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1. Draftees, leaving for training camp

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Group of men including draftees marching west on Oakes Street in downtown Grand Rapids on their way to the train station as they leave for training camp.
Date Created:
1940-11-25T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

2. American Seating Company, Red Cross Nurse and Mr.Taliaferro

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Man and nurse next to poster of employees who entered service
Date Created:
1942-01-15T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

3. Draftees, parade to station

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View of a military parade, including draftees, down South Division Avenue in downtown Grand Rapids, on their way to training camp.
Date Created:
1940-11-25T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

4. Navy recruting ship on Monroe Avenue

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Grand Rapids achived more than its quota of 100 recruits for the Navy as the whirlwind enlistment campaign closed on August 12, 1942. A "battleship" on wheels was convoyed down Monroe Avenue by a police car. Honorary "recruiterettes" from the A.B. Marcus Show of "Yankee Doodle Dandy" playing at Ramona Park "manned" the ship and showered passersby with leaflets describing "life in the Navy".
Date Created:
1942-08-12T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

5. Registering for draft

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Two men seated at a desk and registering for the draft.
Data Provider:
Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

6. Draftees, on train

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Group of draftees in a train car on their way to training camp.
Date Created:
1940-11-25T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

7. Registering for draft

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Large man holding a cane and wearing a top hat carrying a smaller man who is dressed in uniform, while waiting in line to register for the draft.
Data Provider:
Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

8. Michigan National Guard, leaving for Camp Beauregarde, Louisiana

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Group portrait of men from the Michigan National Guard in uniform, leaving for training camp.
Date Created:
1940-10-19T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

9. Registering for draft

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Group of men in a store, while registering for the draft.
Data Provider:
Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

10. Dirk Vlug, Congressional Medal of Honor winner

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Two men, in uniform, and a woman riding in a jeep with a sign on the front reading, "Make it a million." In the background are other jeeps with soldiers in what appears to be a military parade.
Date Created:
1946-05-22T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)