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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Orville C JenssonLanded at night and shipped out the next dayOrder an Interview DVD |
U.S. Army 1942 to 1946 |
Half-Track Driver | |
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Joseph Dale JeromePacific WWII Navy Corpsman on receiving wounded troops at a hospital in New Caledonia.Order an Interview DVD |
U.S. Navy 1942 to 1948 |
Corpsman | |
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Arnold F JesseArmy Medic was at a hospital in England and recalls receiving wounded soldiers after D-Day in WWII.Order an Interview DVD |
U.S. Army 1942 to 1946 |
Technician Fifth Grade - Corporal (T-5) [E-4] | Medic |
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Merton L JessenWWII Army Vet was a POW in France.Order an Interview DVD |
U.S. Army | ||
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Donald M JohannsenWWII Era Army Vet served stateside as an M-P transporting military prisoners.Order an Interview DVD |
U.S. Army 1945 to 1946 |
Sergeant | Military Police/prison Guard |
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Richard C JohnsonVietnam Vet recalls duty on the "new" Navy RPB's (River Patrol Boats)Order an Interview DVD |
U.S. Navy 1963 to 1969 |
Second Class Petty Officer [E-5] | Engineman (EN) |
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Marvin G JohnsonBe prepared for ground fireOrder an Interview DVD |
1943 | Arial Gunner | |
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Lila JohnstonAs a civilian, she served her country during WWII at an ordinance plant in Ankeny in 1943Order an Interview DVD |
Civilian | ||
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Donald John JonesHer husband was a POW in both WWII and Korea. He died in a North Korean POW camp in 1951.Order an Interview DVD |
U.S. Army | Sergeant | |
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Norman W JonesThis post WWII Army Vet was in Germany where the Allies planned to rebuild Europe.Order an Interview DVD |
U.S. Army 1945 to 1946 |
Clerk - Typist In Germany At U.s. Headquarters In Frankfurt | |
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Herbert C JonesThis Vet was a dentist and joined the Army Dental Corps during the Korean War.Order an Interview DVD |
U.S. Army 1951 to 1953 |
Captain [O-3] | Dentist |
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Carl JudasGoing overboardOrder an Interview DVD |
U.S. Navy 1942 to 1946 |
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John JudgeMarine Vet at Da Nang during "Tet Offensive"Order an Interview DVD |
U.S. Marine Corps 1967 to 1969 |
First Lieutenant [O-2] | Military Police / Security And Logistics |
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Ralph JuhlNever missed a meal but never kept one downOrder an Interview DVD |
U.S. Army 1940 to 1945 |
First Lieutenant [O-2] | Tank Commander |
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Floyd R JumpInspired by the American flag raising at Iwo JimaOrder an Interview DVD |
U.S. Marine Corps 1942 to 1946 |
Corporal | Infantry |
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Robert Richard JungeVietnam Navy veteran talks about not coming homeOrder an Interview DVD |
U.S. Navy | Third Class Petty Officer [E-4] | Boatswain's Mate (BM) |
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Earl L KallandThis Army Air Corps Vet started in the Cadet Program at Coe College in Cedar Rapids (1944)Order an Interview DVD |
U.S. Army 1944 to 1946 |
Private First Class (PFC) [E-3] | Military Police |
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Kenneth KalsemArmy Infantry Vet recalls his part in "Desert Storm" in Iraq (1991)Order an Interview DVD |
U.S. Army 1989 to 1991 |
Captain [O-3] | |
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Larry R KaneArmy Vet calls San Francisco "hot-bed" of protestOrder an Interview DVD |
U.S. Army 1971 to 1973 |
[E-4] | Computer Programmer |
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William KaneThis WWII Army Vet landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day.Order an Interview DVD |
U.S. Army 1943 to 1945 |
Military Police, Escort Guard |