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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Ron Story (00:46:19) (00:35) Background Information • Ron was born in Lowell, Michigan • He went to school there and graduated in 1950 • During school Ron worked as a mechanic • He received his Associates Degree in bus...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Robert Succop World War II Total Time: 48:28 Childhood and Pre-Enlistment (00:20) Born August 6, 1920 in Petoskey, Michigan Father was a Lutheran minister His family moved to Big Rapids, Michigan and t...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Charles Weingate (00:46:21) (00:24) Pre-Enlistment • • • • • • • (00:30) Born in West Hazelton, PA Father was a coal miner Moved to Grand Rapids so father could work as a cabinet maker Remembers hardships of Great Depres...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Charles Windisch (30:55) (00:10) Background Information • • • • • Charles grew up in Allegan County, in Gibson, Michigan His father was a gardener and his mother was a housekeeper.
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Robert Twa World War II Total Time: 1:02:30 Pre-War (0:00:10) • • • • • • Born in Crystal Falls, Michigan, in 1922. His father and mother were both cooks.
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Bertram Zheutlin (25:15) Introduction Zheutlin was born in New Jersey and did undergraduate education at the University of Michigan, then attended medical school at Johns Hopkins.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran History Project Dr. Jack Sanders (38:50) (00:25) Introduction • Born in St. Louis, Michigan • Lived in Alma most of his life • Able to skip to third grade because he knew how to read. • Played football in high school • Graduated high school in...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Michael Scalabrino (00:35:17) (00:39) Pre-enlistment: • After graduating high school he went to work for Ace Ionia in the west side of Grand Rapids • Went to work for the United States Postal Service after leaving the Ace Ionia fa...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Willard Van Singel (59:58) (01:15) Background Information • Willard was born in 1918 in Grand Rapids, MI • His father was a carpenter, but also had to work on cars during the depression to make extra money • Willard graduated in 1...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Gaetan Gerville-Reache U.S. Navy Length of interview: (37:25) (00:00) Early Life and Navy (00:04)Born on October 8, 1976 Served in the Navy from 1998-2002 After nine months of training in Newport, Rhode ...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Raymond Acker Cold War; Vietnam War 17 minutes 57 seconds (00:00:11) Becoming a Chaplain -First served in the Army as an enlisted man -Served overseas with the 549th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion as a radio operator -Returned to ...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Herb Kitchens Cold War (Post-Vietnam War) 12 minutes 29 seconds *Note: Times on the outline correspond with the interview’s timecode (02:48:40) Early Life -Born on October 24, 1940, in Bauxite, Arkansas -Grew up in Arkansas -Attend...