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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
• Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
• 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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• Description: Arthur Louis Smith is a WW II and Korean War veteran who served in the United States Army and the National Guard. Smith served in WW II from 1942 until 1945 in the Pacific Theatre and served his time for Korea at Valdosta Base, Georgia. During WW II
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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Notes Length: 1:11: 25 Arthur Louis Smith WWII Veteran; Korean War Veteran United States Army; National Guard; 1942 to 1956 (when left the Reserve) (0:00) Early years • Born in Sioux

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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Greg Melonas (40:43) (:11) Early Life • (:21) Full name is Gregory J. Melonas. He was born at Harrison and Morgan, in Chicago. He was born November 20th, 1920. • (2:02) He doesn’t remember much

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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project (51:31) Johnnie Myles Background information (00:16)             Born in Natchez, Mississippi, in 1929. (00:18) Part of his family lived in Mississippi and part of it lived

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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II, Korean War, Lebanese Conflict, Vietnam War William Schrader Length of interview: (01:58:00) Background Information: (00:00:33)  Born in Alpena, Michigan, on October 19

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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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
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• 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

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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