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- Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project James Chamberlain (00:52:27) (00:30) Background Information • • • • James was born in Highland Park, MI, on August 16, 1926 His father worked with a realty corporation and his mother
![Chamberlain, James (Interview outline and video), 2007 Chamberlain, James (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/4af8dedbb584401527c93bfabdaa18e2.jpg)
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- Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Steve Byers (00:17:12) (00:34) Retirement from Service • • • • • Steve retired from active duty in August of 1997 He entered the Navy Fleet Reserve and could be called back to duty at any time
![Byers, Steven R. (Interview outline and video), 2008 Byers, Steven R. (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/0323733507bec532e6f0c4dbde246aa7.jpg)
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- Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Name of Interviewee: Ronald Leistra Name of War: Korean War Length of Interview: (00:08:50) Pre-Enlistment Enlisted because he knew he probably would be drafted (0:40) Enlisted in the Navy
![Leistra, Ronald M. (Interview outline and video), 2005 Leistra, Ronald M. (Interview outline and video), 2005](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/3945975e2ec80a7ed344581a9d015431.jpg)
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- Description: Scott Barber is a Veteran who served in the United States Navy for five years from the late 1970s until the early 1980s in California, Iran, Thailand, and Panama. Because of skill and good military record, Barber's unit was assigned to the first
- Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Scott Barber (15:43) (0:00) Before the service • Living in Grand Rapids, MI • Enlisted last 3 months of high school • Birthday made him miss the draft by 4 months • Chose to join the Navy
![Barber, Scott (Interview outline and video), 2007 Barber, Scott (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/b90731e56fd80685c3c8b2325162a716.jpg)
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- Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Interviewee’s Name: Jerry McFarland Name of War: Vietnam War Length of Interview: (00:40:57) (00:30) Background Information Jerry was born march 24, 1933 and enlisted
![Mc Farland, Jerry (Interview outline and video), 2005 Mc Farland, Jerry (Interview outline and video), 2005](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/432ca2d75dbc736b6ff7e248f2d3de92.jpg)
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- Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Text: Interview Notes Interview Length (16:00) Jay Shook World War II Veteran Korean War Veteran US Navy Pre-Enlistment Lived in Caledonia when he signed up for the Navy (0:35) Signed up for travel and adventure (0:47) Training Was trained at Great
![Shook, Jay (Interview outline and video), 2005 Shook, Jay (Interview outline and video), 2005](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/6d3a0d3a951432d28b1c7f477c058ac3.jpg)
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- Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview William Coan (22:38) (00:15) Showing Pictures of Shells • There were guided missile launchers on the Navy ship that he traveled on • They could all hear the guns very distinctly
![Coan, William (Interview outline and video), 2007 Coan, William (Interview outline and video), 2007](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/051cd9e279c90a38c4ca01a20184ea77.jpg)
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- Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview John Thiel Vietnam War Total Time: 26:30 Pre-War (00:00) • • • Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1950. Was part of a family of 6 children. Joined the Navy right upon leaving High
![Thiel, John (Interview outline and video), 2008 Thiel, John (Interview outline and video), 2008](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/2269fe6320f2853e54ffe7e1e2f46eb6.jpg)
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- Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Mark Thiel Vietnam War Total Time: 26:30 Pre-War (00:00) Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1950. Was part of a family of 6 children. Joined the Navy right upon leaving High
![Thiel, Mark (Interview outline and video), 2009 Thiel, Mark (Interview outline and video), 2009](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/d93554ff344aabb69fdc8141574d9678.jpg)
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- Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Keith Blough (11:54) Pre-Enlistment • Born August 28, 1925 (0:20) • Born south of Freeport, MI (0:38) • Attended Freeport High School (0:45) Enlistment • Drafted in to the Navy in November
![Blough, Keith (Interview outline and video), 2004 Blough, Keith (Interview outline and video), 2004](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/8bd6c2952f920b050591347c870fe3d9.jpg)
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- Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Ed Brooks Length: 32:06 (00:15) Background Information • Ed was born in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan in 1940 • He had 2 brothers, his father was a farmer and his mother a housewife • Ed
![Brooks, Richard (Interview outline and video) ca. 2005 Brooks, Richard (Interview outline and video) ca. 2005](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/f0365145a3fca9572adea4a8c5cbf93b.jpg)
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- Description: , Grand Rapids, the Azores and aboard on the destroyer escort Nickelson. Jan remains active with the local veterans organizations such as the American Legion, Amvets and Waves National. She has attained the positions of commander and judge advocate
- Subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Vietnam War Era Jan Roy (57:10) Introduction (00:23:26) Jan was born in Holland, Michigan in 1941. After she graduated from high school at Holland Christian High School, she
![Roy, Janice (Interview outline and video), 2013 Roy, Janice (Interview outline and video), 2013](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/6f6917a984cc294fac31082834fc36cc.jpg)