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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Peace-time service, 1982 David Weaver Sr. Length: 57 Minutes Pre-Enlistment Born in Madrid, Spain; 1964 (0:57) Farther was stationed at Torrejon Air force base (1:06) His father served for 22 years, retiring in Muskegon as a recruiter (...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Fred Fleischmann (1:04:30) Background Information (1:00) • • • • • • • Born November 17th 1950 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. (1:05) Served in U. S. Air Force from October 1972-August 1976. (1:17) Because Fred had a low draft...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Sherman Reed Cold War; Post-Cold War 28 minutes 11 seconds *Note: Times in outline correspond with timecode on interview (00:30:57) Early Life -Born on a farm near Jasonville, Indiana, on June 24, 1941 (00:31:14) Overview of Military...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project John Wells Korean War/French Indochina War 47 minutes 55 seconds (00:00:39) Early Life -Born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1930 -Family moved to Michigan after he was born -Muskegon, Michigan in 1931 -Family lived there for five to six ...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Notes Length: (58:55) Charles Jarocki Persian Gulf War, June 1986 to March 1997 United States Air Force (00:05) Pre-War Training • • • • • • • Enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1986 Was sent to a milita...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Douglas Broek (1:00:35) Background Information. (1:34) Born in Muskegon, Michigan, November 2, 1947(1:40) He is of Dutch decent. (2:00) He was raised in Muskegon and attended at Muskegon schools until hi...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Cold War/Persian Gulf Era James Schmehil 41:58 Introduction (00:11) James was born on February 25, 1963 in Virginia.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Gelmer Romeyn World War II 1 hour 1 minute 12 seconds (00:00:47) Early Life -Born on March 24, 1923 in Grand Rapids, Michigan -Moved to Zuni, New Mexico when he was two years old -Started school at an Indian Reservation Mission Sc...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project James de la Cruz (01:28:29) (00:15) Background Information • • • • • • • James was born in Texas in November of 1945 He described his parents as peasants and very poor They did not have any property or any of their own cr...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project David Schaper World War II 40 minutes 24 seconds (00:00:02) Early Life -Born in Wright City, Missouri on August 2, 1921 -Graduated from high school -Went to Central Western College for two semesters -Transferred to Sanford-Brown B...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Seymour Harkema Cold War – Korean War period 42 minutes 28 seconds (00:00:10) Early Life -Born in 1930 on the southeast side of Grand Rapids, Michigan -Father worked as a shoe repairman -Helped his father with work sometimes -Fathe...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project George Dorman Cold War/Vietnam War 36 minutes 36 seconds (00:00:12) Early Life and Enlisting in the Air Force -Born on May 25, 1930 in Manistique, Michigan (Upper Peninsula) -He quit high school at the age of seventeen, so that ...