Oral Histories

Oral Histories

Veteran portrait 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.

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Video Description	Service Branch	Rank	Specialty or Rate
Merle L Hess This Army Air Corps Vet was a 19 year old tail gunner on a B-24 Bomber in Europe during WWII (35 missions) Order an Interview DVD	U.S. Army 1942 to 1945	Sergeant	Tail Gunner B-24
Julia Miriam Heuer Army Vet spent 1 year in Bosnia Order an Interview DVD	U.S. Army 1998 to 2002	[E-5]	96B Intel Analyst
Donald A Heuer Army Vet on his M-P duty at the stockade in Ft. Riley, Kansas Order an Interview DVD	U.S. Army 1970 to 1972	Specialist 4 [E-4]	Engineer
Tex Richard Heyer Army Vet served stateside in the mid 1950's as a Prison Guard at Camp Crowder, Missouri. Order an Interview DVD	U.S. Army 1954 to 1955	Specialist 3 - Corporal (Sp3) [E-4]	Prison Guard At Military Prison
Naaman Roy Hickey Jr. Army Vet was a baker in Europe during WWII Order an Interview DVD	U.S. Army 1942 to 1946	Sergeant	Baker
Fred Higginbottom Propaganda Order an Interview DVD	Civilian
Leonard Louis Hill Navy Vet recalls his submarine duty in the Pacific during WWII Order an Interview DVD	U.S. Navy 1943 to 1945
Earl Hillman Bombing started in the early morning hours Order an Interview DVD	U.S. Navy 1939		Storekeeper (SK)
Lowell Hines Left his radio for the guys he roomed with Order an Interview DVD	U.S. Marine Corps 1945		Clerk Typist - 0141
Viola Hinrichs Morning routine Order an Interview DVD	U.S. Army
John Richard Hintz Under constant rocket attack Order an Interview DVD	U.S. Air Force 1968 to 1972		Inventory Supply Depot.
Stanley F Hladik Air Force Vet remembers hearing about Pearl Harbor as a high school senior Order an Interview DVD	U.S. Air Force 1944 to 1946	Sergeant	Chief Company Clerk
Max Hocken This WWII Vet describes the night he almost shot General Patton. (1944) Order an Interview DVD	U.S. Army
John E Hodges Trading pilots and gunners for overseas duty Order an Interview DVD	U.S. Air Force 1943		Mechanic
Duwane Loren Hoeg The battleship, Iowa, almost hit the aircraft carrier Order an Interview DVD	U.S. Navy 1951 to 1955
Herbert F. W. Hoepfner Marine Corps Vet served his country during peacetime in Hawaii in the late 1950's. Order an Interview DVD	U.S. Marine Corps 1956 to 1959	Lance Corporal [E-3]
Earl H Hoeppner Little Indian boy Order an Interview DVD	U.S. Army 1942 to 1945
Kenneth Hoff Captain at the airshow Order an Interview DVD	U.S. Army 1954		Airplane Mechanic
Diane M Hoffman Duties as a nurse in the Army Medical Corps Order an Interview DVD	U.S. Army 1974 to 1977	Specialist 4 [E-4]	Medic And Clinical Specialist
Donald Hoffman Vet was in Navy Reserves but was called to active duty on the USS Wisconsin during the Korean War. Order an Interview DVD	U.S. Navy 1950 to 1955		Radarman (RM)