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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Dr. Richard Wierenga (25:01) (00:10) Introduction: • Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. (04:30) Air Force: • Joined the Air Force after two years of college. • Basic training was in New York. • Flew F-86, Sabrejet airplanes. • Be...
![Wierenga, Richard (Interview outline and video), 2007 Wierenga, Richard (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/f9c8322df25bb558bf6c3bf8dc7d1673.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Willard Steffens (00:59:14) (00:15) Background Information • Willard was born on June 21, 1935 • He worked for a while after graduating high school, but he did not like it and they did not pay enough money • He enlisted in the Air...
![Steffens, Willard T. (Interview outline and video), 2006 Steffens, Willard T. (Interview outline and video), 2006](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/64a5808328cd5a28602645c889f6e5cf.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Richard Keberle (28:44) (00:04) Background Information • When Richard was younger he broke a lot of his toys • His family did not have much money during the Depression • He was born in Cleveland, Ohio in November of 1931...
![Keberle, Richard (Interview outline and video), 2007 Keberle, Richard (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/7ca00e33edd83093bc38728cb01d6d7f.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project Air Force, Korean War Darwin Cutler Length of Interview (00:10:30) Background Born in St. Louis, Missouri Father was a CPA and a farmer; mother was a school teacher His older brother was also a school teacher and farmer Had family th...
![Cutler, Darwin (Interview outline and video), 2010 Cutler, Darwin (Interview outline and video), 2010](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/c78104f2e74b83d091cbddb45b3cffc0.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Robert Kuhn (22:19) Background Information (00:04) Born June 9th 1934 in Grand Rapids Michigan. (00:05) Reached rank of Master Sergeant in the U.S.
![Kuhn, Robert (Interview outline), 2011 Kuhn, Robert (Interview outline), 2011](/application/views/scripts/images/fallback-file.png)
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- Text: ...He remained in this field until he retired. (00:15:11:00) De Loof never joined any veteran’s organizations. (00:17:00:00) o After he was ineligible for the VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars), he did not pursue any others. (00:17:00:00) o To be affiliated with VFW, one must have exper...
![De Loof, Arnold (Interview outline and video), 2007 De Loof, Arnold (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/17fa563c2ea4b63a7daee27f0b439aa2.jpg)
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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...
![Butkus, Chuck (Interview outline and video), 2009 Butkus, Chuck (Interview outline and video), 2009](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/c5d678573174e5abfc69f3360eb7a31f.jpg)
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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...
![Ludema, Gordon (Interview outline and video), 2005 Ludema, Gordon (Interview outline and video), 2005](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/75d9937eb43320576c6d4ee8342564ef.jpg)
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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...
![Van Vleet, Leroy (Interview outline and video), 2010 Van Vleet, Leroy (Interview outline and video), 2010](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/631c14ed004bcf6d1b6d50e961aa4d1c.jpg)
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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...
![Vermerris, Norman (Interview outline and video), 2010 Vermerris, Norman (Interview outline and video), 2010](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/a0e21b46bfc46fc1777bb12c12268bf4.jpg)
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- Description: Chester Novak is a WW II and Korean War veteran who served in the United States Air Force from February 1944 to 1952 in the Aleutian Islands and Korea respectively. In this interview, Novak talks about growing up on a farm and joining the Army at 15 years old.
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- Text: ...Interview Notes Length: 30:35 Chester Joe Novak WWII and Korean War veteran United States Air Force; February 1944 – 1952 Pacific – Aleutian Islands; Korea (0:00) Before grade school • Born in Bay County, MI in 1927 • Dad was a farmer • Mom worked on the farm too • 1 brother, no...
![Novak, Chester Joe (Interview outline and video), 2007 Novak, Chester Joe (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/7a240b1f705acf85a2ea260aba78d8db.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Korean War Era Robert Drew Introduction (00:00:02) • Born March 16th, 1930 in Decatur, Indiana (00:00:42) ◦ Robert Drew lived in a farm community for his whole life til age 19 with his family of eight; six from the Drew fa...
![Drew, Robert (Interview outline), 2013 Drew, Robert (Interview outline), 2013](/application/views/scripts/images/fallback-file.png)