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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: ...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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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: Korean War Name of Interviewee: Amos Sterzick Jr. Length of interview (0:46:24) (00:06) Background Born in [Delton, MI (00:32) Had two brothers and one sister.
![Sterzick, Amos E. (Interview outline and video), 2009 Sterzick, Amos E. (Interview outline and video), 2009](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/7afe184df0e3d37a6b297a1b69b38f62.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Richard Hawley (33:22) Background information (00:10) Born in Michigan in 1932 (00:12) He lived with his grandparents who farmed (00:20) He went to live with his mother in Traverse City, Michigan, in 193...
![Hawley, Richard (Interview outline and video), 2010 Hawley, Richard (Interview outline and video), 2010](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/8de518680720f73b32a93ce6bd9dc291.jpg)
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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...
![Gary, Donald (Interview outline and video), 2008 Gary, Donald (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/f78475ecdfdddd444f9c1f7d90b1685a.jpg)