World War II Veteran Interviews

Fremont Gruss is the historian for American Legion Post 259 in Excelsior, Minnesota. He and a group of Veterans attended the dedication of Minnesota's World War II Memorial in Saint Paul on June 9, 2008.

After attending the day's activities and after meeting so many veterans who were ailing in health, Fremont decided to head up a plan to get as many of the Veterans' stories recorded as possible before they passed away. He was able to arrange for twenty-seven veterans to have their stories videotaped. These interviews have been made into a seven-volume set.

Fremont has arranged for the proceeds from the sale of the videos to go to the Minnesota Military Family Fund, an organization that helps family members of deployed soldiers with financial assistance.

The videos feature:

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The DVD's feature the following veterans:

Volume 1 Merrill Crees Donald R. Carlson (deceased 4/08) David C. Houck Richard M. Brown Volume 2 Paul Nelson Seymour Thimsen Richard Knapp Volume 3 Jack Douthit Frank Blake Benton Johnson Jerry Artman Fred Dresser (deceased 1/08) Volume 4 Richard Pieper Emil Sulander Fremont Gruss

Volume 5 Ralph Hanson William Seamans Ray Meyers Alton Jacobson Volume 6 BJ Novotny Al Kopp Richard Upgren Tom Rode Volume 7 Harold Grewe Glenn Froberg John Huber John Meldahl

 

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To place an order, please contact Terrie Soberg at:

763-262-9859 (office) or 615-828-0772 (cell)

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