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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
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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

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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
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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

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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

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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Ray Janssen (00:47:03) (00:15) Background Information • Ray was born in Wisconsin in 1923 • They later moved to Michigan and his father bought a 40 acre farm, and also worked in a factory

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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Dean Chapman World War II Total Time: 1:02:01 Childhood and Pre-Enlistment (0:00:21) • • • • • Born in Lansing, MI 1922. Father was a credit manager Graduated from Michigan State

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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: World War II Interviewee’s Name: Andrew M. Olah Length of interview (00:10:10) (00:00) Background Born March 4, 1944 (00:01) Served in the army during World War II (00:06

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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: World War II Interviewee’s Name: Jerry Lyons Length of interview (0:45:04) (00:26) Background  Born December 20, 1922 (00:33)  Served in the 32nd division, 107th Medical

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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Meldon Pitt (01:57:51) (00:22) Background Information • • • • • • • Mel was born in Chicago, Illinois on February 23, 1924 His mother died when he was 2 and his father left so he lived with his

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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Benjamin Taylor (00:53:26) (00:20) Background Information • Benjamin was born in Allegan County, Michigan in 1921 • His father was a farmer and also a minister with the Church of Nazarene

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• Description: Robert Vander Laan is a Korean War era veteran who served in the 7th Army 966 Field Engineering Battalion. He was sent to Germany during his time in the service, and was never involved in any active combat. However, he witnessed the aftermath of WW
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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Robert N. Vander Laan (30:00) Introduction (00:03) Childhood and Family (00:40) • • • • • • • • • • Born in East Grand Rapids, MI on April 14, 1933. Attended Beckworth School, father

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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Harry Jelsema World War II Total Time: 0:52:30 Childhood and Pre-Enlistment (0:00:15) • • • • Born on a farm in Allegan, MI Father was a vegetable farmer Went to school through

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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Edward Dailey (00:43:04) (00:17) Introduction: • Born in Hazel Park, Michigan in 1932. • He attended grade school in Rochester, Michigan. • Left school in the eighth grade to work for a cement