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- Ronald Biermacher served in the US Navy during the Korean conflict. He was stationed in Norfolk, Virginia aboard the USS Mississippi, where he was a barber. After the conflict was over, he returned to Grand Rapids, Michigan where he continued cutting hair until he retired.
- Date Created:
- 2005-05-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Collection:
- Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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- SAAB J-29 Swedish fighter, April 1, 1952.
- Date Created:
- 1952-04-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Type 27 Russian bomber, November 1, 1951.
- Date Created:
- 1951-11-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Tempest V British RAF fighter, October 1, 1947.
- Date Created:
- 1947-10-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- W class, British DD (destroyer), HMS Warwick, June 30, 1943.
- Date Created:
- 1943-06-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Le Fantasque, French DD (destroyer), March 15, 1944.
- Date Created:
- 1944-03-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Cargo-USMC C-2 type, July 1, 1944.
- Date Created:
- 1944-07-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- PB4Y-2, US Navy Patrol bomber, July 1, 1944.
- Date Created:
- 1944-07-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- F7F fighter aircraft, US Navy-2 or SSF, July 1, 1944.
- Date Created:
- 1944-07-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- S2F A/S US attack, September 1, 1953.
- Date Created:
- 1953-09-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- RB-66 Skywarrior US recco-bomber, September 1, 1954.
- Date Created:
- 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Buford North was born in Paragould, Arkansas, in 1922. His family later moved to Flint, Michigan where he attended high school. He enlisted in the Navy in June 1942. He received basic training at Great Lakes Naval Station, Illinois and transferred to New Orleans, Louisiana for further training and his assignment to a ship. From New Orleans he went to Orange, Texas to board the USS William D. Porter as an Electrician's Mate 3rd Class. The USS William D. Porter participated in escorting President Roosevelt to Allied conferences in Africa and the Middle East as well as campaigns in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska, the Philippines, and finally at Okinawa supporting the invasion there. On June 10, 1945 the USS William D. Porter was struck by a Japanese kamikaze plane and sank off the coast of Okinawa. Buford, along with the rest of the crew, was successfully rescued and returned to the United States.
- Date Created:
- 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Collection:
- Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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- Letter from Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy, to Commadore H. H. Bell refusing to accept his resignation, July 30, 1863.
- Date Created:
- 1863-07-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Halifax British B (bomber), October 1, 1947.
- Date Created:
- 1947-10-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Ambassador British transport, July 1, 1948.
- Date Created:
- 1948-07-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Fresco Russian fighter, September 1, 1955.
- Date Created:
- 1955-09-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- S-1 class Russian SS (submarine), April 1, 1953.
- Date Created:
- 1953-04-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- LSM US medium landing ship, October 1, 1947.
- Date Created:
- 1947-10-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Seafire 47 British F (fighter), October 1, 1947.
- Date Created:
- 1947-10-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Fiji class, British. CL (light cruiser), November 1, 1943.
- Date Created:
- 1943-11-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Nachi class, Japanese CA (heavy cruiser), January 15, 1945.
- Date Created:
- 1945-01-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- PBY-5 Catalina flying boat, US Navy-P/B, June 30, 1943.
- Date Created:
- 1943-06-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Abdiel class British light minelayer (warship), April 1, 1953.
- Date Created:
- 1953-04-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- P5M Marlin USN patrol bomber, November 1, 1951.
- Date Created:
- 1951-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- B-50 Superfortress, US bomber, January 1, 1951.
- Date Created:
- 1951-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Donald Johnson served in the Navy during WW II. He traveled mostly aboard a luxury ship that had been remodeled into a Navy ship. Johnson's crew traveled throughout the Pacific to Australia, Guam, and the Philippines. Johnson experienced combat three times while in the Pacific and also discussed his experience with Japanese Kamikazes.
- Date Created:
- 2007-05-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Collection:
- Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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- FD-1 Phantom US Navy fighter, October 1, 1947.
- Date Created:
- 1947-10-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- P-47 Thunderbolt US Army fighter, October 1, 1947.
- Date Created:
- 1947-10-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- IL-4 Russian bomber, October 1, 1947.
- Date Created:
- 1947-10-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- PBM Mariner patrol, October 1, 1947.
- Date Created:
- 1947-10-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Midway class, US CVB (large aircraft carrier), October 1, 1947.
- Date Created:
- 1947-10-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Midayway class, US CVB (large aircraft carrier), October 1, 1947.
- Date Created:
- 1947-10-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Saian class, US CVL (large aircraft carrier), October 1, 1947.
- Date Created:
- 1947-10-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- US Passenger, 2 stack, June 15, 1944.
- Date Created:
- 1944-06-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- PB2Y Coronado US patrol bomber, circa 1945.
- Date Created:
- 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Saratoga-CV 3 (aircraft carrier), US CV, April 8, 1943.
- Date Created:
- 1943-04-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Gannett British anti-submarine attack, March 1, 1954.
- Date Created:
- 1954-03-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- F2H Banshee US fighter, September 1, 1952.
- Date Created:
- 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- F9F-6 Cougar US fighter, March 1, 1954.
- Date Created:
- 1954-03-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- P5M-2 Marlin US patrol, September 1, 1954.
- Date Created:
- 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Fay Orvis was a soldier during World War II in the United States Navy. He worked as a minesweeper during his time in the service and spent time in Okinawa and Saipan. His account describes different duties performed on the minesweeper and onshore in California and on various islands, as well as incidents involving kamikaze attacks and mine explosions.
- Date Created:
- 2008-04-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Collection:
- Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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- George Steele was drafted into the Navy in 1943. He had previously gone to a technical high school and was able to continue such aviation and mechanical training while in the Navy. George spent most of his service in Guam after the Japanese invasion. He was there for about two years while the Navy was giving technical support to the Marines. After his time in the service George became a draftsman at an architecture firm.
- Date Created:
- 2007-10-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Collection:
- Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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- Illustrious British CV (aircraft carrier), October 1, 1947.
- Date Created:
- 1947-10-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- ME-262 Russian fighter, October 1, 1947.
- Date Created:
- 1947-10-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- South Dakota class, US BB (battleship), October 1, 1947.
- Date Created:
- 1947-10-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- USS Woodford AK attack transport, October 1, 1947.
- Date Created:
- 1947-10-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Brooklyn class, US CL 48 (light cruiser), November 1, 1943.
- Date Created:
- 1943-11-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- F4U-4 Corsair carrier-capable fighter aircraft, US Navy SSF, November 15, 1944.
- Date Created:
- 1944-11-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- North Carolina class, US BB (battleship), April 20, 1945.
- Date Created:
- 1945-04-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- S2F A/S US attack, March 1, 1954.
- Date Created:
- 1954-03-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries