00...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Vietnam War Uwe Meyer (1:02:23) Background Information (00:12) • • • • • • • • • • • Born in Germany on November 8th 1949. (00:14) Uwe moved to America on July 3rd 1951. (00:15) His father worked on railroads in G...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: Korean War Name of Interviewee: Sherwin Nagelkirk Length of Interview: (01:39:36) (00:20) Background Information • • • • • • • • • Sherwin was born in Zeeland, Michigan during the Depression and...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Iraq Christopher Notestine Total Time (00:52:44) Introduction (00:00:09) Christopher was born in Charlevoix County, Michigan on July 26th, 1980 (00:00:21) He has a younger brother and grew up with both parents and com...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II Albert Manes Length of interview (01:04:12) (00:06) Background Born in Brooklyn, New York on September 20, 1919. (00:07) Family moved to Pontiac, Michigan when he was two years old. (00:18) Moved to Grand Rapids, ...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Cornelius “Bob” Warners (00:46:39) (00:25) • Born September 15 1919 • Graduated from Davis Tech 1939 • Worked for a printing company in Grand Rapids (00:54)Drafted • Went to Battle Creek, Fort Custer for 4 days and on a trai...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II Leo Zimmerman Length of Interview: 1:31:08 (0:00:00 – 0:05:12) Background Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in December 1920 (0:00:21) Grew up in Grand Rapids, his father worked at Joh...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Jack Kennedy World War II 39 minutes 28 seconds (00:00:10) Early Life -Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan at Butterworth Hospital on April 17, 1924 -Grew up in Grand Rapids -Lived across from Blodgett Emergency -Whenever it rained he ...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Tom Cannan World War II 45 minutes 19 seconds (00:00:10) Early Life -Born in Eldorado, Illinois, in 1922 -In southern Illinois near the Kentucky border and the Ohio River -Grew up there -Mother died when he was four years old -Father...