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- Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Don Morell (01:00:18) (00:10) Background Information • Don was born in Ludington, MI in 1926 and raised in Muskegon, MI • His father worked in a factory • Don had been at church when Pearl
![Morell, Don (Interview outline and video), 2008 Morell, Don (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/8d168eed82105904cdb00145da05435c.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of Interviewee: Morgan Singer Name of War: World War II Length of Interview: (00:53:40) Childhood and Pre-Enlistment (00:13) • • • • • • • Born in Pinckney, MI He had 10 brothers
![Singer, Morgan F. (Interview outline and video), 2007 Singer, Morgan F. (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/c90ae27bd4241c255e692c69775db2ab.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Cornelius Ringnalda & Richard Herrema (00:42:27) (00:30) Background information • • • • • • Richard was born in Michigan in the early twenties and grew up in Grand Rapids He worked on his
![Ringnalda, Cornelius and Richard Herrema (Interview outline and video), 2008 Ringnalda, Cornelius and Richard Herrema (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/a8f663da29d3cab5d8663c65ae5a73b2.jpg)
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- Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Milo "Mike" Houghton World War II 58 minutes 56 seconds (00:00:15) Early Life -Born in Sand Lake, Michigan in 1924. -Grew up in Sand Lake as well. -After getting into a fight at school his
![Houghton, Milo (Interview outline and video), 2015 Houghton, Milo (Interview outline and video), 2015](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/a7fecd84721b8ea304167f3f1fc3a702.jpg)
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- Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Charles Windisch (30:55) (00:10) Background Information • • • • • Charles grew up in Allegan County, in Gibson, Michigan His father was a gardener and his mother was a housekeeper
![Windisch, Charles (Interview outline and video), 2007 Windisch, Charles (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/db72f38e22a52a749468f370bc8d5610.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Dr. Gordon Balyeat (1:42:25) (00:25) Background Information • • • • • • • • Gordon was born in Michigan in 1911 and grew up in Sparta He enjoyed hunting, fishing, scouting and was very
![Balyeat, Gordon (Interview outline and video), 2008 Balyeat, Gordon (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/4f772595fbbe983dedecca030956dcc9.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Gerald Bocian (42:38) (00:15) Background Information • Gerald was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1925 • His father worked in a steel mill and his mother stayed at home • Gerald quit high school
![Bocian, Gerald (Interview outline and video), 2008 Bocian, Gerald (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/c1d088d74698804da69a3b90ba27e423.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview William Bos Length: 49:11 (00:15) Background Information Bill was born in Cascade, Michigan on December 18, 1922 and went to school there through 8th grade His father
![Bos, William (Interview outline and video), 2008 Bos, William (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/ce12a6d2b9e366808a930f345315c46d.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Wayne Monroe (00:38:30) (00:00) Personal Background • Born in Byron Center, MI • Describes his parents’ employment o Father was a teacher (01:20) The outbreak of the War and the bombing of Pearl
![Monroe, Wayne S. (Interview outline and video), 2007 Monroe, Wayne S. (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/c9780f149bdf08b8b64a41f2cc06504f.jpg)
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- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Richard Prosch (01:04:35) (00:15) Background Information • • • • • Richard was born on March 27, 1921 in Indiana His family later moved to Chicago where his father had just bought a pharmacy
![Prosch, Richard (Interview outline and video), 2008 Prosch, Richard (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/3f4567caa52a7e7ea3305ad753598756.jpg)
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- Description: David Good is a World War II veteran who served with in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1946. In this account, Good discusses his pre-enlistment, enlistment and basic training. He discusses his work as an electronic technician aboard the USS Alaska
- Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: World War II Interviewee name: David Good Length of Interview: 34 minutes Pre-Enlistment (00:15) • Childhood (00:17) o Briefly mentions that he served in the Navy aboard
![Good, David (Interview outline and video), 2004 Good, David (Interview outline and video), 2004](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/1f42e45d0f331afba8c1842cc182f0ca.jpg)
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- Description: Jacob Lucas is a World War II veteran who served in the Seabees, a construction branch of the Navy, from December 1942 to 1945. In this account, Lucas discusses his pre-enlistment, enlistment and basic training in the U.S. and his service time
- Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: World War II Interviewee name: Jacob Lucas Length of Interview: 40 minutes Pre-Enlistment (02:45) • Childhood (02:53) o • Lucas was born on March 23, 1924. (02:55
![Lucas, Jacob (Interview outline and video), 2004 Lucas, Jacob (Interview outline and video), 2004](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/391c31c368af72cf29d6de944b760909.jpg)