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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.
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- 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 school, in 1940, he started work at ...
![Hillock, Armond L. (Interview outline and video), 2005 Hillock, Armond L. (Interview outline and video), 2005](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/d0d56568b45cab8eb390522f3a20cf72.jpg)
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- Text: ...ransmissions for trucks. o Gerald got married on April 20, 1946 and had two children. o He is now living at the Grand Rapids Veterans Home. ...
![Bradley, Gerald G. (Interview outline and video), 2008 Bradley, Gerald G. (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/3f8ce963738c07d4630b02653b3ed84c.jpg)
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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, 1918 He came from a German Catholi...
![Neumann, Woodrow J., (Interview outline and video), 2007 Neumann, Woodrow J., (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/db1f8a95e07117f0984ee28f486b277a.jpg)
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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 a creamery and his mother was a telep...
![Pickens, Lavont A. (Interview outline and video), 2003 Pickens, Lavont A. (Interview outline and video), 2003](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/5ab45aa172661ac9205705e4c9dde530.jpg)
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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 to Europe.
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- 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 school in a two-story building that had...
![Kotchka, Nickoli (Interview outline and video), 2007 Kotchka, Nickoli (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/a498043ee4b6ef6f075ca9075f19afb3.jpg)
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- Description: ...Bernard B. Maller is a WW II veteran who served in the United States Army from 1941 to 1946 in England, Belgium, France, and Germany. Maller grew up in Detroit. In 1941 Maller enlisted in the Army, underwent officer training and was promptly sent overseas to manage supply distribution, a ta...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Notes Length: 38:49 Bernard B. Maller WWII veteran United States Army; 1941 – 1946 (0:00) Before grade school • Born in Detroit, MI in 1920 • Has many family pictures of him growing up in an album • Father was...
![Maller, Bernard (Interview outline and video), 2005 Maller, Bernard (Interview outline and video), 2005](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/352e3d73a6a374ce623570637d681bd3.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 and concerned about the news from Pearl Ha...
![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 about the attack on Pearl Harbo...
![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 during Pearl Harbor and worked at Ext...
![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 Christian School until 8th Grade ...
![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 August Edema (36:27) (00:13) Background Information • August was born in Byron Center, MI in 1920 • His family had a 60 acre farm and 6 kids • His father worked in a shop once in a while for extra money • August went to w...
![Edema, August (Interview outline and video), 2008 Edema, August (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/c0920751d537d71c33155fa6fe11a7bd.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Nina Daly (29:46) Background Information (1:25) • • • • • • • • • She served in the 2nd WAAC training center. (2:30) Nina was born in Rockingham County, North Carolina, on November 22nd 1918. (6:45) Her mother worked ...
![Daly, Nina (Interview outline and video), 2012 Daly, Nina (Interview outline and video), 2012](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/d77abf8105cd5fdd16bc19f06d04972d.jpg)