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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Wayne Skaggs Vietnam War 53 minutes 45 seconds (00:00:16) Early Life -Born in Stidham, Oklahoma in 1949 on a farm -Lived there until he got drafted -Family farm had corn, peanuts, and soybeans -Lived in east-central Oklahoma -Graduat...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Dr. Robert Browne World War II 57 minutes 58 seconds (00:00:16) Early Life Pt. 1 -Born in Coldwater, Michigan on November 12, 1924 -Parents got divorced when he was two years old -Went to live with his paternal grandparents -Had a...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Bill Groom 58 minutes 28 seconds (00:00:40) Early Life -Born on March 10, 1951, in Greenville, Michigan -Father served in World War II and fought the Japanese in the Pacific Theater -Before the war he worked as a taxi driver in Be...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II - wife Betty Bovee Length of Interview: 27:33 (00:00) JS: We’re talking today with Mrs. Betty Bovee of Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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- Description: Jane Evans is the widow of two WW II Veterans. Her first husband, whom she met in school before the War, died in a plane accident during a training mission in Michigan. Her second husband, whom she also met in school, was an engineer during the war.
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II Jane Evans Length of Interview: 31:59 (00:37) JS: We’re talking today with Jane Evans, who had two husbands in the war. Not at exactly the same time.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: Vietnam, Cold War Interviewee: Linda Crumback Length of Interview: 01:06:54 Background She was born September 27, 1947 in East Grand Ra...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: Vietnam Interviewee: Mike Fields Length of Interview: 01:03:44 Background: He was born of 1939 in Seattle, Washington.
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- Description: ...Kenneth Vander Molen is a World War II veteran who served in the U.S. Army, first as an infantry replacement and then later in the regular army from August 1945 to December 1946. In this account, Vander Molen discusses his pre-enlistment, enlistment and training in the U.S. and active duty ...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: World War II Interviewee name: Kenneth Vander Molen Length of total interview: 2hrs. 9mins. Pre-Enlistment (02:28) • Family (02:30) o Vander Molen was born on August 7th, 1926 as a twin in Detroit, Michigan. (0...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Norman Spring (47:05:10) Early Life • (00:18:13)Spring was born in 1932 in Ann Arbor, MI • (00:25:21)both of his parents emigrated from Germany, both were deceased by the time of this interview; they came to the United States in the...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project Air Force Academy Graduate Michael Zulauf Interview Length: (01:14:00:00) Early Life/ First Year at the Air Force Academy: (00:00:15:00) Born April 26th 1985, in Muskegon, Michigan.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Charles Lieb Vietnam War 1 hour 29 minutes 10 seconds (00:00:20) Early Life -Born on October 27, 1946, in Minneapolis -Grew up and attended high school in Minneapolis -Mother stayed at home and father worked for the electrical indust...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Jacob Mol War in Iraq and War in Afghanistan 1 hour 32 minutes 9 seconds (00:00:39) Early Life -Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on December 15, 1986 -Lived on the West Side of Grand Rapids -Had four brothers and a half sister -Move...