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18371. Pittman, James (Interview outline and video), 2014

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James Pittman was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1943. He grew up in the Detroit suburb of Hazel Park and graduated from high school there in 1961. He went to work and got married, but lost his marriage deferment when he divorced in 1966 and was drafted in March 1967. He received basic training at Fort Knox, Kentucky and advanced infantry training at Fort Polk, Louisiana leading to him specializing as a mortar crewman. In August 1967 he was deployed to Vietnam where he joined Charlie Company of the 199th Light Infantry Brigade stationed in the area around Long Binh. For two months he worked as a mortar crewman in Charlie Company until he was reassigned to be a rifleman carrying out search and destroy missions as well as patrols in the Dong Nai River area with Charlie Company. After four months of being a rifleman he was severely wounded and was evacuated back to the United States. Despite being a paraplegic, he went back to work as a draftsman in the Detroit area, and eventually bought a farm near Saranac, Michigan.
Date Created:
2014-06-17T00:00:00Z
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Veterans History Project (U.S.)

18372. Tibbe, James (Interview outline and video), 2010

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James Tibbe is a World War Two veteran who was born in Moddersville, Michigan in 1924. After completing the ninth grade he left school and joined the Civilian Conservation Corps and worked around Michigan doing public works projects. On August 19, 1942 he enlisted in the Army Air Corps and received training at Shepherd Field, Texas and at Buckley Field, Colorado to become an armorer for bombers. He was stationed at Wheeler Field, Hawaii, at Fiji, and and at Hickam Field, Hawaii over the course of the war. Just before the end of the war he was sent back to the continental United States where he served at Hamilton Field, California, Fairfield-Suisun Army Air Base, and Lowry Field, Colorado. He was discharged in December 1945.
Date Created:
2010-03-18T00:00:00Z
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Collection:
Veterans History Project (U.S.)

18373. Young woman standing in front of 'Round the Corner Ice Cream Shoppe

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Photograph of a young woman, Colleen James, standing in front of the 'Round the Corner Ice Cream Shoppe entrance. She is wearing a brown button down shirt and smiling at the camera.
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Stories of Summer (project)

18374. Sand Dunes Near Goshorn Lake

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Black and white photograph featuring rolling sand dunes covered with patchy dunegrass and the forest line in the distance. The handwriting on the back of the photograph reads: "Dunes near Goshorn Lake." There is a stamp underneath which reads: "Saugatuck-Douglas Chamber of Commerce, Saugatuck, Michigan." In the bottom left-hand side there is a stamp which reads: "Joe Armstrong, Allegen, Michigan."
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Collection:
Stories of Summer (project)

18375. Red Barn Theatre Entrance

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Photograph of the Red Barn Theatre on a summer's day. The entrance has a small promotional sign near it and the pathway to the door is lined with rocks.
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Collection:
Stories of Summer (project)

18376. Erik Shilling interview (video and transcript, 4 of 8), 1991

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Interview of Erik Shilling by filmmaker Frank Boring for the documentary, Fei Hu: The Story of the Flying Tigers. Shilling served in the American Volunteer Group (AVG) 3rd Squadron "Hell's Angels" as a Flight Leader. In this tape, Shilling discusses dogfighting for General Chennault and the training the AVG experienced at the time, in addition to how the squadron insignias came into existence.
Date Created:
1991-09-25T00:00:00Z
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18377. Adriana B. and Peter Termaat, 1989

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Portrait photograph of Adriana B. Termaat and Peter N. Termaat, smiling broadly.
Date Created:
1989-08-01T00:00:00Z
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18378. Recognition of Pieter and Adriana Termaat

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Typescript text of recognition of Pieter and Adriana Termaat for Resistance work by the Men's Club of Congregation Ahavas Israel.
Date Created:
1983-04-10T00:00:00Z
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18379. Letters about Oma Schuurman's estate

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Letters between Pieter Termaat and Lijda Schuurman about Lijsje Schuurman-Hennipman's estate. In Dutch.
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18380. Day 87

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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:
2020-06-06T00:00:00Z
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