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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project William Lalley (01:14:12) (00:20) Background Information • • • • • • William was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1922 and later moved to Lowell, Michigan where he attended high school William’s father had owned a haberd...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Frank Warner (01:14:53) (00:15) Background Information • • • Frank was born in Michigan in 1918 and grew up during the depression His father died four months before he was even born His mother played the organ and piano for movie...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Wayne Anderson (01:18:05) Background (00:11) Wayne Anderson introduces himself (00:11) Born March 10, 1924 in Ionia Michigan (00:35) Doesn’t remember much before grade school (01:06) Emerson School, still standing today, and...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Marvin Jalving (00:50:51) (00:10) Background Information • • • • • • • • • Marvin was born in 1924 in Holland, MI His parents had 8 children, six of whom were in the service during World War Two He entered the service...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview John Mercurio (1:34:37) *Upon graduation, John went to school at Hartung Aircraft in Grayling Michigan working on Cadillac Tank engines for performance before being sent for installation into the tanks
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Duane Neff (00:51:00) Introduction: Mr. Neff was born in Odessa, Michigan. His father worked as a milkman, then Consumers Energy, and after he was laid off there he laid down blacktop.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Harold Hanselman (01:05:35) (00:19) Introduction: • Born in 1924 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. • Graduated high school in 1942. • Attended Western Michigan University. • Father was a real-estate manager for property that he inherited ...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Robert Powers Disc One (01:11:21) (00:15) Background Information • Robert was born in Greenville, Michigan on January 25, 1924 • After graduating high school, Robert went to Albion College in 1941 • After Pearl Harbor was attacked...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Leon Marx (46:30) Disc One (1:02:04) Disc Two (1:01:41) (00:30) Born in Battle Creek, MI 6/29/1921 (1:45) Leon’s Parents • • His dad worked at Fort Custer as the Chief Engineer His mother was a registered nur...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Richard Gillard (01:35:00) Pre-Enlistment (00:21) • Childhood (00:23) • • • • Gillard was born in Muskegon, MI on March 14th, 1919. Family (00:50) • Gillard’s father was a salesman for E.M.