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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II - WACs Lillian Remus Length of Interview: (00:09) DM: This is Douglas Montagna from Grand Valley State and I‟m here talking with Lillian Remus about her experiences during World War II.

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Les Alcumbrack (01:02:00) Background • Full name is Lester Alcumbrack (00:14) • From Kentwood, MI (00:31) • Born in Grand Rapids, his family moved to the corner of 32nd and East Paris when he was about five years old. (00:44) • ...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Arden Pridgeon World War II 1 hour 18 minutes 15 seconds (00:00:20) Early Life -Born on April 5, 1924, in Isabella County, Michigan, at home on the family farm -Attended a one-room schoolhouse -Farm had no electricity, and no vehi...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Duane Beukema World War II-Post War 59 minutes 16 seconds (00:00:14) Early Life -Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1928 -Lived there his entire life -Father worked for General Motors in the stamping division at the Wyoming, Michig...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Gene Pasma World War II 1 hour 41 minutes 28 seconds (00:00:18) Early Life -Born in Moline, Michigan on August 28, 1923 -Father owned a ninety acre farm east of Moline -Spent early childhood there -Moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan ...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Pia White Civilian (Japan) – World War II 1 hour 47 minutes 28 seconds (00:00:13) Birth & Parents' History -Pia was born in 1926 in Rome, Italy -Father (Kurusu Saburo) was Japanese and her mother was American -Father se...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Louis Kayo Erwin Sr. World War II 1 hour 9 minutes 23 seconds (00:00:38) Early Life -Born in Dayton, Tennessee, on March 1, 1925 -Moved to Chattanooga, Tennessee when he was 16 years old -Parents got a divorce when he was young -Live...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Shirley Morris Interviewer: James Smither Transcribed by Emilee G. Johnson, Western Michigan University Length: 30:33 James Smither: We’re talking today with Shirley Morris of Ionia, Michigan, the interviewer is James Smithe...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Allan Ostar World War II 2 hours 2 minutes 39 seconds (00:00:12) Early Life -Born on September 4, 1924 in East Orange, New Jersey -Moved around New Jersey during the Great Depression -Father had had a career in the Army -Family se...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Edward Benjamin World War II 2 hours 53 minutes 36 seconds (00:04:50) Early Life -Born in a house on the corner of Fuller Avenue and Hope Street in Grand Rapids, Michigan -Note: Most likely born in December in either the late 1910...

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• Text: ...napolis in Indianapolis -Emotional event when it was first unveiled in 1995 -Has been to the memorial on other occasions -On Veterans’ Day people have come up to him and asked him about the sinking -People from the Smithsonian Institute and from Ireland have wanted to interview him -He in...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Fred Kerkstra (00:35:10) (00:10) Background Information • • • • Fred was born in Byron Center, Michigan in 1923 and grew up on a farm Fred did not go to high school and began helping his father with the farm after grade school ...