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- Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Leo Homrich World War II Total Time: 1:02:00 Childhood and Pre-Enlistment (0:00:12) • • • • Born in Wyoming, MI in January, 1925 Wanted to join the army at 17, but his father would
![Homrich, Leo (Interview outline and video), 2009 Homrich, Leo (Interview outline and video), 2009](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/37da505303bdf2473f2ee1ea702a926c.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Derk Doornbos World War II Total Time: 1:45:05 Pre-War (0:00:20) • • • • • Born in 1920 in Stannen, Netherlands. Moved to Chicago, Illinois when he was 6 months old. He then moved
![Doornbos, Derk (Interview outline and video), 2008 Doornbos, Derk (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/ec4f9dca451aabc66c0502d7a3f6489d.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Rex Funnell World War II Total Time: 54:00 Childhood and Pre-Enlistment (00:01) • • • • • • • Born in Whitehall, Michigan in 1916 Father was a barber. Graduated high school in 1933
![Funnell, Rex (Interview outline and video), 2009 Funnell, Rex (Interview outline and video), 2009](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/47068c2b7dad0e9bcdabc9ac739018b0.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Calvin Owen (50:25) (00:20) Pre-service Born Columbus OH went to HS in Granville OH DePaul University, took French classes Trans OH ST took ROTC summer '41 deferment until '43 Involved
![Owen, Calvin (Interview outline and video), 2007 Owen, Calvin (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/b0c44551cad0ecd0c0cc8b51d76bd11d.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Douglas Martyn (00:45:53) (00:20) Background Information • Born in Flint Michigan in 1925. • Father worked in factory. • Joined National Guard at 16. • During high school, worked for National
![Martyn, Douglas (Interview outline and video), 2007 Martyn, Douglas (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/c159f33d01ce2d48dac78034b49d0578.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Jerome Gennrich World War II 1 hour 1 minute 31 seconds (00:00:34) Early Life -Born on August 11, 1923 in Detroit, Michigan -Attended a Catholic school through eighth grade -Did not attend high
![Gennrich, Jerome (Interview outline and video), 2014 Gennrich, Jerome (Interview outline and video), 2014](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/4a24d080e09693dbc0e94208141fe7e8.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Ray Fischer (01:33:15) (00:01) Background Information • • • • Ray was born in Grand Rapids, MI on November 27, 1924 He moved to a farm in Greenville, MI After high school he got a job making
![Fischer, Ray (Interview outline and video), 2003 Fischer, Ray (Interview outline and video), 2003](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/80a6bae2160daf86edc7607f7bb76c0d.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Louis Miles (00:58:26) (00:15) Background Information • • • • • Louis was born in Grand Rapids and had to walk to his Catholic school every day His father was a carpenter and was still able
![Miles, Louis (Interview outline and video), 2007 Miles, Louis (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/cdd5028190cb9c52f01dc11f3393d411.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project World War II Len Motyka (25:22) Background Information (00:15) Born In 1925 in Detroit, Michigan. (00:17) Highest rank was Technician 5th Grade. (00:20) He attended a catholic
![Motyka, Len (Interview outline), 2011 Motyka, Len (Interview outline), 2011](/application/views/scripts/images/fallback-file.png)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: World War II Name of Interviewee: Jeannette Rearick Length: (01:01:25) (00:30) Background Information • • • • • • • • Jeannette’s husband John fought in WWII; they had
![Rearick, Jeanette (Interview outline and video), 2009 Rearick, Jeanette (Interview outline and video), 2009](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/7695e74824f0ab9a4d621123eae8c70e.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Wilbur Bouwkamp (Bill) (00:44:00) Introduction (00:15) Family and Friends (00:20) • Born in Lamont, MI on January 28th 1919. Bouwkamp describes in some detail his dad’s duties
![Bouwkamp, Wilbur (Interview outline and video), 2007 Bouwkamp, Wilbur (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/e57c8af7e01e462b5fc43b8361ad98a6.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Chuck Mulder World War II 1 hour 7 minutes 4 seconds (00:00:40) Early Life -Born in September 1925 in Grand Haven, Michigan -Grew up there -Went to high school in Grand Haven -Dropped out
![Mulder, Chuck (Interview outline and video), 2015 Mulder, Chuck (Interview outline and video), 2015](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/4161ad2682cdcb119efe5dc19a7d8baa.jpg)