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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project Interview World War II Maurice Buskers Length of Interview (00:25:47) Pre-enlistment (00:00:21) Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on April 15, 1925 Father worked in the furniture factories in Grand Rapids Had three sisters, two older a...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Milton DeVries (00:34:34) (00:00) Background • Born in 1918 • Father worked in a flooring factory • Mother died when he was six years old o Moved in with an aunt and uncle in Jenison, MI o Went to Sand Hill • Moved back to Wyomi...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of Interviewee: Roger Morrison Name of War: World War II Length of Interview: (01:45:07) (00:15) Background Information • • • • • • Roger was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on February 21, 1924 His father wor...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project William Lalley (01:14:12) (00:20) Background Information • • • • • • William was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1922 and later moved to Lowell, Michigan where he attended high school William’s father had owned a haberd...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Julius “Bud” Masinick (01:29:46) (0:09:25) Pre-Enlistment • • • • • • Born February 5, 1925 in Maryd, PA, which is in Eastern Pennsylvania. Father was a coal miner Moved to Detroit in 1936, father worked at US Rubber Fi...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Frank Warner (01:14:53) (00:15) Background Information • • • Frank was born in Michigan in 1918 and grew up during the depression His father died four months before he was even born His mother played the organ and piano for movie...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Evertt S. Thompson (00:53:27) (01:36) Born in Detroit Michigan 1924 Dec 19 (02:02) He was drafted in march 1943 (02:23) He wanted to be a pilot yet found out that he was color blind (03:03) He did his basic at Florida (03:46)...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II Jane Breidenfield Length of interview: (38:20) (00:15) Early Life     (00:20) Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on August 23, 1921 (00:30) She grew up in Grand Rapids and her father was a carpenter who...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II Wesley Pontier Length of interview: 1:26:30 (00:00) Pre-enlistment         (00:20) Born in Clifton, New Jersey on October 4, 1921 (1:00) Graduated Clifton High School in 1939 (1:09) His f...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Jack Stoepker World War II-Postwar (00:00:10) Early Life -Born on February 7, 1928 in Holland, Michigan -Moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan when he was two years old -Has lived in Grand Rapids ever since -His father was a salesman for a...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project William Huyser World War II 35 minutes 46 seconds (00:00:10) Early Life Pt. 1 -Born August 3, 1924 in Pella, Iowa -Grew up on a farm that his parents were renting (00:00:33) Start of the War Pt. 1 -He remembers December 7, 1941 and h...

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• Text: ...-Greeted by servicemen and servicewomen thanking the veterans for their service -Had a police escort through Washington D.C. -Stopped at the Air Force Memorial -Saw the Iwo Jima Memorial and the First World War Memorial -Visited the World War Two Memorial -Emotionally profound moment that d...