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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Rocco J. Farano (00:41:00) Brief Introduction • Rocco was born in Troy, NY near Albany. He was enlisted in the military at age 18. (1:05) • Rocco was a student prior to his military career. (1:18) • Started out military ...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Alfred Kowalewski World War II 1 hour 8 minutes 9 seconds (00:01:13) Early Life -Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Memorial Day, 1925 -Father had lived in Poland and Russia before moving to America when he was 18, or 19 -Mother wa...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Richard Gillard (01:35:00) Pre-Enlistment (00:21) • Childhood (00:23) • • • • Gillard was born in Muskegon, MI on March 14th, 1919. Family (00:50) • Gillard’s father was a salesman for E.M.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Marion Graff (1:11:06) Background information (00:49) Born in Ironwood Michigan in August of 1922. (00:53) In 1924 he and his family moved to Grand Rapids, Mic...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II Walter “Red” Graham Total Time – (02:11:00) Background · His father was born in Lowell, Michigan to English parents and his mother was born in Ohio (00:03:20) o His mothers family is supposedly related to ...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II Richard Bonge (1:05:24) Introduction (00:22) Richard was born in Holland, Michigan on August 21, 1917.
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project William Deary (1:38:17) Background Information (00:07) Born in Pontiac, Michigan on July 31st 1925 (00:09) William grew up in Pontiac. (00:20) His father was trained as a painter in England.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project World War II William Doucette Length of Interview (00:51:10) Background (00:00:35) Born in 1921; the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the copper mining region Father worked for two dollars a day, four days a week; family of eight child...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II Milton DeVries, Albert Lobbezoo and Andrew Dykstra 53:58 Introduction (00:42) Milton DeVries, is from Wyoming, Michigan and was in the 32nd Division, 127th Regiment, Company F.
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- Text: ...Interview Notes (Length: 0:51:29) Raymond Frederick World War II Veteran: Pacific Theater United States Navy: 05/44 – 02/46 (00:00) Early Years: Born in Kansas during the height of “Oil Boom” Father was an oil field worker, came from a ranch in west Kansas near Greensb...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II Joseph Naperola 1:21:49 Introduction (00:48) Joseph was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1923. His father was a blacksmith, working with horses and similar work.