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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran's History Project World War II Bill Karpowicz Total Time (01:12:18) Background (00:00:48) Bill was born February 10th, 1924 in Muskegon, Michigan and had four sisters; Bill's father worked as a shoe repairman and in a foundry while his mot...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: Vietnam Name of Interviewee: Steve Wendt Length of Interview: 00:18:37 Background: Steve served in the United States Navy from the Fall of 1...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Ralph Slager World War II-Post War 28 minutes 52 seconds (00:00:10) Early Life -Born in Comstock, Michigan on January 9, 1928 -Grew up in Comstock and lived there until he got married -His father worked in a lumberyard then for the U...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Lawrence Koster Length of interview: (54:58) (00:37) Early Life Lawrence (Larry) was born on May 13, 1935 in Grand Rapids Michigan His father was an auto mechanic and his mother was a housekeeper o ...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Raymond Hawkins, Jr. Length: 37:44 (00:10) Background Information Raymond was born on July 7, 1956 in San Juan, Puerto Rico His father had been in the Navy and stationed in Puerto Rico when Raymond was...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II Harry Kamer Length of Interview: 46:23 Background Information (00:10) Born in Hudsonville, Michigan, outside of Grand Rapids
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Korean War Era Harold Gless 28:07 Introduction (00:24) Harold was born on February 6, 1927 on a farm near Alto, Michigan.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Todd Herrick (32:59) (00:35) Army Reserve • • • • • Todd was born on January 19, 1971 and enlisted in the Army Reserve in 1989 He started as a Private E-1 training in Jackson, SC He was promoted to Sergeant First Class E-7 To...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Dick Bailey (00:35:52) Born in Grove City Pennsylvania on December 4, 1922 (00:25) Dad worked as a coal miner (00:35) He had six siblings, four brothers and two sisters (01:30) Quit school Freshman year of high sc...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Chester Bovee Length: 44:13 (00:15) Background Information Chester was born in Michigan on June 10, 1923 and later grew up in Wisconsin The Depression was hard on his family and his father worked i...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Phil Brockschmidt (01:24:36) (00:25) Background Information • Phil played football a lot in school and did not enjoy studying • He also liked hunting, fishing, and working on the farm • He was also involved in track, basketball, a...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Matthew Brong (40:55) (00:20) Background Information • • • • • • Matthew was born on September 22, 1983 in Petoskey, MI He enlisted in the Army and was in Iraq from August 2006-May 2007 Matthew graduated from high school in...