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  • Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
  • Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II and the Korean War Era Peter Haven (as told by wife Carol and daughter Eloise) (36:40) Introduction (00:20)    Carol Haven worked for Gordon Food Service and she also
Haven, Peter (Interview outline and video), 2008

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  • Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
  • Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project William Gerber World War II 1 hour 20 minutes 22 seconds (00:00:09) Early Life -Born on June 26, 1921 in Menominee, Michigan -Had three brothers (two were twins and one was a single brother
Gerber, William (Interview outline and video), 2014

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  • Description: Morris Vander Veen is a World War II veteran who served in the U.S. Marines from 1944 to 1946. In this account he discusses his pre-enlistment, enlistment and training in the U.S. and the Pacific. Serving his active duty in the Pacific Theater
  • Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
  • Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Name of War: World War II Interviewee’s Name: Morris Vander Veen Length of Interview: 1hr 3mins. Pre-Enlistment (00:03)  Childhood (00:12) o Vander Veen was born in Detroit, Michigan on March
Vander Veen, Maurice (Interview outline and video), 2005

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  • Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
  • Text: GrandValleyStateUniversity Veterans History Project Fay Johnson () Background Information ()                    He was born in LowellMichigan in (approx. 1925). He had one older brother. (00:49) He was in the Martin School
Johnson, Fay (Interview outline and video), 2005

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  • Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
  • Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War(s): World War II, Korean War Name of Interviewee: Darrell Thornley Length of Interview: (01:09:41) (00:12) Background Information Born in [Cato, OK] on February 21, 1925
Thornley, Darrell (Interview outline and video), 2009

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  • Description: Fred Litty is a Korean War veteran that also was a civilian living in Germany during World War II. He was born a U.S. citizen in Yonkers, New York in 1930, but at the age of five his family moved back to Germany and lived in a Berlin suburb. He
  • Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
  • Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Fred Litty WWII (German Civilian)/Korean War 1 hour 18 minutes 20 seconds (00:00:12) Early Life and Moving to Germany -Born in Yonkers, New York in 1930 -Had an uncle on his mother’s side
Litty, Fred (Interview outline and video), 2014

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  • Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
  • Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Harold LeFurge (48:25:27) Childhood • (00:32:06)born in Lansing, MI, lived in Lansing until the age of twelve; the family then moved to Grand Ledge, about ten miles west of Lansing, where he
LeFurge, Harold W. (Interview outline and video), 2004

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  • Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
  • Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Thomas Pacic World War II-Post War 1 hour 23 minutes 48 seconds (00:00:16) Early Life -Born in Youngstown, Ohio on November 23, 1927 -Had an older brother born on the same date -Went to St
Pacic, Thomas (Interview outline and video), 2015

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  • Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
  • Text: ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEW HARRY (BUD) BAXTER Born: Detroit, MI Resides: Grand Rapids, MI Interviewed by: James Smither PhD, GVSU Veterans History Project, Transcribed by: Joan Raymer, August 30, 2011 Interviewer: Mr. Baxter why don’t we start
Baxter, Harry (Interview transcript and video), 2007

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  • Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
  • Text: Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project World War II / Korean War John Pahl Interview Length: (02:23:12:00) Pre-enlistment / Training (00:00:18:00)  Born in Fennville, Michigan (00:00:18:00) o His family lived in Fennville for ten
Pahl, John (Interview outline and video), 2010

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  • Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
  • Text: ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEW CHARLES OLSEN Born: September 7, 1921 Muskegon, Michigan Resides: Interviewed by: James Smither PhD, GVSU Veterans History Project, Transcribed by: Joan Raymer, December 13, 2013 Interviewer: Now Mr. Olsen, can you start
Olson, Charles (Interview transcript and video), 2009

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  • Text: ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEW EDWARD MORRIN Born: June 21, 1926 Boston, Massachusetts Interviewed by: James Smither PhD, GVSU Veterans History Project, Transcribed by: Joan Raymer, July 15, 2012 Interviewer: Mr. Morrin, can you start with some background
Morrin, Edward (Interview transcript and video), 2011