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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: Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Sam Bush World War II 1 hour 2 minutes 13 seconds (00:00:13) Early Life -Born April 10th, 1925 near Mt. Pleasant Michigan. -Grew up on a farm. -The family bought the farm land and was paying interest.

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Hoyt Christensen World War II 42 minutes 14 seconds (00:00:10) Early Life -Born on May 14, 1926 just south of Greenville, Michigan in Montcalm County -Father was a farmer -Mother worked in a silk mill in Belding, Michigan -Father con...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Robert Barrett World War II 1 hour 52 seconds (00:00:20) Early Life -Born in Ohio in 1925 -Lived in Zanesville, Ohio until he was eight years old -Moved to Columbus, Ohio -Lived with his mother and grandmother -Went to high school...