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- Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- 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 Johnson, Fay (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/d4de345f4d2c65e89c7db0bdc8dcf05a.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Steve Hickel (00:30:26) (00:10) Background Information • • • • • Steve was born in Cleveland, OH in 1956 He attended Duquesne University, Notre Dame University, and another university overseas
![Hickel, Steve (Interview outline and video), 2005 Hickel, Steve (Interview outline and video), 2005](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/e6db6f3f9f9248df2432092036687175.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Lyn Lee (00:48:22) (00:15) Background Information • • • • • • • Lyn was born in Detroit, Michigan on September 7, 1953 His mother worked as a server and also did some embroidery work His father
![Lee, Lyn (Interview outline and video), 2008 Lee, Lyn (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/1043f52070ed37ac8bac18cd220118f4.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Raymond Hawkins, Sr. Length: 24:09 (00:30) Training Raymond was serving in the Navy towards the end of the Korean War, working as a communications technician He had enlisted
![Hawkins, Raymond Sr. (Interview outline and video), 2010 Hawkins, Raymond Sr. (Interview outline and video), 2010](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/7d27134d717332874b038e65e530a5b2.jpg)
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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 Jeltema, Richard (Interview outline and video), 2009](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/a021bf5af175360e617cb9bf2f1731fe.jpg)
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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 Brummel, Donald (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/5679c71cc7a48e57b804f0a738e323ed.jpg)
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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 Berkenpas, Len (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/2f47559c9afa7e56de3f91d2e984d208.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Doug Anderson Length: 26:55 (00:25) Naval Training • Doug was in high school when WWII started and the Navy had been offering a special officer training program • He enlisted
![Anderson, Doug (Interview outline and video), 2004 Anderson, Doug (Interview outline and video), 2004](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/cd711cb60f7e8157cd7b380938aa9a34.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: World War II Name of Interviewee: Wesley Strehlau Length of interview (0:10:13) (00:00) Background Served in World War II in the U.S. Navy as a second class water tender
![Strehlau, Wesley K. (Interview outline and video), 2009 Strehlau, Wesley K. (Interview outline and video), 2009](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/957b50095121c199549955baef2761de.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Morris Gooch (23:05) (00:10) Background Information • • • • • • • Morris was born in Monroe, Michigan in 1951 His father was a mechanic and his mother was a housewife He had seven siblings
![Gooch, Morris (Interview outline and video), 2008 Gooch, Morris (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/5b5d22dc26c2fbfc1f04b2c9c9be015e.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Jerry Bruinekool (24:05) (00:15) Background Information • Jerry was born on December 15, 1938 • He was in the Navy for three years and then in the reserve • Jerry was born in Michigan and went
![Bruinekool, Jerry (Interview outline and video), 2008 Bruinekool, Jerry (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/e5bafba73abc14b26a5c45788adc88d7.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Robert Christiansen Length: 34:05 (00:01) Background Information • • • • • • • Robert was born on August 11, 1920 in Muskegon, Michigan His grandparents were from Denmark Robert’s
![Christiansen, Robert (Interview outline and video), 2008 Christiansen, Robert (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/c4ad955dae087db3546af692209036df.jpg)