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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 Veteran’s History Project World War II James Abrams Interview Total Time: 1:20:33 Background (00:12) Born in Sparta, Michigan, in 1923 (00:27) His father worked on a railroad o Two siblings; mother died in 1928 (1:00) After his mother died, ...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project World War II Don Sheridan Length of Interview (00:48:10) Background Born in Allendale Township, Michigan, lived on a farm; 1926 Attended Tuttle School until 8th grade, then to Allendale High School (1941), and Coopersville High Schoo...
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- Text: ...GrandValleyStateUniversity Veteran’s History Project World War II Richard Sieglw Interview Total Time () Background (2:40) Parents were William and Mary Siegle of BostonMassachusetts o Father’s family immigrated from Russia o Grandfather wasn’t married at the time; came to America...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Kenneth Farris World War II 56 minutes 9 seconds (00:00:03) Early Life -Born in Pernell, Oklahoma in 1923 -Walked a mile and a half to school -Father worked in the oil fields -Went through high school -Started school in a little c...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Charles Press World War II 58 minutes 52 seconds (00:00:10) Early Life -Born in St. Louis, Missouri, on September 12, 1922 -Father was a minister and edited a church newspaper -Had relatives live with them for three years during the ...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Willard Van Essen Korean War 1 hour 21 seconds (00:00:11) Early Life -Born in 1927 in Nobles County, Minnesota -Part of a family of 11 people -Father had a 640-acre farm -Lost it in the Great Depression, but was able to work to get i...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Vietnam War Terry Handley 2:02:34 Introduction (00:26) Terry was born in Niles, Michigan. The first of two sons to Elmer and Eileen Handley on December 30, 1947.
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- Text: ...ample” during the time overseas (01:16:40:00) o Got to solve many problems (01:16:46:00) Becomes a part of the VFW, or Veterans of Foreign Wars (01:017:45:00) o Works there full time after returning home (01:17:53:00) o Involved in all sorts of operations including non- profit and fin...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Brian Zwart Iraq War 2 hours 20 minutes 8 seconds (00:00:42) Early Life -Born in Grand Haven, Michigan on February 21, 1985 -Lived in Spring Lake, Michigan for a short amount of time -Moved to Nunica, Michigan -Eventually settled in ...
