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- Steve Pullen was born on Ramey Air Force Base, Puerto Rico, where his father was serving at the time. His family eventually settled in Florida, where he finished high school and started college, but his status changed and he was drafted into the Army in 1968. He opted for officer training, and then trained to fly Cobra attack helicopters. Sent to Vietnam in 1970, he was assigned to lead an aerorifle platoon in the 2/17 Cavalry in the 101st Airborne Division. He did this between May and September, 1970, and participated in the Ripcord campaign. He then became a scout helicopter pilot for another six months, participating in the Lam Son 719 operation in Laos in 1971. He returned fora second tour in 1972, again as a scout helicopter pilot, and was there during the 1972 offensive, and served with F Troop of the 4th Cavalry until he was wounded. He spent another thirty years in the Army, including twenty in the Special Forces, and served in Grenada, Bosnia, Somalia and Iraq.
- Date Created:
- 2014-10-10T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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- Karen Morgan moved to the Saugatuck area after she graduated from high school and began waitressing at the new West Point restaurant in the 1960s. In this interview, Karen reminisces about her young adulthood in Saugatuck.
- Date Created:
- 2018-06-04T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Stories of Summer (Common Heritage project)
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- Urban and Environmental Studies Institute professor (Bill Deboer of Jenison on left) and students (Will Greek on right) testing samples
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Interview of Robert "Moose" Moss by filmmaker Frank Boring for the documentary, Fei Hu: The Story of the Flying Tigers. Moss was a Flight Leader for the American Volunteer Group (AVG) 2nd Squadron "Panda Bears." In this tape, Moss discusses the AVG's arrival in Rangoon, his first impression of General Chennault, and the living conditions upon their arrival in Toungoo.
- Date Created:
- 1991-06-09T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Interview of Bill Schaper by filmmaker Frank Boring for the documentary Fei Hu: The Story of the Flying Tigers. Bill Schaper was Crew Chief for the American Volunteer Group (AVG) 1st Squadron "Adam and Eves." He joined the AVG in 1941 after serving in the US Army as a Staff Sergeant in the 77th Pursuit Squadron. It was his responsibility to maintain the aircrafts. In this tape, Schaper discusses his life as a staff sergeant in the United States Air Corps prior to joining the American Volunteer Group, in addition to their journey overseas from San Francisco to Rangoon aboard the Jaegersfontein.
- Date Created:
- 1991-04-23T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Letter of conscientious resignation from his position as Chief Negotiator for Traffic and Communication in the Dutch federal government by Pieter Termaat. In Dutch, with English translation.
- Date Created:
- 1942-05-01T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Dutch Free Press article announcing U.S. General Eisenhower's plan to air drop food to starving citizens of the Netherlands. In Dutch.
- Date Created:
- 1945-04-25T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Memoir by Pieter N. Termaat of the Nazi Occupation of the Netherlands during World War II.
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Poster of the Winter 2017 events with the locations, times and dates of each one.
- Date Created:
- 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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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:
- 2020-06-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
