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- Description: Jacob Lucas is a World War II veteran who served in the Seabees, a construction branch of the Navy, from December 1942 to 1945. In this account, Lucas discusses his pre-enlistment, enlistment and basic training in the U.S. and his service time abroad in the Pacific.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: World War II Interviewee name: Jacob Lucas Length of Interview: 40 minutes Pre-Enlistment (02:45) • Childhood (02:53) o • Lucas was born on March 23, 1924. (02:55) Background (03:05) o...
![Lucas, Jacob (Interview outline and video), 2004 Lucas, Jacob (Interview outline and video), 2004](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/391c31c368af72cf29d6de944b760909.jpg)
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- Description: ...Christine and Henry Vande Kerk are both World War II veterans who served their country in different capacities during the course of World War II. Christine Vande Kerk briefly discusses her pre-enlistment, enlistment as a nurse into the armed services, and her nursing experience while servin...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Name of War: World War II Interviewee’s Name: Christine and Henry Vande Kerk Length of Interview: 45 minutes Christine’s Interview Pre-Enlistment (02:09) Childhood and Background (02:03) o Christine was born on Septemb...
![Vande Kerk, Christine and Henry (Interview outline and video), 2008 Vande Kerk, Christine and Henry (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/a00540c85b4155e8306956d1319f38a3.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Phil Brockschmidt (01:24:36) (00:25) Background Information • Phil played football a lot in school and did not enjoy studying • He also liked hunting, fishing, and working on the farm • He was also involved in track, basketball, a...
![Brockschmidt, Philip E. (Interview outline and video), 2004 Brockschmidt, Philip E. (Interview outline and video), 2004](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/608d346d90886e39000eb865b69d7ef8.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Richard Alkema World War II 52 minutes 33 seconds (00:00:10) Early Life -Born in 1926 in Detroit, Michigan. -Located very near to the Detroit River.
![Alkema, Richard (Interview outline and video), 2015 Alkema, Richard (Interview outline and video), 2015](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/a1e2e55cc41c89c86f686e5f03a5c670.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project James H. Childress World War II Tape Length: 19 minutes 3 seconds Interview Length: 18 minutes 12 seconds (00:00:07) Enlisting in the Navy -Enlisted in the Navy after graduating from high school -Worked for three months after grad...
![Childress, James Harold (Interview outline and video), 2015 Childress, James Harold (Interview outline and video), 2015](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/56fdb1c016379b6620bccc75bf08ba5a.jpg)
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- Text: ...sive schools of flying fish -In the Pacific the ship had to zigzag to avoid Japanese submarines still in the area (00:57:57) Veterans’ Group Involvement -After his service he joined the American Legion at Post 413 in Grand Blanc, Michigan -Served as their Vice Commander for a time -Involv...
![North, Buford (Interview outline and video), 2014 North, Buford (Interview outline and video), 2014](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/bd3d65fc2791dd55d45e20c6a6b3e70e.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Robert O’Brien World War II 57 minutes 8 seconds (00:00:20) Early Life -Born in Detroit, Michigan on October 31, 1922 -Moved when he was an infant to Grand Rapids, Michigan -His father was a dentist -Wound up following in his fathe...
![O'Brien, Robert F. (Interview outline and video) O'Brien, Robert F. (Interview outline and video)](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/9edaf5ade103474a84aef7d9e869288d.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Kevin Heine Disc One (01:01:07) (00:33) Background Information • Kevin was born in Flint, Michigan on October 1, 1964 • In 1952 [1852?] Jacob Heine migrated from Germany to the US • He had a long family military history that dates...
![Heine, Kevin (Interview outline and video), 2008 Heine, Kevin (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/e5b32a58c96dc9c518120b9a845f45d2.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Don Bennett Length: 1:22:46 (00:15) Background Information Don was born in the upper peninsula of Michigan on January 23, 1925 His father owned a silver fox ranch that he opened in 1924 The business di...
![Bennett, Don (Interview outline and video), 2005 Bennett, Don (Interview outline and video), 2005](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/e35f31b993e0fb8f7f3e76fc6b778556.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project World War II Ronald Bergin Length of Interview (00:42:55) Background (00:00:00) Born April 20, 1927 Served in WWII in the Navy as a seaman, 1st class Enlisted in the Navy because a lot of his friends died in the Army Had to join earl...
![Bergin, Ronald (Interview outline and video), 2009 Bergin, Ronald (Interview outline and video), 2009](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/1944320e2b026994349c893cab9dfab7.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project George Peterson Jr. (01:02:47) (00:25) Enlistment • • • • • George enlisted in the Navy when he was 17 years old He was sent to Newport, RI for training George made a good friend from Detroit while training and both of them d...
![Peterson, George (Interview outline, video, and papers), 2007 Peterson, George (Interview outline, video, and papers), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/880b42eacda8b53d8d7b5cd93735708e.jpg)