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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview General Mark Graham Total Time (00:04:24) Intro/Timeline (00:00:03) • Mark Graham was born August 10th, 1971 in Douglas, Michigan. At 18, Mark joined the Air Force right out of high school.

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Robert Hood (17:36) (00:13) Background Information • • • Robert was born in Detroit, MI He went to South High School in Grand Rapids, MI He joined the Marines in October of 1945 (1:40) Boot Camp and Deployment • • • In bo...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Korean War Murl Bogert (15:18) Background Information (00:08)    Served in the Korean Conflict (00:09) Enlisted in the Marine Reserve in 1950 prior to the outbreak of the Korean War. (00:28) He was deferred from going overseas...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Robert Bostwick (15:31) Pre War • Born on April 7, 1933 (0:20) • Born in Home Acres, MI (0:55) • Attended and graduated from [Grand Rapids] Central High School (1:00) • Was 8 when Pearl Harbor was bombed (1:20) • Drafted in 19...

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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Andrew Knott Cold War 10 minutes 25 seconds (00:00:05) -Born on September 5th, 1940 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. -Served in the US Army during the Vietnam War.

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• Description: Tim spent time in the Reserves after the Navy, but had to retire in 1991 due to his class 1 diabetes. He now resides in the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans.
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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Tim Kidd (00:28:16) (00:25) Background Information • • • • • Tim was born in Michigan on August 20, 1951 He grew up in a close knit family His parents were from Ohio and his father’s family have immigrated to the US from Ir...

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• Description: After his time in the service, Joseph worked with for an oil refinery and as attended a few veterans' reunions.
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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Joseph Boball (1:04:05) (00:25) Background Information • Joseph was born in 1912 • He went to through military training to be a heavy equipment officer • While in Okinawa Joseph had to visit the hospital because he was h...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Eddie MacDonald Length: 35:11 (00:25) Background Information • • • • Eddie was born on a farm in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1936 His father worked for GM and spent time working on their small fruit and dairy farm He we...

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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Claude Dies Vietnam War Total Time: 31:48 (split into two parts) Pre-War (00:38) • • • Born in 1945. (15:05) Was in a family of 12. Was drafted at 20, and joined the Marines.

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project George Ulrich (7:58) Basic training (00:12) • • • • George attended Basic training in Alabama. Here he learned how to fire weapons, including rifles and machine guns. (00:12) The men frequently marched at night. (00:40) George ...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Oral History Interview Veteran: Frank Anthony Interviewed by James Smither Transcribed by Grace Balog Interviewer: We are continuing our conversation with Frank Anthony of Twin Lake, Michigan and the interviewer is James Smithe...

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• Text: ...is emphysema was acting up. (34:40) Robert took himself to the hospital and treated. (35:19) He was recommended to go to the Veterans Home in 2010 by his daughter. He was not opposed to the idea. Since he has gone there, he believes that it has made things much easier. (37:30) Robert works ...