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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: World War II Interviewee name: William Holl Length of Interview: (00:14:25) Childhood and Pre-enlistment (00:00) Born in Orange, NJ in 1927.
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Interviewee’s Name: Jerry McFarland Name of War: Vietnam War Length of Interview: (00:40:57) (00:30) Background Information Jerry was born march 24, 1933 and enlisted in the Navy in 1950 He had envied hi...
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- Text: ... 7 theme song for their ship • There was a rat guard on the ship to keep all the rats away (17:10) Post Viet Nam • Veterans did not get any respect back in America, especially from all the protesters • It would have been better to join the Air Force because they provide more a...
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- Text: ...Interview Notes Interview Length (16:00) Jay Shook World War II Veteran Korean War Veteran US Navy Pre-Enlistment Lived in Caledonia when he signed up for the Navy (0:35) Signed up for travel and adventure (0:47) Training Was trained at Great Lakes, Illinois (0:55) Was there for ...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Steve Byers (00:17:12) (00:34) Retirement from Service • • • • • Steve retired from active duty in August of 1997 He entered the Navy Fleet Reserve and could be called back to duty at any time Steve officially retired from th...
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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 was a housewife James went to school in Detr...
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- Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Name of Interviewee: Ronald Leistra Name of War: Korean War Length of Interview: (00:08:50) Pre-Enlistment Enlisted because he knew he probably would be drafted (0:40) Enlisted in the Navy because it was a better route than the Army (1...
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- Description: ... Orleans, Newport, Grand Rapids, the Azores and aboard on the destroyer escort Nickelson. Jan remains active with the local veterans organizations such as the American Legion, Amvets and Waves National. She has attained the positions of commander and judge advocate for the American Legion...
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- Text: ...about going out to sea because she gets seasick (44:46:00) Luckily, the ship stayed tied to the pier during her time there. Veterans Organizations (45:40:18) Jan was first involved with the Furniture City Post of the American Legion, which is a sea service only post on...
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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 of 1943 (1:15) • Had a lot of confusi...
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview John Thiel Vietnam War Total Time: 26:30 Pre-War (00:00) • • • Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1950. Was part of a family of 6 children.
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Mark Thiel Vietnam War Total Time: 26:30 Pre-War (00:00) Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1950. Was part of a family of 6 children.
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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...
