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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project James Laidlaw Cold War 14 minutes 59 seconds (00:00:22) Early Life -Born in Detroit, Michigan on December 13, 1938 -Oldest of three boys in his family -One brother died in an accident when he was only ten years old -Grew up in Det...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Theodore Grevers Cold War Total Time: 19:23 Pre-Enlistment and Service (00:09) Born in Chicago, IL in 1929. He was raised in The Netherlands before World War II, and his family was ...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: World War II Interviewee name: William Holl Length of Interview: (00:14:25) Childhood and Pre-enlistment (00:00) Born in Orange, NJ in 1927.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Ed Brooks Length: 32:06 (00:15) Background Information • Ed was born in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan in 1940 • He had 2 brothers, his father was a farmer and his mother a housewife • Ed went to Hoover elementary school an...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Milford Cherington World War II Total Time: 26:06 Pre-War (00:00) • • • Was drafted, but was put on 4F because he had a hernia. He was living at home when he was drafted.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project William Donner (00:24:12) (00:26) Pre-Service Born Leelanau Co., MI, on a farm 2 younger bros Grad Traverse City HS Worked MI Milk producer association (45 years) as product tester (1:10) Service Drafted at 23, during Korean War, didn&#...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview William Peterson Length: 16:23 (00:40) Background Information William was born on May 1, 1924 He had been working with his father to train bird dogs before he enlisted in the Navy William spent 3 years in active d...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Vietnam War Duane Ritsema Length: 9:32 (00:30) Background Information Duane was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan and went to school in East Grand Rapids He enlisted in the Marine Corps on March 13, 1964 because he had w...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Robert Machiele (06:56) (00:15) Background Information • Robert was born on March 7, 1944 in Zeeland, MI • His father worked at a casket factory • Robert worked making kitchen cabinets before the war (01:41) Training • Robert we...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Jason Smith (17:05) Overview of Service (00:30) • • • • • • • • • • Awards and various citations. (3:21) Operation Iraqi Freedom document and picture. (4:20) Promotion papers. (5:39) He had 2 close friends who died ...
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- Description: ...Peter McMillan is a WW II veteran who served in the United States Air Force from approximately 1945 to 1947? in Guam with a six-week stint in Hawaii. Although a majority of his time in the service occurred after WWII had ended, McMillan's story still provides a unique perspective on po...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Notes Length: 23:40 Peter McMillan WWII Veteran United States Air Force; December 1945 to 1947? * Important note: McMillan often refers to WWII as WWI, however, based on content and his birth date, he means WWII. (0:3...
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- Description: Stephen Rowe is a Vietnam veteran who served in the United States Air Force for 20 years in the field of intelligence. As a member of the 7602 Air Force Intelligence Group, Rowe went to Vietnam, the Philippines, and various bases throughout the United States.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Notes Length: 15:38 Stephen Rowe Vietnam Veteran United States Air Force; 20 years in the service 7602 Air Intelligence Group (15:07) Stephen Rowe • Assistant principal at Forest Hills High School (15:27) Before the...
