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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Michael Moloney U.S. Army Length of interview (20:12) (00:00) Early life              (00:10)Born on September 15, 1967 in Detroit, Michigan Dad was a college professor and his mother w...
Moloney, Michael G (Interview outline), 2015

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Iraq War Michael Gower Length of Interview (00:11:54) Background: (0:00:22)  Born in Kalamazoo, Michigan  Four sisters, one brother  Was in school before entering the service  Enlisted, was not drafted  Joined t...
Gower, Michael (Interview outline and video), 2009

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Steve Byers (00:17:12) (00:34) Retirement from Service • • • • • Steve retired from active duty in August of 1997 He entered the Navy Fleet Reserve and could be called back to duty at any time Steve officially retired from th...
Byers, Steven R. (Interview outline and video), 2008

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project James Chamberlain (00:52:27) (00:30) Background Information • • • • James was born in Highland Park, MI, on August 16, 1926 His father worked with a realty corporation and his mother was a housewife James went to school in Detr...
Chamberlain, James (Interview outline and video), 2007

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Korean War Vernon Kayser Total Time – (07:50) Background               He was born April 23, 1933 (00:20) He lived on a farm in Caledonia, Michigan (00:35) After high school he too...
Kayser, Vernon (Interview outline), 2012

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Name of Interviewee: Ronald Leistra Name of War: Korean War Length of Interview: (00:08:50) Pre-Enlistment Enlisted because he knew he probably would be drafted (0:40) Enlisted in the Navy because it was a better route than the Army (1...
Leistra, Ronald M. (Interview outline and video), 2005

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  • Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Harry Vanderstow World War II Total Time: 17:11 Pre-War (00:02) • • • • Born in 1926. His parents were farmers, and he had 2 brothers and 1 sister.
Vanderstow, Harry (Interview outline and video), 2008

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Willard Steffens (00:59:14) (00:15) Background Information • Willard was born on June 21, 1935 • He worked for a while after graduating high school, but he did not like it and they did not pay enough money • He enlisted in the Air...
Steffens, Willard T. (Interview outline and video), 2006

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  • Description: ... Orleans, Newport, Grand Rapids, the Azores and aboard on the destroyer escort Nickelson. Jan remains active with the local veterans organizations such as the American Legion, Amvets and Waves National. She has attained the positions of commander and judge advocate for the American Legion...
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  • Text: ...about going out to sea because she gets seasick (44:46:00) Luckily, the ship stayed tied to the pier during her time there. Veterans Organizations (45:40:18)      Jan was first involved with the Furniture City Post of the American Legion, which is a sea service only post on...
Roy, Janice (Interview outline and video), 2013

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  • Description: Freddie Gilbert is a Vietnam War veteran born in1949 in Vermont and was raised in Prairieville, Maryland. In 1969 he was drafted for the Vietnam War and was attached to D Company in 2nd and 506th of the 101st Airborne.
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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Freddie Gilbert Vietnam War 1 hour 23 minutes (00:23) Early Life -Born in Vermont on June 12, 1949 -Grew up in Prairieville, Maryland -Had been adopted by father’s brother (uncle) when he was 5 months old -Biological father was a W...
Gilbert, Freddie (Interview outline and video), 2013

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Merle Delagrange Vietnam War 1 hour 17 minutes 2 seconds (00:00:17) Early Life Pt. 1 -Born in Grantwood, Indiana on January 23, 1950 -At the age of ten they moved to Ohio -He went to high school at Fairview High School in Sherwood, O...
Delagrange, Merle (Interview outline and video), 2013

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  • Text: ...e to get sent home (16:40) When he returned to the US, he had another 10 months left in the army o Trained recruits o Korean veterans in the company o Commander was a reserve officer and didn’t like the combat veterans; gave them bad deals  Mr. Gibbs had an opportunity to tell...
Gibbs, Lyle (Interview outline and video), 2010