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Crossing the English Channel
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U.S. Army
1942 to 1946 |
Private First Class (PFC) [E-3] |
Infantry, Ordinance |
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Chasing down the enemy
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U.S. Army |
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Pilot |
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Setting up camp close to enemy lines
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U.S. Marine Corps
1949 |
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Radio Operator |
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One of the first uniformed Army units in Vietnam 1962
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U.S. Air Force
1958 to 1962 |
Airman First Class [E-4] |
Cryptolinguist |
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Operating in the dark
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U.S. Army
1947 to 1948 |
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Clerk |
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Marine Vet recalls his landing on "D-Day"
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U.S. Marine Corps
1942 to 1945 |
Private First Class (PFC) [E-3] |
Mortar, Infantry, Rifleman |
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Discussions with the supply sergeant
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U.S. Army |
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Okinawa
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U.S. Marine Corps
1942 to 1945 |
Corporal |
Engineer - Air Craft |
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Iwo Jima
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U.S. Army
1944 to 1946 |
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Infantry |
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Son's account of first night of Iraq war
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U.S. Marine Corps
1962 to 1965 |
Lance Corporal [E-3] |
Electrician |
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Helping the sick and wounded on trip home
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U.S. Navy |
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John's work on the Oriskiny
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U.S. Navy
1957 to 1961 |
Second Class Petty Officer [E-5] |
Aviation Ordinanceman (AO) |
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Approaching the enemies airfield
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U.S. Air Force
1943 to 1946 |
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Pilot |
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Clerk in the Marines-life in the squadron
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U.S. Marine Corps
1944 to 1946 |
Sergeant |
Stock Records Clerk/bookkeeper |
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Terrible fog keeps planes grounded
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U.S. Air Force |
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Army finance school
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U.S. Army
1968 to 1969 |
[E-5] |
Finance |
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Artillery and communication
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U.S. Marine Corps
1943 to 1945 |
Second Lieutenant [O-1] |
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Dangerous mission
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U.S. Air Force
1970 to 1974 |
First Lieutenant [O-2] |
Pilot / Commander |
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An Experience in Korea
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U.S. Army
1946 to 1947 |
Private |
Construction |
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Stuck in a hog pen
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The Voices of Iowa Oral History Project is an innovative approach to the collection, display, and preservation of our history. The compilation of personal stories in a digital format provides material that is relevant to a modern generation of users. In addition to the historical chronology, the process captures the personal emotion and interpretation of an event, giving it meaning beyond the printed word or image. We have been collecting oral histories from Iowa veterans since 2003 for use in exhibits, educational programming, and promotional activities. Currently, we have over 1600 interviews from 70 counties that are available to the public in our library. It is one of the largest veteran collections of interviews conducted by a single institution in the nation.