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Iowa Guard deployment to Iraq in 2005
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U.S. Army
1966 to 2008 |
Command Sergeant Major [E-9] |
Food Service, Medical, Infantry, Maintenance, Officer |
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Daily work in radio room on Navy ship "Navarro"
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U.S. Navy
1944 to 1946 |
Seaman [E-3] |
Radioman |
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Waiting on ships to take troops home
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1941 |
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Mechanic |
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Many lives lost
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U.S. Army
1965 to 1967 |
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Infantry And Communications |
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Experience on last Navy ship
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U.S. Navy
1941 to 1946 |
First Class Petty Officer [E-6] |
Shipfitter |
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Describes aircraft running low on fuel.
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U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force |
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Literally picked up by a women
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U.S. Navy
1945 to 1947 |
Seaman Third Class |
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Machine gun trigger extremely hot
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U.S. Army |
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Tending to the wounded
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U.S. Navy
1944 to 1946 |
Third Class Petty Officer [E-4] |
Pharmacist's Mate |
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Connecting home via ham radio
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U.S. Army
1971 to 1972 |
Sergeant |
O5C 40 Radio Teletype Operator |
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Short timer calendars and highway 1
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U.S. Army
1964 to 1966 |
Corporal |
Assistant Gunner In Artillery |
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One summer at Camp McCoy with Iowa National Guard
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National Guard |
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Powerful tanks
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U.S. Army
1970 to 1972 |
[E-4] |
Drove M88 Tank |
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Being in the bush
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U.S. Army
1968 to 1970 |
Sergeant [E-5] |
Infantry |
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Staying on different bases
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U.S. Air Force
1972 to 1976 |
Sergeant |
Administrative Specialist |
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On escape training in Georgia
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U.S. Army
1958 to 1960 |
[E-4] |
Pole Lineman And Personnel Clerk |
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Army Air Corps Vet served as Medic but did not get to fly until end of service
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U.S. Army
1943 to 1946 |
Corporal |
Medical Technician |
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Welding submarines
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U.S. Navy |
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Left by company
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U.S. Army
1941 |
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Excavating sites of fallen heroes overseas
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U.S. Navy
1996 to 2008 |
First Class Petty Officer [E-6] |
Photographer's Mate |
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.