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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 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 Kuzawa, Marion (Interview outline and video), 2015](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/a18300bc603b8bb9160d71508207e05b.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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- Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- 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 Interviewee name: Clyde Boerman Length of Interview: (00:54:46) (0:08:50)Pre-Enlistment Before the war, he worked at General Motors. He quit his job
![Boerman, Clyde Allan (Interview outline and video), 2005 Boerman, Clyde Allan (Interview outline and video), 2005](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/1197e50b9fca413e8b4643babdca5ec7.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 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)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Chester Dykema (00:22:00) Background: Dykema was born in 1927 Dykema entered the Navy in May 1945 and served until July of 1946, exiting as a 3rd class motor machinist. Did basic training
![Dykema, Chester (Interview outline and video), 2007 Dykema, Chester (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/41975ed171d3020ad9340aac6f2648f7.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Interviewee’s Names: Jack & Norma Mc Caulley Name of War: World War II Length: (00:32:49) (00:20) Background Information Jack was born in Woodland, Michigan in 1927 He went
![Mc Caulley, Jack (Interview outline and video), 2005 Mc Caulley, Jack (Interview outline and video), 2005](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/8119b1417591fa316fa0637667bf4143.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Frank O’Boyle (00:37:52) (00:22) – Background -Born in Detroit on 29 June 1924 -Has no memories of his mother, as she died when he was very young -Raised by father and aunts & uncles -Moved
![O'Boyle Frank (Interview outline and video), 2005 O'Boyle Frank (Interview outline and video), 2005](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/3631c8d66e5e574cc54f3c0e68f0376a.jpg)