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.
Oral Histories
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| Video | Video Description | Service Branch | Rank | Specialty or Rate |
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Warren W FegleyWWII Army Combat Engineer recalls a day in the PhilippinesOrder an Interview DVD |
U.S. Army 1942 to 1946 |
First Sergeant [E-8] | Combat Engineer |
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Jack FeigenbaumGiven a target to bombOrder an Interview DVD |
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Stevie FelicianoArmy M-P on taking small arms fire in IraqOrder an Interview DVD |
U.S. Army 2009 |
Sergeant [E-5] | Military Police |
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Ronald Lewis FellNational Guard Vet on duties at Camp Ripley one summer in the 1950'sOrder an Interview DVD |
National Guard 1953 to 1956 |
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Richard Allen FellandExtracted from the jungleOrder an Interview DVD |
U.S. Army 1969 to 1971 |
[E-5] | Infantry - Squad Leader |
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Thomas R FergusonPieces of board sticking into your clothingOrder an Interview DVD |
U.S. Navy 1951 to 1955 |
Air Craft Mechanic | |
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Joseph Robert FerrebeeArmy cook on the importance of the Quartermaster Corps in the militaryOrder an Interview DVD |
U.S. Army 2008 to 2010 |
Private First Class (PFC) [E-3] | Cook |
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Calvin FerrisTaking the radio backOrder an Interview DVD |
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Quintin FidelerThis Vet as a young Marine describes how they took one island in the South Pacific in WWIIOrder an Interview DVD |
U.S. Marine Corps | Technical Sergeant (TSGT) [E-6] | |
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Charles William FinchWorst moment of his life, when the ship was sinkingOrder an Interview DVD |
U.S. Army 1942 |
Radio Operator | |
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Richard James FingeroosHow to launch a mobile nuclear missileOrder an Interview DVD |
U.S. Army 1970 to 1972 |
[E-5] | Direction Control Of Pershing Missiles |
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Melville FinkelsteinHad to throw dog tags away or might be put into a concentration campOrder an Interview DVD |
U.S. Army 1942 to 1945 |
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Emery W FinneyThis WWII Army Vet talks about his part in the Normandy InvasionOrder an Interview DVD |
U.S. Air Force 1948 to 1952 |
Sergeant | Aircraft Mechanic |
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Martin M FisherArmy M-P on one call while in HawaiiOrder an Interview DVD |
U.S. Army 1974 to 1977 |
[E-4] | Military Police |
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Linda L FisherThe day President Kennedy was shotOrder an Interview DVD |
U.S. Army 1963 to 1964 |
Private First Class (PFC) [E-3] | Medical Corps |
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Carol M FitzArmy personnel duty at Ft. Knox, KentuckyOrder an Interview DVD |
U.S. Army 1965 to 1967 |
[E-5] | Personnel Clerk |
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Robert Lee FitzpatrickWater would go from flat to waves over the mastOrder an Interview DVD |
U.S. Navy 1957 to 1961 |
Third Class Petty Officer [E-4] | Cook |
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Donald R FlammangArmy Vet arrived in Germany 2-days before the end of WWIIOrder an Interview DVD |
U.S. Army 1944 to 1946 |
Sergeant [E-5] | Infantry, Communications |
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Delbert J FlickingerArmy Vet on how he felt about military service during WWIIOrder an Interview DVD |
U.S. Army 1944 to 1946 |
Corporal | Mule Trains |
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Dean FlickingerSaved by a captainOrder an Interview DVD |
U.S. Army 1943 |