Search Results
Applied Limits:
- Collection > Veterans History Project (remove)
- Subject > Oral history (remove)
- Subject > World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American (remove)
- Subject > Veterans (remove)
- Type > Moving Image (remove)
- Subject > United States--History, Military (remove)
- Subject > United States. Army (remove)
- Subject > Michigan--History, Military (remove)
Limit your search
Collection- Veterans History Project (249)
- Michigan--History, Military (249)
- Oral history (249)
- United States--History, Military (249)
- United States. Army (249)
- Veterans (249)
- Veterans History Project (U.S.) (249)
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American (249)
- Video recordings (231)
- Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, American (9)
- Women (8)
- Other veterans & civilians--Personal narratives, American (6)
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American (2)
- Lowell Area Historical Museum (Lowell, Mich.) (1)
- Other veterans & civilians--Personal narratives (1)
- United States--National Guard (1)
- United States. Army Air Corps (1)
- United States. Army. Women's Army Corps (1)
- United States. Army. Women’s Army Corps (1)
- United States. Navy (1)
- Moving Image (249)
- Text (249)
249 results
Your search matched in:
- Description: Paul Penno was a World War II veteran who served in the Army as a medical aid from 1942 to December 1945. In this account, Penno discusses his pre-enlistment and his enlistment and training years in the U.S.
- Subject:
- Subject: Veterans
- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: World War II Interviewee name: Paul Penno Length of Interview: 51 minutes 59 seconds Pre-Enlistment (00:37) Childhood (00:40) o Penno was born in Watkins County, Montana on July 19, 1918. (00:54) o Originally...
![Penno, Paul (Interview outline and video), 2007 Penno, Paul (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/026f25b085b154332521139f2a9d12df.jpg)
Your search matched in:
- Subject:
- Subject: Veterans
- Text: ... at the end of 1943. (00:10:46)Assigned to the 39th Regiment during his time in England. Some of the men in the company were veterans of campaigns in North Africa and Sicily. (00:13:20) Spent some time helping to clean up London after the blitz. (00:15:48) Shipped out from Southampton, Engl...
![Hennesen, Charles (Interview outline and video), 2008 Hennesen, Charles (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/cfebfecc45a575dbc9fa4e59e778e20c.jpg)
Your search matched in:
- Subject:
- Subject: Veterans
- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: World War II Interviewee name: Carl Leo Fairfield Length of Interview: 36 minutes • Pre-Enlistment (00:27) o Childhood (00:56) Born on May 3rd, 1927 at Hackley Hospital in Muskegon, Michigan. (01:07) o Fam...
![Fairfield, Carl (Interview outline and video), 2006 Fairfield, Carl (Interview outline and video), 2006](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/04b66d686d84ce37ddfbbfb56e1aa69d.jpg)
Your search matched in:
- Description: ...Arthur Polmanteer is a World War II veteran who served in the U.S. Army's 78th Division from January, 1944 to 1946. In this account, Polmanteer discusses his pre-enlistment, enlistment and basic training. His unit saw action in the Hurtgen Forest, in the Battle of the Bulge, at the Rem...
- Subject:
- Subject: Veterans
- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Name of War: World War II Interviewee’s Name: Arthur Polmanteer Length of Interview: 28 minutes Pre-Enlistment (00:11) Childhood (00:15) o Family (00:41) o Polmanteer was born in Trout Lake, Upper Michigan on March...
![Polmanteer, Arthur (Interview outline and video), 2009 Polmanteer, Arthur (Interview outline and video), 2009](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/9a1ad86fcb75254c192aa4b0cc0605c5.jpg)
Your search matched in:
- Subject:
- Subject: Veterans
- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Richard Hines World War II Total Time: 0:56:30 Childhood and Pre-Enlistment (0:00:16) • • • • Born in Bradley, Michigan on October 2, 1922.
![Hines, Richard (Interview outline and video), 2008 Hines, Richard (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/2d40063d897abb85ce9137e3dd240180.jpg)
Your search matched in:
- Subject:
- Subject: Veterans
- 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 not let him.
![Homrich, Leo (Interview outline and video), 2009 Homrich, Leo (Interview outline and video), 2009](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/37da505303bdf2473f2ee1ea702a926c.jpg)
Your search matched in:
- Subject:
- Subject: Veterans
- 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.
![Doornbos, Derk (Interview outline and video), 2008 Doornbos, Derk (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/ec4f9dca451aabc66c0502d7a3f6489d.jpg)
Your search matched in:
- Subject:
- Subject: Veterans
- 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.
![Funnell, Rex (Interview outline and video), 2009 Funnell, Rex (Interview outline and video), 2009](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/47068c2b7dad0e9bcdabc9ac739018b0.jpg)
Your search matched in:
- Subject:
- Subject: Veterans
- 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 in construction of Fort Custer ...
![Owen, Calvin (Interview outline and video), 2007 Owen, Calvin (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/b0c44551cad0ecd0c0cc8b51d76bd11d.jpg)
Your search matched in:
- Subject:
- Subject: Veterans
- 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 Guard on Saturdays only. • Left hi...
![Martyn, Douglas (Interview outline and video), 2007 Martyn, Douglas (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/c159f33d01ce2d48dac78034b49d0578.jpg)
Your search matched in:
- Subject:
- Subject: Veterans
- Text: ...oman named Helen -They have been married for sixty three years -She still lives in their home in Detroit while he’s in the Veteran’s Hospital -They had three children -Two sons: Jerome Jr. and Hans -One daughter: Faith ...
![Gennrich, Jerome (Interview outline and video), 2014 Gennrich, Jerome (Interview outline and video), 2014](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/4a24d080e09693dbc0e94208141fe7e8.jpg)
Your search matched in:
- Subject:
- Subject: Veterans
- 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 glider planes for the war Ray also d...
![Fischer, Ray (Interview outline and video), 2003 Fischer, Ray (Interview outline and video), 2003](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/80a6bae2160daf86edc7607f7bb76c0d.jpg)