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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Eddie MacDonald Length: 35:11 (00:25) Background Information • • • • Eddie was born on a farm in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1936 His father worked for GM and spent time working on their small fruit and dairy farm He we...
![MacDonald, Eddie (Interview outline and video), 2008 MacDonald, Eddie (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/374c6b1911135ec572dabc75b5b11069.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of Interviewee: John Tibbe Name of War: World War II Length of Interview: (00:55:52) (00:10) Background Information • John was born in Grant, Michigan on March 10, 1921 • His father was a farmer and able to keep hi...
![Tibbe, John (Interview outline and video), 2008 Tibbe, John (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/13caac7d44b2333995dacfdda20cbf15.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Korean War Clarence Hunter Total Time – (10:01) Background He was born in London, Arkansas on September 1, 1935 (00:17) He served in the Army and the Navy (00...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Cold War Era Michael Eames Total Time – (07:15) Background He was born in Buffalo, New York – May 14, 1959 (01:31) His grandfather was born in Ireland o He traveled to New York City where he became a policema...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Charles Pope Length: 33:06 (00:30) Background Information Charles was born on October 15, 1956 in the upper peninsula of Michigan He had a good childhood and often went hunting and built things with his father...
![Pope, Charles (Interview outline and video), 2008 Pope, Charles (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/1acb81bcdcfdf91f718907881a5d51ac.jpg)
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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 Interview Jimmie Carrol Bush Vietnam War Total Time: 17:45 Pre-Enlistment (00:24) • • Went to Thornapple-Kellogg High School in Middleville, Michigan.
![Bush, Jimmie Carrol (Interview outline and video), 2005 Bush, Jimmie Carrol (Interview outline and video), 2005](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/e6c12f970e25041410ecfda42fdebd2d.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 Brian Baar (00:48:00) (00:15) Introduction • Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. • Can remember watching the television when President Kennedy was shot. • Attended school with two of his cousins. • His father was an executive at Ste...
![Baar, Brian (Interview outline and video), 2008 Baar, Brian (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/1f44967757c32a25f511619cba78437c.jpg)
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- Description: Frank Jones is a Vietnam War veteran that was born on February 15, 1950 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. After graduating from high school in June 1970 he was drafted into the Army in August 1970. He trained at Fort Knox, Kentucky; Fort Polk, Louisiana; and Fort Benning, Georgia.
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- Text: ...Readjusting to Civilian Life & Life after the War -He was harassed by protestors -While at Ferris State University the Veterans’ Club was looked down upon -Feels that veterans from the wars in Iraq & Afghanistan are treated better now -Directly because of how vetera...
![Jones, Frank (Interview outline and video), 2015 Jones, Frank (Interview outline and video), 2015](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/237168ac838ec5047c105d95b38cefa7.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Ed Brooks Length: 32:06 (00:15) Background Information • Ed was born in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan in 1940 • He had 2 brothers, his father was a farmer and his mother a housewife • Ed went to Hoover elementary school an...
![Brooks, Ed (Interview outline and video), 2004 Brooks, Ed (Interview outline and video), 2004](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/35a010bae013091293b3f189d0b15353.jpg)
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project William Donner (00:24:12) (00:26) Pre-Service Born Leelanau Co., MI, on a farm 2 younger bros Grad Traverse City HS Worked MI Milk producer association (45 years) as product tester (1:10) Service Drafted at 23, during Korean War, didn...
![Donner, William (Interview outline and video), 2007 Donner, William (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/7b2e59588753d4a0f91ba7cd7eb80654.jpg)