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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of Interviewee: Robert Perrin Name of War: World War II Length of Interview: (00:38:26) (00:20) Background Information • Robert was born on September 11, 1923 in Grand Rapids, Michigan • He grew up in Grand Rapids ...
![Perrin, Robert B. (Interview outline and video), 2008 Perrin, Robert B. (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/3950c12c265164f291dc9665b5e7fc00.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Title Mulbrecht, Fred (Interview outline and video), 2012 Subject World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; United States. Army Air Corps; United States.
![Mulbrecht, Fred (Interview outline and video), 2012 Mulbrecht, Fred (Interview outline and video), 2012](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/b8febe07b632f960fe058bb89451c318.jpg)
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- Description: John Graham is a World War II veteran who served in the U.S. Anti-Aircraft Corps from September 1944 to an undisclosed date. In this account, Graham discusses his pre-enlistment, enlistment, training, and active duty.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: World War II Interviewee name: John Graham Length of Time: 12 minutes Pre-Enlistment (00:15) • Background (00:17) o John Graham mentions that he served with the Anti-Aircraft Corps as a private. (00:19) o Took ...
![Graham, John (Interview outline and video), 2004 Graham, John (Interview outline and video), 2004](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/b9b0cb89c435b58302694bbc7f6158ea.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Theodore Grevers Cold War Total Time: 19:23 Pre-Enlistment and Service (00:09) Born in Chicago, IL in 1929. He was raised in The Netherlands before World War II, and his family was ...
![Grevers, Theodore (Interview outline and video), 2009 Grevers, Theodore (Interview outline and video), 2009](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/d422f47adbff96e9d26836b2edbaab0d.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: World War II Interviewee name: William Holl Length of Interview: (00:14:25) Childhood and Pre-enlistment (00:00) Born in Orange, NJ in 1927.
![Holl, William H. (Interview outline and video), 2009 Holl, William H. (Interview outline and video), 2009](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/b7d22fa595e80eac986512249167761f.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Milford Cherington World War II Total Time: 26:06 Pre-War (00:00) • • • Was drafted, but was put on 4F because he had a hernia. He was living at home when he was drafted.
![Cherington, Milford (Interview outline and video), 2004 Cherington, Milford (Interview outline and video), 2004](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/8cad4b9c35cd28bb30cee7e92eb88e0a.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview William Peterson Length: 16:23 (00:40) Background Information William was born on May 1, 1924 He had been working with his father to train bird dogs before he enlisted in the Navy William spent 3 years in active d...
![Peterson, William (Interview outline and video), 2009 Peterson, William (Interview outline and video), 2009](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/624da354523b4f5e3e16380551b06579.jpg)
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- Description: ...Peter McMillan is a WW II veteran who served in the United States Air Force from approximately 1945 to 1947? in Guam with a six-week stint in Hawaii. Although a majority of his time in the service occurred after WWII had ended, McMillan's story still provides a unique perspective on po...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Notes Length: 23:40 Peter McMillan WWII Veteran United States Air Force; December 1945 to 1947? * Important note: McMillan often refers to WWII as WWI, however, based on content and his birth date, he means WWII. (0:3...
![McMillan, Peter (Interview outline and video), 2006 McMillan, Peter (Interview outline and video), 2006](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/ee3a9d0ccf8bdec2d9fc240c09ec4b46.jpg)
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- Text: ...Trierweiler met a woman overseas who was defending Hitler; slapped her (27:28) Remembers a fellow student who was a veteran; had a dream that he was still in combat (28:50) Mentioned her husband and a comrade getting lost at midnight and accidentally wandering in the German area o Example o...
![Trierweiler, Nina (Interview outline and video), 2008 Trierweiler, Nina (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/e0ea466048378ac0c4db52b5a4806809.jpg)
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- Text: He is still in contact with them in 2011. (11:45) He has respect for service members serving. (12:28) Patrick is not a member of any veteran’s organizations. (12:58)
![Frederick, Patrick (Interview outline and video), 2011 Frederick, Patrick (Interview outline and video), 2011](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/0ddc8eb117c857c7aa2fbe059f4b1c04.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of Interviewee: George Meyers Name of War: World War II Length of Interview: (00:23:02) (00:15) Background Information George was born in Coloma, Michigan on August 6, 1926 George spent his younger years on his...
![Meyers, George O. (Interview outline and video), 2007 Meyers, George O. (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/f2441f8e47457b36aeb0755d80bacf0d.jpg)
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- Text: ...Interview Notes Interview Length (16:00) Jay Shook World War II Veteran Korean War Veteran US Navy Pre-Enlistment Lived in Caledonia when he signed up for the Navy (0:35) Signed up for travel and adventure (0:47) Training Was trained at Great Lakes, Illinois (0:55) Was there for ...
![Shook, Jay (Interview outline and video), 2005 Shook, Jay (Interview outline and video), 2005](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/6d3a0d3a951432d28b1c7f477c058ac3.jpg)