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• Description: ...Harold Folkema is a World War II veteran who served in the U.S. Army from 1943 to 1945. In this account, Folkema discusses his pre-enlistment, enlistment and training in the U.S. and England. Assigned to the 1st Infantry Division as a replacement in May 1944, he participated in the D-Day la...
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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Name of War: World War II Name of Interviewee: Harold Folkema Length of Interview: 1hr 20mins. Pre-Enlistment (00:14)  Childhood and education (00:06) o Attended Burton School through the 10th Grade in Grand Rapids, Michigan and the...

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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: Civilian, Airline Dispatcher Interviewee: John Penning Length of Interview: 01:03:01 Background      Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on August 8th, 1921.

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Arthur Kerkstra World War II 58 minutes 53 seconds (00:00:12) Early Life -Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1924 -Grew up in Grand Rapids -Father was a gardener -Had four sisters -Doesn't remember too much of the Great Depres...

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• Text: ...ot promoted to supervisor and worked as a machine shop supervisor for 22 years -Benefited from the insurance provided by the Veterans' Administration (00:42:48) 2015 Talons Out Honor Flight -Participated in the May 2015 Talons Out Honor Flight -Enjoyed the trip -Night before the flight...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Joseph Bailey World War II & Korean War 55 minutes 47 seconds (00:00:23) Early Life -Born in Prescott, Arizona, in 1922 -Lived out of town -Went to 13 schools over the course of 11 years -Wrestled, played football, boxed, and ran...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Jerry Everitt World War II-Postwar 1 hour 6 minutes 8 seconds (00:00:19) Early Life -Born in Big Rapids, Michigan on April 5, 1927 -Grew up in Big Rapids -Mother stayed at home to take care of the family -Father worked for the cou...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Robert Keegstra World War II 40 minutes 55 seconds (00:00:32) Early Life -Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on April 20, 1919 -Grew up in Grand Rapids -Lived in several different houses that his father built -Father worked in the ret...

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• Description: Ray Gill is a World War II veteran who served with the U.S. Army from 1941 to May 1946. In this account, Gill discusses his pre-enlistment, enlistment and basic training. He also discusses his active duty and how difficult the fighting was in France, Luxembourg, and Germany.
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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: World War II Interviewee name: Ray Vincent Gill Length of Interview: 1hr. 22 minutes Pre-Enlistment (00:13) • Childhood (00:17) o Raymond Vincent Gill was born into an immigrant family in 1926, the first of the...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project World War II Alfred Justice Interview Total Time: 59:39 Background  (00:14) Born in September 1920 in Raven, Virginia  Stayed here until he entered the service  (00:34) Family worked in the coal fields  (00:54) Had one br...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Harold Hanselman (01:05:35) (00:19) Introduction: • Born in 1924 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. • Graduated high school in 1942. • Attended Western Michigan University. • Father was a real-estate manager for property that he inherited ...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II Don Eckman Length of interview (1:13:16) (0:00:00 – 0:08:11) Background      Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on April 25, 1925 (0:00:10) Grew up outside of Lake Odessa (0:23:00) Grew up with grand...

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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Martin McNamara (1:25:53) Background Information (00:11)        Born in 1916 in Michigan. (00:16) His mother and father both emigrated from Canada.