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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Ronald Allen Vietnam War 24 minutes 45 seconds (00:00:01) Overview of Service and Training -In the Air Force from 1970 to 1974 -Worked with the Airborne Air Rescue Recovery Service -Better known as Air Force Pararescue -Worked as a c...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Vietnam Era Father Robert Goedert 27:29 Introduction (00:08) Robert was born on January 23, 1926 in Oak Park, Illinois.
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Charles Grasman World War II Total Time: 1:00:56 Childhood and Pre-Enlistment (0:00:00) • • • • • Born in Georgetown Township, MI in 1923.
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Kendrick Coryell Vietnam War/Cold War Total Time: 1:07:29 Childhood and Pre-Service (0:00:00) • • • • • • • Born in Victoria, Kansas, but grew up on a farm in Blain County, Oklahoma.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Korean War Era Robert Drew Introduction (00:00:02) • Born March 16th, 1930 in Decatur, Indiana (00:00:42) ◦ Robert Drew lived in a farm community for his whole life til age 19 with his family of eight; six from the Drew fa...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: Korean War Name of Interviewee: Amos Sterzick Jr. Length of interview (0:46:24) (00:06) Background Born in [Delton, MI (00:32) Had two brothers and one sister.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Richard Hawley (33:22) Background information (00:10) Born in Michigan in 1932 (00:12) He lived with his grandparents who farmed (00:20) He went to live with his mother in Traverse City, Michigan, in 193...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Kenneth Hicks (1:11:21) (00:05) Background Information • • • • • • Kenneth had always wanted to fly when he was a little boy He built model airplanes with his father After high school he went to Michigan State Uni...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Dick Unger Korean War Era 30 minutes 25 seconds (00:00:11) Early Life -Born in Polo, Illinois in 1931. -The youngest of four boys. -Enlisted November 1st 1951.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project Paul Meiers World War II (refugee) Length of Interview (00:53:53) Background (00:1:00) Born in Latvia, 1938 Father was in charge of a government farm; large, self-sustaining Experimental farm; livestock and vegetable fields Whe...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Vietnam Elaine Kines Total Time – (40:42:18) Background · She was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1954 (00:48) · Went to Byron Center High School (00:58) · Her mother was a homemaker and her father drove a truck o There...
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- Description: Donald Gary is a Korean War era veteran who served with the U.S. Air Force from December 1950 to December 1954. In this account, Gary discusses his pre-enlistment, enlistment and basic training. He worked in the accounting department and kept Air Force inventories.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: Korean War Interviewee name: Donald Gary Length of Interview: 1hour 1minute Pre-Enlistment (00:45) • Childhood (00:50) o Gary was born in Rochester, New York in 1930. (01:10) • Family (01:11) o Grew up with...