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• Description: Eric J. DyKgraaf is a recent Iraqi War veteran who served in the U.S. Navy as an E-5 from May 2000 to May 2005. In this account, DyKgraaf discusses his pre-enlistment, enlistment and training, and active duty abroad.
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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: Iraq War, 2003Interviewee name: Eric James Dykgraaf Length of Interview: 58 minutes Pre-Enlistment (00:30) • Childhood (00:35) o Eric James Dykgraaf served in the U.S.

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• Description: Donald Gary is a Korean War era veteran who served with the U.S. Air Force from December 1950 to December 1954. In this account, Gary discusses his pre-enlistment, enlistment and basic training. He worked in the accounting department and kept Air Force inventories.
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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: Korean War Interviewee name: Donald Gary Length of Interview: 1hour 1minute Pre-Enlistment (00:45) • Childhood (00:50) o Gary was born in Rochester, New York in 1930. (01:10) • Family (01:11) o Grew up with...

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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II Grace Powers Length of Interview: 10:02 (00:02) XX (name of interviewer unknown): I’m going to start with just really simple questions to ask you.

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• Text: ...Bill  Does not remember running out of support from the bill (52:46) Never joined any kind of veterans organizations Was a part of the reserve until 1955 (53:04) Learning to follow directions and how important direction are was an extremely valuable lesson that he learned by serving in t...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview WWII Louis Kramer Length of interview (1:00:07) Pre-Enlistment • Kramer was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in December 1925. (00:09) • He attended Grand Rapids Public Schools until 9th grade then moved to Cedar Springs, M...

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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: Cold War & Desert Storm Name of Interviewee: Avery Loucks Length of Interview: 00:16:48 Background:                 He lives in Kentwood, Michigan.

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• Description: Bob Marshall is a World War II veteran who served in the U.S. Merchant Marines from November, 1944 to mid-1947. In this account, Marshall discusses his pre-enlistment, enlistment, and training in the U.S., and combat experience on the high seas in the Pacific.
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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: World War II Interviewee name: Robert Marshall Length of Interview: 56 minutes Pre-Enlistment (00:54) o Childhood (01:04) ƒ Marshall was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 17th, 1928. (01:06) o Family (01:11) ƒ A...

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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Warren Wandrey World War II (1:23:31) Background Information (00:40)              Born November 9th 1924 in Chicago, Illinois. (00:43) For the first 3 years of his life he lived in Chicago.

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• Description: Woodrow J. Tromp is a WW II veteran who served in the U.S. Army with the 32nd (Red Arrow) Division Company I, 126th Infantry Regiment from 1940 to 1945. In this account he discuses his time with the National Guard before and after it was federalized as part of the U.S.
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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Woodrow J. Tromp (01:07:26) Introduction (00:26) Family and childhood (02:15) • Tromp mentions that he grew up in Grand Rapids, with 5 sisters and 1 brother.

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• Description: ...Susan Ryan Bowers is the widow of Vietnam War veteran Steven Bowers. She was born in Memphis, Tennessee and then grew up in Florida. She met Steven in 1963 after a deployment to Europe. He was in the Navy as a bombardier/navigator for an A5 Vigilante in RVAH 5 Squadron (reconnaissance)...
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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Susan Ryan Bowers Vietnam War 49 minutes 45 seconds (00:00:11) Early Life -Born in Memphis, Tennessee -Moved to Florida when her father went to fight in World War II -Lived in Florida from 1941 to 1965 -Lived in Coral Gables and Jack...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Korean War Jack Harris Length of interview (00:45:32) (00:00:18) Introduction & Pre-War Life  Childhood (00:00:18) o Born in Lucas, Ohio to a family of farmers in 1933 o Father was a bootlegger o He was seven when World...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Robert Hoolsema Cold War-Korean War Era 41 minutes 7 seconds (00:00:10) Early Life -Born in 1928 in Grand Rapids, Michigan in Blodgett Hospital -Grew up in the Grand Rapids area -Father was a carpenter -During the Great Depression hi...