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- Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Patrick Frederick (14:21) Background Information (00:23) Joined the service due to a family history of enlisting in the military. (00:25) Patrick enlisted in the U.S. Army due to his desire
![Frederick, Patrick (Interview outline and video), 2011 Frederick, Patrick (Interview outline and video), 2011](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/0ddc8eb117c857c7aa2fbe059f4b1c04.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of Interviewee: George Meyers Name of War: World War II Length of Interview: (00:23:02) (00:15) Background Information George was born in Coloma, Michigan on August 6, 1926
![Meyers, George O. (Interview outline and video), 2007 Meyers, George O. (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/f2441f8e47457b36aeb0755d80bacf0d.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project James Chamberlain (00:52:27) (00:30) Background Information • • • • James was born in Highland Park, MI, on August 16, 1926 His father worked with a realty corporation and his mother
![Chamberlain, James (Interview outline and video), 2007 Chamberlain, James (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/4af8dedbb584401527c93bfabdaa18e2.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Harry Vanderstow World War II Total Time: 17:11 Pre-War (00:02) • • • • Born in 1926. His parents were farmers, and he had 2 brothers and 1 sister. He worked on the Farm and went
![Vanderstow, Harry (Interview outline and video), 2008 Vanderstow, Harry (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/7ca2c2a980d9e027122bf2d0ea3e2624.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Fred Breuninger Length: 34:43 (00:03) Background Information and Training • • • • • Fred was born on April 22, 1922 His father was a banker He enlisted in the Air Force He had gone
![Breuninger, Fred (Interview outline and video), 2008 Breuninger, Fred (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/2ee2831d802042be1ea09c879369e83e.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Keith Blough (11:54) Pre-Enlistment • Born August 28, 1925 (0:20) • Born south of Freeport, MI (0:38) • Attended Freeport High School (0:45) Enlistment • Drafted in to the Navy in November
![Blough, Keith (Interview outline and video), 2004 Blough, Keith (Interview outline and video), 2004](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/8bd6c2952f920b050591347c870fe3d9.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Ted Burzynski (55:57) Background Information (00:20) • • Ted was born in Michigan on April 18, 1916 He has been living in the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans since 2004 Las Vegas (1:30
![Burzynski, Thadius (Interview outline and video), 2007 Burzynski, Thadius (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/d9bb3b487e9b7eb5aebaff9484cb9f98.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of Interviewer: Win Mueller Name of War: World War II Length of Interview: (00:34:11) (00:15) Training Win was drafted in 1942 and inducted at Fort Custer in Battle
![Mueller, Winfried S. (Interview outline and video), 2003 Mueller, Winfried S. (Interview outline and video), 2003](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/d77986b9e57b3b582905f7a2d90e64a5.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Frederick Rawsthorne (42:20) Pre Enlistment Born in St Helens, England, June 6, 1922 Family immigrated to America when very young Returned to England with Mother and Father few years
![Rawsthorne, Frederick (Interview outline and video), 2006 Rawsthorne, Frederick (Interview outline and video), 2006](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/87a9f14883a6df347a7b8f8ab0c0405e.jpg)
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- Description: Gerald Gless is a World War II veteran who served in the U.S. Army from approximately 1945 to December 1946. In this account, Gless discusses his pre-enlistment, enlistment, training, and active duty. He mentions his brief postings at various POW
- Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: World War II Interviewee name: Gerald Gless Length of Interview: 19mins. 51secs. Pre‐Enlistment (00:12) • Childhood (00:20) o • Gless was born on February 6th
![Gless, Gerald (Interview outline and video), 2005 Gless, Gerald (Interview outline and video), 2005](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/445543a2f323aa861202abbe64d85553.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Tommy Williams World War II (11:53) Background Information (00:11) Born August 26th 1920 (00:12) At the age of 18 before he joined the Army, Tommy worked in the field. (1:02) He
![Williams, Tommy (Interview outline and video), 2011 Williams, Tommy (Interview outline and video), 2011](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/b76d741867f4a1d251f44243cdc9394f.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Thaddeus Kling (43:17) (00:01) Background Information • • • • • Ted worked at Brunswick in Muskegon, MI before the war He finished the 8th grade and then went to work on a farm Ted plowed
![Kling, Thaddeus (Interview outline and video), 2008 Kling, Thaddeus (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/9f7e6a09460306f0857d8914dd4d4801.jpg)