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  • Text: ...rned to Fort Sheridan, Illinois and got discharged on April 20, 1946 -Rode a train back to Grand Rapids, Michigan (00:46:03) Veterans' Activities Pt. 2 -Joined the American Legion -Used to attend meetings -Served as the sergeant of arms for one year at the post in Marne, Michigan -Dona...
Powers, Vernon Porter (Interview outline and video), 2015

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Raymond Start World War II 42 minutes 21 seconds (00:00:15) Early Life -Grew up in Galewood, Michigan -A suburb of Grand Rapids, Michigan -Had four brothers and one sister -He attended Grand Rapids Christian High School until he was ...
Start, Raymond (Interview outline and video), 2015

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Katsma, August (Interview outline and video), 2008

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Jane Williams (22:58) (00:20) Background Information • • • • Born in Indiana in 1915 Jean was born during a flu epidemic Her grandfather died from the epidemic Her father was a farmer, but lost the farm in the depres...
Williams, Jane (Interview outline and video), 2007

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Smith, George (Interview outline and video), 2008

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Snowdeal, Lloyd (Interview outline and video), 2008

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Jerry Muir World War II (1:04:02) Background Information (00:56)            Born April 14 1924 in Grand Rapids Michigan. (1:04) He grew Up in Grand Rapids and attended East Grand Rapids High School. (1:...
Muir, Jerry (Interview outline and video), 2011

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project (51:31) Johnnie Myles Background information (00:16)             Born in Natchez, Mississippi, in 1929. (00:18) Part of his family lived in Mississippi and part of it lived in Louisiana (00:54) His f...
Myles, Johnnie (Interview outline and video), 2011

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran History Project Interview World War II Anthony Kuna Total Time – (38:29) Background • • • He was born April 23, 1923 in Shepherd, Michigan (00:35) He was a part of the 71st Division He received many medals from the military o He received two B...
Kuna, Anthony (Interview outline and video), 2007

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Notes Length: 49:07 Albert Larsen WWII Veteran United States Navy; December 1942 to October 1945 YMS minesweeper (00:25) Pre-enlistment: • Born in Arcadia but moved at the age of five to Chicago • Lived in Chicago...
Larsen, Albert (Interview outline and video), 2007

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  • Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Fred Spencer (01:18:48) (00:15) Background Information • • • • • • • Fred was born in Iowa in 1924 and then moved to Kalamazoo, MI in 1935 His father worked for Standard Oil, but lost his job during the Depression so they...
Spencer, Fred S. (Interview outline and video), 2008

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  • Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Joseph Filko World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War 1 hour 2 minutes 41 seconds (00:00:06) Early Life and Enlistment -Born in 1921, in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.
Filko, Joseph James (Interview outline), 2015