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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Raymond Hawkins, Sr. Length: 24:09 (00:30) Training Raymond was serving in the Navy towards the end of the Korean War, working as a communications technician He had enlisted in the Navy in hopes of traveling a...
![Hawkins, Raymond Sr. (Interview outline and video), 2010 Hawkins, Raymond Sr. (Interview outline and video), 2010](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/7d27134d717332874b038e65e530a5b2.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Richard Jeltema (32:32) (00:22) Background Information • • • • • Richard was born in Grand Rapids, MI in 1927 His father worked in local trucking He went to Davis Tech high school Richard heard about the attack on Pearl Harbo...
![Jeltema, Richard (Interview outline and video), 2009 Jeltema, Richard (Interview outline and video), 2009](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/a021bf5af175360e617cb9bf2f1731fe.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Donald Brummel Length of interview (0:24:28) Pre-Enlistment • Childhood o Born and raised in Burnips, Michigan. (0:51) His family were farmers. (0:54) • His Job o He was 22 years old during Pearl Harbor and worked at Ext...
![Brummel, Donald (Interview outline and video), 2007 Brummel, Donald (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/5679c71cc7a48e57b804f0a738e323ed.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Len Berkenpas World War II Total Time: 0:43:15 Childhood and Pre-Enlistment (0:00:20) • • • • • Born in 1925 in Byron Center, MI Family was involved in farming Attended Byron Center Christian School until 8th Grade ...
![Berkenpas, Len (Interview outline and video), 2008 Berkenpas, Len (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/2f47559c9afa7e56de3f91d2e984d208.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Doug Anderson Length: 26:55 (00:25) Naval Training • Doug was in high school when WWII started and the Navy had been offering a special officer training program • He enlisted in the Navy and began training one month aft...
![Anderson, Doug (Interview outline and video), 2004 Anderson, Doug (Interview outline and video), 2004](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/cd711cb60f7e8157cd7b380938aa9a34.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Morris Gooch (23:05) (00:10) Background Information • • • • • • • Morris was born in Monroe, Michigan in 1951 His father was a mechanic and his mother was a housewife He had seven siblings Morris had been working full tim...
![Gooch, Morris (Interview outline and video), 2008 Gooch, Morris (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/5b5d22dc26c2fbfc1f04b2c9c9be015e.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Jerry Bruinekool (24:05) (00:15) Background Information • Jerry was born on December 15, 1938 • He was in the Navy for three years and then in the reserve • Jerry was born in Michigan and went to school in Ada • He had several u...
![Bruinekool, Jerry (Interview outline and video), 2008 Bruinekool, Jerry (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/e5bafba73abc14b26a5c45788adc88d7.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Robert Christiansen Length: 34:05 (00:01) Background Information • • • • • • • Robert was born on August 11, 1920 in Muskegon, Michigan His grandparents were from Denmark Robert’s father sold milk and was a lu...
![Christiansen, Robert (Interview outline and video), 2008 Christiansen, Robert (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/c4ad955dae087db3546af692209036df.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Chester Dykema (00:22:00) Background: Dykema was born in 1927 Dykema entered the Navy in May 1945 and served until July of 1946, exiting as a 3rd class motor machinist.
![Dykema, Chester (Interview outline and video), 2007 Dykema, Chester (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/41975ed171d3020ad9340aac6f2648f7.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Interviewee’s Names: Jack & Norma Mc Caulley Name of War: World War II Length: (00:32:49) (00:20) Background Information Jack was born in Woodland, Michigan in 1927 He went to school all over Michiga...
![Mc Caulley, Jack (Interview outline and video), 2005 Mc Caulley, Jack (Interview outline and video), 2005](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/8119b1417591fa316fa0637667bf4143.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: World War II Name of Interviewee: Wesley Strehlau Length of interview (0:10:13) (00:00) Background Served in World War II in the U.S.
![Strehlau, Wesley K. (Interview outline and video), 2009 Strehlau, Wesley K. (Interview outline and video), 2009](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/957b50095121c199549955baef2761de.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Arthur Hotchkiss Cold War/Vietnam Era (39:26) Entrance into the Military (00:40) At the age of 17 Arthur had an interest in going into the military. (00:44) He joined the Naval Reserve.
![Hotchkiss, Arthur (Interview outline and video), 2006 Hotchkiss, Arthur (Interview outline and video), 2006](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/7ac15f7a54127d1052b5a10da21da2ea.jpg)