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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Name of War: World War II Interviewee’s Name: Myrtle Zietlow Length of Interview: 28 minutes Mrs. Zietlow’s Story (00:18)  Childhood (00:35) o  Myrtle Zietlow spent much of her grew up and went to school in Woodstock, Il...
Zietlow, Myrtle (Interview outline and video), 2009

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  • Description: James Tibbe is a World War Two veteran who was born in Moddersville, Michigan in 1924. After completing the ninth grade he left school and joined the Civilian Conservation Corps and worked around Michigan doing public works projects.
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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project James Tibbe World War II 53 minutes 58 seconds (00:00:04) Early Life -Born in Moddersville, Michigan in 1924 -His father was a farmer and a part time carpenter -He built six houses and part of a church in his lifetime -His mother die...
Tibbe, James (Interview outline and video), 2010

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project World War II Donald Goins Interview Length: (00:59:18:00) Early Life (00:00:29:00)  Goins was born in 1921 in Sigma, Michigan in the present- day county of Kalkaska, although he did not grow up here. (00:00:37:00)  Goins’ fat...
Goins, Donald (Interview outline and video), 2009

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  • Description: ...Lewis McDonald of Grand Rapids, Michigan, is a World War II veteran who served as a pilot with the Eighth Air Force. Lewis was drafted in 1943 and went to Fort Sill, Oklahoma for basic training. While there, he was recruited into a pilot training program, and was sent to England in late 194...
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  • Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II Lewis McDonald Length of Interview (0:00:00- 1:23:17) (0:00:00 – 0:03:10) Background     Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in December 1922 (0:00:16) Went to St.
McDonald, Lewis (Interview outline and video), 2007

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  • Text: ... patriotism is due to our victory in WWII -He believes that the men who fought on the frontline are the most valuable of our veterans (00:43:51) Miscellaneous Details -His fondest memories are of playing ping pong on Tinian -He has maintained one close friendship with a man that he met who ...
DeVos, Richard (Interview outline and video), 2011

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Keith Cole (1:08:48) Background Information (00:06) • • • • • • • He was born in Muskegon, Michigan, on October 4th 1924 but was raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan. (00:07) Graduated high school in 1942. (00:42) Keith’s f...
Cole, Keith (Interview outline and video), 2012

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II Tom Westbrook Total Time – (01:02:31) Background · He was born July 3, 1919 (00:38) · He was born in Ionia, Michigan Enlistment/Training – (00:49) · He enlisted January 3, 1942 (00:52) o He was twenty-...
Westbrook, Tom (Interview outline and video), 2006

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  • Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Basil Morris World War II Total Time: 1:57:27 Childhood and Pre-Enlistment (0:00:13)       Born in 1922 in Allegan County, Michigan.
Morris, Basil (Interview outline and video), 2009

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Vincent, Ross (Interview outline and video), 2009

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II: Europe Ted Weatherhead Length of interview 1:14:54 (0:00:10- 0:04:25) Pre-Enlistment Ted was born in Columbus, Ohio on March 14th, 1923. (00:13- 00:19) He lived in Columbus for a short time until moving to Clevel...
Weatherhead, Edward "Ted" (Interview outline and video), 2011

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project World War II Gerald Page Length of Interview (01:29:50) Background (00:00:00) Born October 1, 1925; Reed City, MI U.S. Army Air Corps, World War II Enlisted in 1942 during his last year of high school; graduated in 1943 Sworn in Augu...
Page, Gerald (Interview outline and video), 2010

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Albert Engel (Part 1&2) (2:05:53) Background Information (00:20)   Born in Lake City, Michigan, in 1924. (00:29) He grew up in Michigan and in Washington D.C. the relocation was due to his father’s work as a congressman. (1...
Engel, Albert (Interview outline and video, 1 of 2), 2012