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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project World War II Raymond Fischer Interview Length: (01:17:03:00) Pre-enlistment & Training / Deployment (00:00:27:00) Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on November 27, 1924 (00:00:27:00) Fischer’s father was a tool maker...
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- Text: ...BERNICE TIPTON Born: January 3rd, 1924 in Springville, Utah Resides: Ionia, Michigan Interviewed by: James Smither PhD, GVSU Veterans History Project Transcribed by: Claire Herhold, January 10, 2013 Interviewer: Mrs. Tipton, can you start by telling us a little bit about your background. To...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Dave Snyder Vietnam War Interview Length: (01:11:36:00) Pre-enlistment / Training (00:00:08:00) Snyder was born January 16, 1949 in Painesville, Ohio and grew up in Painesville, where his father worked as a delivery driver and ...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Denny Gillem Vietnam War (Note: This session covers the material missing from the original interview, mostly dealing with his second tour in Vietnam) Interview Length: (01:48:51:00) Review of West Point / 1st Vietnam Tour (00:01:02...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project Vietnam War Jim Hodges Interview Length: (01:32:58:00) Preenlistment / Training (00:00:11:00) Born in Houston, Texas in 1951 (00:00:11:00) Dad was a radio/television repairman and owned his own business for 26 year...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Notes Length: 13:56 Randolph Elbert Phillips Jr. Vietnam Veteran United States Navy, February 1963 to August 1968 A-Branch (00:26) Pre-enlistment/Family: • Due to poor grades in college he joined the Navy • J...
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- Text: ...L HISTORY INTERVIEW KEN DAVID Born: January 1950, Gerard, Ohio Resides: Niles, Ohio Interviewed by: James Smither PhD, GVSU Veterans History Project, Transcribed by: Joan Raymer, October 26, 2012 Interviewer: Can you start us off with some background on yourself, where and when were you bo...
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- Text: ...ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEW PAUL CETON Interviewed by: James Smither PhD, GVSU Veterans History Project Transcribed by: Rachel Ayers, June 10, 2014 Interviewer: We’re talking today with Paul Ceton of Grand Rapids Michigan, and the interviewer is James Smither, of Grand Valley State University...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Vietnam War / Cold War Alan Toms 2 Interview Length: (01:41:34:00) Vietnam Deployment (00:00:39:00) While Toms was in the Ia Drang Valley, the operation he was a part off lasted for about two months and during that time, Tom�...
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- Text: ...Well, I had an uncle that was in at that time and I kind of idolized him. I had a dad who was a WW I veteran and who was a Dutch immigrant. He was red, white and blue and things like Memorial Day and any holiday was sacred. 1:45 I guess it was ingrained and I guess I, for some reason or oth...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project Michael Van Dreumel Vietnam War Interview Length: (01:19:26:00) Pre-enlistment / Training (00:00:18:00) · Van Dreumel was born on June 19th, 1943 in Grand Rapids, Michigan and he grew up in the city (00:00:18:00) o Van Dreumel ...
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- Text: ...NTERVIEW BOB ANDERSON Born: August 1948, Kalamazoo, Michigan Resides: Ada, Michigan Interviewed by: James Smither PhD, GVSU Veterans History Project, Transcribed by: Joan Raymer, August 24, 2012 Interviewer: Bob, can you start us off with some background on yourself? To begin with, where a...