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
James Hurley Went into a hurricane and the navy thought they sank Order an Interview DVD	U.S. Navy 1967 to 1971		Electrician's Mate
Richard W Hutton Navy Vet on problems facing an Electronic Tech at sea aboard the USS "Dixie" (1960's) Order an Interview DVD	U.S. Navy 1960 to 1964	Second Class Petty Officer [E-5]	Electronic Technician At Standards Lab
Beverly Ibrahim Army veteran on Vietnam anti-war comments Order an Interview DVD	U.S. Army 1972 to 1974	[E-4]	Medical Records
Eldon K Ingamells Army Vet was stateside during the late 1950's when missiles were replacing artillery guns. Order an Interview DVD	U.S. Army 1955 to 1961	Specialist 4 [E-4]	Motor Pool
Charles C Ira Navy Vet was a 17 year old gunner aboard the battleship "USS Texas" on D-Day in WWII (June 6, 1944) Order an Interview DVD	U.S. Navy 1943 to 1946		40Mm Gunner
Larry E Ivers Army Ranger talks about parachute training Order an Interview DVD	U.S. Army 1955 to 1969	Major [O-4]	Infantry- Ranger Group; Special Operations
Stewart Iverson It was tempting to stay in the military, but he chose to be a farmer Order an Interview DVD
Darwin Jack Treating the Japanese nicely Order an Interview DVD
Meryl Jackson Army Vet served his country stateside in the early 1950's in supply distribution. Order an Interview DVD	U.S. Army 1950 to 1952
Paul Jackson Sky was black with smoke Order an Interview DVD
Carl R. Jacob Worst of times Order an Interview DVD	U.S. Army 1969 to 1970	Sergeant [E-5]	Light Weapons Infantryman (11B40)
Wayne E Jacobs WWII had ended. This Vet wanted to be a pilot in the Army Air Corps but an illness changed that. Order an Interview DVD	U.S. Air Force 1943 to 1945	Private First Class (PFC) [E-3]
Larry Jacobsen After this Vet served his country, he went to work for Maurice Frink, the founder of Flowerama. Order an Interview DVD	Civilian
Jerrold E Jacobsen This WWII Army Air Corps Vet was a 19 year old bombardier in Europe and recalls his 2nd mission in a B-24 bomber. Order an Interview DVD	U.S. Air Force 1943 to 1945		Navigator/bombardier/ Radart Tech
Verle Jacobson This Army Vet was a communications security expert during the height of the "Cold-War" (early 1960's) Order an Interview DVD	U.S. Army 1961 to 1963	[E-5]	Army Security Agency
Harry Arthur Janssen Army Vet was a "scout" for his unit in the Philippines during WWII. Order an Interview DVD	U.S. Army 1944 to 1946	Technician Fifth Grade - Corporal (T-5) [E-4]	Scout And Salvage Tech
Dale R Jarchow WWII has ended. This Air Force Vet served his country stateside as a medical tech (late 1940's) Order an Interview DVD	U.S. Air Force 1947 to 1950	Sergeant	Medical Technician
Paul Ray Jarchow Army paratrooper made 9 jumps in France during WWII. Order an Interview DVD	U.S. Army 1946 to 1953		Paratrooper
James Jebousek Built roads during the war Order an Interview DVD
John Jensen Sea sickness was gone once feet hit the ground Order an Interview DVD