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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Charles “Chuck” Butkus Korean War Total Time: Childhood and Pre-Enlistment (00:30) • • • • • • • Born in Waukegan, Illinois, in 1930 Father was an electrician Remembers getting information from the radio dur...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Korean War Gordon Ludema Length of interview (12:23) (00:00) Background Served as a staff sergeant for the U.S. Air Force. (00:17) When the attack on Pearl Harbor occured, he was 11 years old living on a farm in Dorr, Michigan...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Korean War LeRoy Van Vleet Length of interview (42:49) (00:17) Family Background Birthday May 11, 1931 (00:29) Grew up in Ottawa County, Michigan (00:39) Father worked for the WPA during the Great Depr...
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- Text: ...GVSU Veteran’s History Project Korean War Norman Vermerris Total Time: 27:54 (00:12) Birthday is February 22nd, 1931 (00:27) Worked in the Air Force; highest rank was a Staff Sergeant (00:43) Enlisted in Grand Rapids, Michigan wi...
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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 Interview Notes Length: 24:18 Ronald James Seigel United States Air Force; 1979 - ? Air Force Security Specialist (0:00) Personal information • Born in Greenville, MI in 1961 • Joined Air Force in 1979 at age of 18 • Basic traini...
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- Text: ...:33) For a short time he worked in an operations officer. He was irritated about how men were treating the returning Vietnam veterans. (1:38:47) He ordered the men who worked under him to greet the returning veterans when they returned to the states. (1:39:58) Cappy served as a sup...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Notes Length: 54:00 William Ewing World War II Veteran Air Force; 1941:Oct. to 1984 3rd Attack [i.e. Bombardment] Group [ Ed. note: Mr. Ewing suffers from Alzheimer’s and his answers are often repetitive and sometim...
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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.
