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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Alan Lust (23:15) (01:00) Background Information • Served in the Air Force, 1971-1979 • He was born in Ohio and worked for a bus company that his uncle owned before joining the service • He worked there from the time he ...

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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Robert Kuhn (22:19) Background Information (00:04)         Born June 9th 1934 in Grand Rapids Michigan. (00:05) Reached rank of Master Sergeant in the U.S.

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Melvin Bowser (00:49:47) (00:05) Introduction • Born outside Toledo Ohio, 9/11/1944 • Stayed on farm until he was around nine years old. • Moved into Toledo. • Was expelled from Catholic school in seventh grade after ...

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• Text: Veterans are represented in a different way because of the culture. In order to honor the customs of his community, he gives the interviewer some items from his culture, in exchange for letting him be a part of this project.

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project Vietnam War Richard De Young Interview Length: (00:05:10:00) Pre-enlistment / Training (00:00:31:00)  Born on September 2, 1944 in Petoskey, Michigan (00:00:31:00) o De Young’s father was in the WPA and then served as a co...

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• Description: James Frederick is a Vietnam War veteran who served initially in the ROTC and then the U.S. Air Force from 1965 to 1993. In this account, Frederick discusses his pre-enlistment, enlistment, and basic training in the U.S.
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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: Vietnam War Interviewee’s Name: James Frederick Length of Interview: 20 minutes Pre-Enlistment (00:11)  Childhood (00:13) o Born in Plainwell, MI although he grew up in Allegan. (00:34)  Education (00:4...

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• Description: In the early 1980s he was assigned to the Pentagon to work with Tactical Air Control Party units and retired from that in 2003. He is now an active member of the Kent County Honor Guard aiding veterans and veterans' families.
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• Text: ...red from the Air Force in late 2003 -Has worked with the Kent County Honor Guard since he retired -Helping with funerals for veterans from World War Two and the Korean War -Averaging about twenty funerals a month -Most of them are from WWII or the Korean War -Helps get veterans med...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Stuart Jennings (1:00:29) (00:05) Background Information • Born in Benton Harbor, Michigan on 03/28/1926 • Stuart was born into a normal middle class family • The depression had struck while he was growing up a...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project John Heflin (01:00:07) (00:01) Background Information • • • • • • • John was born in Bellevue, MI He graduated high school and received his draft notice shortly afterwards Instead of being drafted he enlisted in the Air F...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Vietnam John Kendall Total Time – (27:40) Background      He was born on March 6 He achieved the E-4 [E-6?] rank, Staff Sergeant (00:56) He had two brothers while growing up o Grew up in Detroit, Michigan He...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Ronald Allen Vietnam War 24 minutes 45 seconds (00:00:01) Overview of Service and Training -In the Air Force from 1970 to 1974 -Worked with the Airborne Air Rescue Recovery Service -Better known as Air Force Pararescue -Worked as a c...

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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Vietnam Era Father Robert Goedert 27:29 Introduction (00:08)          Robert was born on January 23, 1926 in Oak Park, Illinois.