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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project James Shannon (02:04:00) (00:05) Background Information • James was born in Galveston, TX in 1928 • His family owned a dairy farm • He graduated high school and went to college for electrical engineering • At night he wor...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Lloyd and Grace Smock World War II Total Time: 1:06:30 Early Childhood and Birth (0:00:17) • • • • • • • • • • Grace Morley (now Smock) was born in Wyandot, Michigan in 1925. (00:31) Lloyd Smock was born i...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Clare Yenor (00:56:59) (00:10) Background Information • • • • • Clare was born on a farm in Michigan on March 8, 1921 They later moved to another small town in Michigan where his father was a butcher and owned his own grocery...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: World War II Interviewee name: Robert Berles Length of Interview: (00:57:15) Robert Berles (57:15) (00:15) Background Information  Robert was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan  His father was a sales manager in...

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• Description: Raymond Fink was a World War II veteran who served in the U.S. Navy Reserves from 1945 to 1946. In this account Fink discusses his pre-enlistment, enlistment and training, and his active duty while stationed out in the Pacific.
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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University  Veterans History Project Interview  Name of War: World War II   Interviewee name: Raymond Fink   Length of Interview: 47 minutes  Pre‐Enlistment (00:11)   • Childhood (00:15)   o • Family (00:27)   o • Fink was ...

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• Description: ...Ollie Dean is a World War II veteran that was born in 1927 in Kalamazoo, Michigan and grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In early 1945 at the age of seventeen he joined the U.S. Navy and after training at Great Lakes Naval Station in Chicago was deployed to the Pacific Theatre and Southeast...
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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Ollie Dean World War II 41 minutes 7 seconds (00:50) Early Life -Born in Kalamazoo, Michigan -May 1, 1927 -Family moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan during the Great Depression -Father opened an automobile radio business -Attended Ottaw...

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• Description: Lambert Struble is a World War II veteran who was born in Muir, Michigan in 1925. He grew up there and in 1943 he was drafted into the Army and was inducted at Camp Grant, Illinois. He received heavy weapons training at Camp Wolters, Texas and then later at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana.
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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Lambert Struble World War II 45 minutes 28 seconds (00:00:10) Early Life -Born in Muir, Michigan on September 18, 1925 -Located in Lyons Township part of Ionia County -He grew up on a farm near Muir -They were able to keep the farm t...

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• Text: ...rned to Fort Sheridan, Illinois and got discharged on April 20, 1946 -Rode a train back to Grand Rapids, Michigan (00:46:03) Veterans' Activities Pt. 2 -Joined the American Legion -Used to attend meetings -Served as the sergeant of arms for one year at the post in Marne, Michigan -Dona...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Raymond Start World War II 42 minutes 21 seconds (00:00:15) Early Life -Grew up in Galewood, Michigan -A suburb of Grand Rapids, Michigan -Had four brothers and one sister -He attended Grand Rapids Christian High School until he was ...

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