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- Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II Spud Ensing Length of interview (50:23) (0:08) Background Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on December 31, 1926(0:35) Lived in Grand Rapids until 8th grade then moved
![Ensing, Eugene "Spud" (Interview outline and video), 2012 Ensing, Eugene "Spud" (Interview outline and video), 2012](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/7ab5fbf2401f4d096f36a855d1f171dc.jpg)
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- Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Notes Length: 23:38 George Schuster WWII Veteran United State Navy; 1941 to 1945/46 Introduction (0:17) • Was born in St. Claire Shores. Entry into service (1:07) • Lied about his
![Schuster, George (Interview outline and video), 2007 Schuster, George (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/150383f100576025a633f4640e78824a.jpg)
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- Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Charlie Swendsen World War II Total Time: 56:30 Guided Tour of the USS Silversides (00:00) • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • (00:00) Explanation of the deck gun, noted
![Swendsen, Charles (Interview outline and video), 2009 Swendsen, Charles (Interview outline and video), 2009](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/d0d30f890b7b0046c2523a333bb50f39.jpg)
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- Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: World War II Interviewee name: Homer Berry Length of Interview: (00:13:59) (00:40) Pre-Enlistment Background o Homer was born in Flint, Michigan on February 13, 1925. o
![Berry, Homer C. (Interview outline and video), 2008 Berry, Homer C. (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/cfa0bb69f314eb1b55c076ca823d04ed.jpg)
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- Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Bob Veenstra World War II Total Time: 43:00 Pre-War (00:05) • • • • • • Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1914. Went to a small public school. Attended Union High School in Grand
![Veenstra, Robert (Interview outline and video), 2004 Veenstra, Robert (Interview outline and video), 2004](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/141b8849143e281318f3e8a8e96b34ce.jpg)
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- Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Harold Sundberg (56:40) Background information (1:10) Born April 14th 1926 in Red Wing, Minnesota. (1:10) Red Wing had a population of about 10,000 when he resided
![Sundberg, Harold (Interview outline and video), 2011 Sundberg, Harold (Interview outline and video), 2011](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/fc6b0452967009f64c04fe3ed58725e1.jpg)
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- Description: Chris Leaver is a US Navy veteran that was on active duty in the late 1980s and the early 1990s and later in the early to mid-2000s (post 9/11). He was born in Toledo, Ohio and his family eventually moved to Madison, Indiana. After high school he
- Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Chris Leaver Peacetime Duty 1 hour 2 minutes 26 seconds (00:00:15) Early Life -Born in Toledo, Ohio -Mother was a bookkeeper -Father was a mechanical engineer -Moved around a few times -Parents
![Leaver, Chris (Interview outline and video), 2014 Leaver, Chris (Interview outline and video), 2014](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/88615d7e36eafb5ca140d92768568f4f.jpg)
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- Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Fay Johnson (52:52) (00:35) Background Information • • • • Fay grew up in Grand Rapids, MI He went to East Grand Rapids Schools Fay graduated from Lowell High School in 1943 He enlisted
![Johnson, Fay (Interview outline and video), 2008 Johnson, Fay (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/d4de345f4d2c65e89c7db0bdc8dcf05a.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Steve Hickel (00:30:26) (00:10) Background Information • • • • • Steve was born in Cleveland, OH in 1956 He attended Duquesne University, Notre Dame University, and another university overseas
![Hickel, Steve (Interview outline and video), 2005 Hickel, Steve (Interview outline and video), 2005](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/e6db6f3f9f9248df2432092036687175.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Lyn Lee (00:48:22) (00:15) Background Information • • • • • • • Lyn was born in Detroit, Michigan on September 7, 1953 His mother worked as a server and also did some embroidery work His father
![Lee, Lyn (Interview outline and video), 2008 Lee, Lyn (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/1043f52070ed37ac8bac18cd220118f4.jpg)
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- Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Raymond Hawkins, Sr. Length: 24:09 (00:30) Training Raymond was serving in the Navy towards the end of the Korean War, working as a communications technician He had enlisted
![Hawkins, Raymond Sr. (Interview outline and video), 2010 Hawkins, Raymond Sr. (Interview outline and video), 2010](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/7d27134d717332874b038e65e530a5b2.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Richard Jeltema (32:32) (00:22) Background Information • • • • • Richard was born in Grand Rapids, MI in 1927 His father worked in local trucking He went to Davis Tech high school Richard heard
![Jeltema, Richard (Interview outline and video), 2009 Jeltema, Richard (Interview outline and video), 2009](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/a021bf5af175360e617cb9bf2f1731fe.jpg)