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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Edmund Kaminski (01:09:24) (00:01) Background Information • • • • Ed was born on a farm near Wayland, MI He couldn’t speak English when he first went to school Ed graduated high school in 1936 and began working for Ford Motor...

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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 Norman Batch (47:26) Pre-Enlistment • Born in 1925 (0:25) • In Muskegon, MI (0:45) • Moved to a farm in Hooblerville, MI (01:00) • Received a deferment from the service so he could work on the farm (01:45) • Got into a disagre...

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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Keath Cady (00:43:24) Introduction • Lived in Illinois prior to war. Worked at Kroger’s grocery store. Entry into Service (1:56) • First days in service were horrible.

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Cliff Carlon (01:02:34) (00:50) Background Information • • • • • Cliff was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on March 14, 1921 There were six children in his family and his father had to trade their house in Grand Rapids for a f...

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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Leonard Feerick Jr. (00:53:00) Introduction (00:10) Family and Friend (00:15) • • Born in Sparta, MI on February 8, 1925 in his home, delivered by a midwife.

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Donald Newton (00:59:50) (0:00:20) Pre-Enlistment • • • • • • Graduated High School in 1942 at 16 years old. Put to work on NRA project before enlistment (0:01:16) Father had own business during Great Depression- a gas stat...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Lyle Perschke (1:21:23) (00:15) Background Information • • • • Lyle was born in Wisconsin in 1922 His father worked for the American Seating Company and was transferred to Grand Rapids in 1925 He graduated from Union ...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Jake Werner Length: 1:14:36 (00:55) Background Information     Jake was born on November 29, 1917 in Grand Rapids, Michigan He went to Union High School and junior college in Grand Rapids After going to college Ja...

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• Text: ...GrandValleyStateUniversity Veterans History Project World War II John Wessels (1:03:17) Background Information (00:25)        He was born in Grand RapidsMichigan, in 1924. (00:31) John worked a paper route on the Northeast and Southeast Sides of Grand Rapids. (00:50) H...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II Jacob Westra Length: 1:25:23 (00:20) Civilian Conservation Corps  Jacob was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan on November 18, 1918  He grew up during the Great Depression and it was very difficult for him to fi...

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• Text: ...e artillery for those troops invading the island (33:40) Had quite a few ships there (34:10) Australians were pretty gung-ho veterans (35:00) Stayed there several weeks, but never went ashore (35:10) War ended on his way back to the Philippines (35:30) Spent a week in Tokyo after the war, a...