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  • Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
  • Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Charles Grasman World War II Total Time: 1:00:56 Childhood and Pre-Enlistment (0:00:00) • • • • • Born in Georgetown Township, MI in 1923. Enlisted in December, 1942. He was 19 years
Grasman, Charles (Interview outline and video), 2008

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  • Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Kenneth Hicks (1:11:21) (00:05) Background Information • • • • • • Kenneth had always wanted to fly when he was a little boy He built model airplanes with his father After high school
Hicks, Kenneth (Interview outline and video), 2007

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  • Description: Willie Saddler is an African American veteran who grew up in Chicago, Illinois. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps at the end of World War II where he helped clean up and retrieve casualties from towns in Germany and Italy that were attacked during
  • Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
  • Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Willie Saddler (59:20) Background information (00:10)              He was born January 11th 1928 in Columbus, Georgia. (00:17) He relocated to Chicago, Illinois when he was 3 years
Saddler, Willie (Interview outline and video), 2011

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  • Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II Rich Natte Total Time (33:37) Background         He was born on August 10, 1924 in Grand Rapids, Michigan (00:19) His father died when he was ten years old (01
Natte, Richard (Interview outline and video), 2008

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  • Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project David Schaper World War II 40 minutes 24 seconds (00:00:02) Early Life -Born in Wright City, Missouri on August 2, 1921 -Graduated from high school -Went to Central Western College for two
Schaper, David (Interview outline and video), 2005

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  • Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Gelmer Romeyn World War II 1 hour 1 minute 12 seconds (00:00:47) Early Life -Born on March 24, 1923 in Grand Rapids, Michigan -Moved to Zuni, New Mexico when he was two years old -Started
Romeyn, Gelmer W (Interview outline and video), 2005

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  • Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Harris Van Singel (34:40) (:35) Early Life • (:35) He was born in Byron Center, at his parents’ house. They lived in that house for about six years. • (:54) They moved to the Van Singel farm
Van Singel, Harris (Interview outline and video), 2008

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  • Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project World War II Dewey Lenger Length of Interview (01:06:20) (00:13) Family and Work Life Pre-Enlistment  Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on may 21, 1922. Completed grades 1-4 in Hopkins, Michigan
Lenger, Dewey (Interview outline and video), 2011

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  • Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
  • Text: ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEW Tom Jillson Interviewed by: James Smither PhD, GVSU Veterans History Project, Transcribed by: Joan Raymer, November 19, 2013 Interviewer: Mr. Jillson, can you begin by giving us a little bit of background on yourself, starting
Jillson, Tom (Interview transcript and video), 2008

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  • Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Fred Kerkstra (00:35:10) (00:10) Background Information • • • • Fred was born in Byron Center, Michigan in 1923 and grew up on a farm Fred did not go to high school and began helping his father
Kerkstra, Fredrick (Interview outline, video, and papers), 2008

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  • Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
  • Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: World War II Interviewee: Richard Shaull Length of Interview: 00:53:12 Background               He was born May 16th, 1921 in Lansing, Michigan. His father
Shaull, Richard (Interview outline and video), 2010

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  • Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Bob Blackwell (58:17) I am Charlie Collins. My wife Carol and I spend many hours a month volunteering at the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans. We do this for the Masonic Service Association. Do
Blackwell, Robert (Interview transcript and video), 2004