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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Leo F SchulerArmy Vet spend over a year in Korea and lived in a tent. (1952-54)Order an Interview DVD |
U.S. Army 1952 to 1954 |
Sergeant | Field Maintenance |
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Ronald H SchuteDelivering a babyOrder an Interview DVD |
U.S. Army 1965 to 1967 |
Medic- Go On Patrols, Worked In Aid Station And Delivered Babies | |
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Kenneth W SchwakeArmy Vet on search and destroy missions to find V.C. in the jungles of VietnamOrder an Interview DVD |
U.S. Army 1968 to 1970 |
[E-5] | 42D20 Dental Specialist |
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Coral F SchwarzensteinMarine Vet was an aviation electronic tech in Korea in 1952.Order an Interview DVD |
U.S. Marine Corps 1951 to 1953 |
Sergeant | Electronics, Clerk Typist |
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Robert A. SchweitertShell exploding beside the shipOrder an Interview DVD |
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Lloyd SchwendemannNavy Vet made many escort trips across the Atlantic during WWII.Order an Interview DVD |
U.S. Navy | ||
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John SearPost WWII Vet served in Navy (1945-46) and then called back by the Army as a medical officer. (1954-56)Order an Interview DVD |
U.S. Army 1951 to 1953 |
Medical Doctor | |
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Thomas H SearcyField experience of an Army Medic in VietnamOrder an Interview DVD |
U.S. Army 1968 to 1970 |
Medic | |
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Charles N SearlesWWII Vet was a B-24 Bomber Pilot (15 missions) and recalls an early mission over Germany in 1943.Order an Interview DVD |
U.S. Air Force 1942 to 1954 |
First Lieutenant [O-2] | Pilot (B 24) |
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Vernon L SeedorffNavy Vet served aboard the carrier "USS Bennington". (1955-59)Order an Interview DVD |
U.S. Navy 1955 to 1959 |
Seaman First Class | Boatswain's Mate (BM) |
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Douglas W SeemanAlmost hit by shrapnalOrder an Interview DVD |
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Verne M. SeidelStanding in the roll callOrder an Interview DVD |
U.S. Army 1941 to 1945 |
Corporal | |
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James L SeleneFiring practiceOrder an Interview DVD |
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Alfred J SemmVet recalls an old Navy "hammock trick". (1941)Order an Interview DVD |
U.S. Navy 1941 to 1945 |
Seaman First Class | |
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George J. SharpRemoving minesOrder an Interview DVD |
U.S. Army 1947 to 1970 |
Master Sergeant [E-8] | Demolition |
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Frank Shaw Jr.Army reserves Lt. Col. on the riots in Waterloo in the 1960'sOrder an Interview DVD |
U.S. Army 1955 to 1989 |
Lieutenant Colonel [O-5] | |
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Maurice Gene ShayArmy Vet recalls basic training at Ft. Leonardwood, Missouri. (1954)Order an Interview DVD |
U.S. Army 1954 to 1957 |
Helicopter Repair; Army Finance | |
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Gary A ShefflerNavy engine manOrder an Interview DVD |
U.S. Navy 1967 to 1971 |
Third Class Petty Officer [E-4] | Engineer |
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Donald F SheltonNavy Vet was a corpsman with the Marines in Korea and received a bronze star. (1948-52)Order an Interview DVD |
U.S. Navy 1948 to 1952 |
Corpsman |