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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

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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

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  • 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

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  • Description: Armond Hillock is a World War II veteran who served with the Sigma Corps within the U.S. Army from January 1943 to an undisclosed date. Hillock discusses his pre-enlistment, enlistment and training in the U.S. He briefly discusses where his active
  • Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
  • Text: Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project Name of War: World War II Interviewee Name: Armond Hillock Length of Interview (00:23:06) (00:00:23)Pre-Enlistment  Background o Took part in World War II.  Education o After graduating high
Hillock, Armond L. (Interview outline and video), 2005

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  • Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of Interview: Woodrow Neumann Name of War: World War II Length of Interview: (00:34:12) (00:15) Background Information • • • • • Woodrow was born in Flint, Michigan on July 8
Neumann, Woodrow J., (Interview outline and video), 2007

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  • Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of Interviewee: Lavont Pickens Name of War: World War II Length of Interview: (00:52:58) (00:35) Background Information • Lavont was born in Mosley, Michigan • His father owned
Pickens, Lavont A. (Interview outline and video), 2003

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  • Description: Nickoli Kotchka is a World War II Veteran who served in the United States Army from 1942 to 1945 in Africa, Italy, France, and Austria as a member of the 15th Infantry 3rd Division. Soon after Pearl Harbor, Kotchka was drafted into the Army and sent
  • Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
  • Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Nickoli Kotchka (00: 29:25) (0:45) The early years (West Virginia) • Born July 26, 1915 • Lived in East Gulf, West Virginia which was a coal mining town o Father was a coal miner • Attended
Kotchka, Nickoli (Interview outline and video), 2007

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  • Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
  • Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Marv Kuzawa World War II 49 minutes 04 seconds (00:00:18) Family and Reactions to Pearl Harbor -Born in 1921. [No born on date is stated, but 21 at enlistment in 1942 would be 1921] -Shocked
Kuzawa, Marion (Interview outline and video), 2015

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Garland, Dudley Hoare (Interview transcript), 1945

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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

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  • Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Donald Brummel Length of interview (0:24:28) Pre-Enlistment • Childhood o Born and raised in Burnips, Michigan. (0:51) His family were farmers. (0:54) • His Job o He was 22 years old
Brummel, Donald (Interview outline and video), 2007

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  • Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Len Berkenpas World War II Total Time: 0:43:15 Childhood and Pre-Enlistment (0:00:20) • • • • • Born in 1925 in Byron Center, MI Family was involved in farming Attended Byron Center
Berkenpas, Len (Interview outline and video), 2008