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891. Tromp, Woodrow J. (Interview outline and video), 2008

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Woodrow J. Tromp is a WW II veteran who served in the U.S. Army with the 32nd (Red Arrow) Division Company I, 126th Infantry Regiment from 1940 to 1945. In this account he discuses his time with the National Guard before and after it was federalized as part of the U.S. Army. In addition, he discusses his training in the U.S. and Australia, combat experiences in New Guinea and the Philippines, along with problems caused by terrain and disease.
Date Created:
2008-01-24T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
Collection:
Veterans History Project (U.S.)

892. College students talking outside Coral Gables

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Photograph of a trio of young adults having a conversation outside Coral Gables in downtown Saugatuck. They appear to be college students as one of them is wearing a WMU sweatshirt and they are surrounding a parked convertible. The handwriting on the back of the photograph is partially illegible, listing "Saugatuck, Colleen James, Dick's friend, Dick Fosdick."
Date Created:
1966-09-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
Collection:
Stories of Summer (project)

893. Dick Rossi interview (video and transcript, 3 of 6), 1991

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Interview of John Richard "Dick" Rossi by filmmaker Frank Boring for the documentary Fei Hu: The Story of the Flying Tigers. Dick Rossi served in the American Volunteer Group (AVG) as a Flight Leader for the 1st Squadron, "Adam and Eves." He joined the AVG in 1941 after being discharged from service in the US Navy, where he had been assigned as a flight instructor at Pensacola Naval Air Station. He arrived in Burma in November 1941 and began training on the P-40 airplanes, but had not yet completed his training when Pearl Harbor was attacked. Though officially attached to the 1st Squadron, he was also temporarily assigned to both the 2nd and 3rd Squadrons. In this tape, Rossi discusses his reaction to the news of Pearl Harbor and the following days being on alert. He also goes into detail on his first battle with the Japanese and how Chennault's training was put into practice.
Date Created:
1991-02-06T00:00:00Z
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Grand Valley State University. University Libraries

894. Listje Hennipman, circa 1911

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Portrait photograph of Listje Hennipman, wearing a dark dress with her hand resting on the back of a chair.
Date Created:
1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Grand Valley State University. University Libraries

895. Day 81

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Daily journal entry of Pamela Benjamin, spouse of GVSU history professor, Craig Benjamin, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Originally self-published on WordPress.
Date Created:
2020-05-31T00:00:00Z
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Grand Valley State University. University Libraries

896. Winter 2017 Save the Dates

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Version 1 of 2 of the Winter 2017 "Save the Dates" bookmark with the information of the different events, including the place, time and date.
Date Created:
2017-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Grand Valley State University. University Libraries

897. Day 98

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Daily journal entry of Pamela Benjamin, spouse of GVSU history professor, Craig Benjamin, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Originally self-published on WordPress.
Date Created:
2020-06-17T00:00:00Z
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Grand Valley State University. University Libraries

898. Letter from Agnes Van Der Weide to Joe Olexa, December 3, 1944

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Handwritten letter and envelope with transcript by Agnes Van Der Weide to Joe Olexa, dated December 3, 1944. The envelope is sent from 1913 Berkley Ave. S.W., Grand Rapids, Michigan, dated December 7, 1944. In the letter, Agnes describes her trip from Conewango Valley back to Grand Rapids, Michigan with family and friends and expresses appreciation for Joe as her future husband.
Date Created:
1944-12-03T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
Collection:
Veterans History Project (U.S.)

899. Day 239

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Daily journal entry of Pamela Benjamin, spouse of GVSU history professor, Craig Benjamin, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Originally self-published on WordPress.
Date Created:
2020-11-05T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries

900. Ewing, Wallace (Interview transcript and video), 2017

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Wallace Ewing was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on September 11, 1932. He recalled listening to news reports on the radio about the attack on Pearl Harbor, but remained unworried about the global events of the Second World War. After graduating high school in 1950, Ewing pursued the NROTC program at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. He participated in three overseas cruises and training exercises, but was forced to abandon his training when he was told he could not be married and become a Midshipman. Ewing and his wife started a family in East Lansing, he finished his degree at Michigan State University, and he became a university English teacher and later Dean at a small college.
Date Created:
2017-05-22T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
Collection:
Veterans History Project (U.S.)