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
Order an Interview DVD	U.S. Navy
Peter L Wentzel Career Army Vet on his Vietnam experience Order an Interview DVD	U.S. Army 1967 to 1998	Sergeant First Class [E-7]	Supply Infantry / Infantry Inst / Commo / Artillery
Order an Interview DVD	National Guard 1974 to 1991		Instructor
Order an Interview DVD	U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force	Private First Class (PFC) [E-3]
Order an Interview DVD	U.S. Marine Corps 1942 to 1945	Second Lieutenant [O-1]	Supply Ship Crewman
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Order an Interview DVD	U.S. Army 1943 to 1946
Craig White Army Vet says to never trust your Vietnam barber Order an Interview DVD
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Harold Kent White 20 year Navy Pilot on recovering an airplane lost in Antarctica Order an Interview DVD	U.S. Navy 1970 to 1990	Lieutenant Commander [O-4]	Pilot
Gary F Whittenbaugh Army Vet recalls being a member of the "creepy-peepy" and the early use of TV in the 50's Order an Interview DVD	U.S. Army 1958 to 1960	[E-4]	Signal Corp- Electronic Tech Army Pictorial Center
Charles H Wieneke 26-year Air Force Pilot (Pilot-201 missions) on the politics in Vietnam Order an Interview DVD
Leland E Wiges Army Medical Corps Vet on how he got to Vietnam Order an Interview DVD	U.S. Army 1962 to 1965	Specialist 4 [E-4]	Nurse
Order an Interview DVD	U.S. Navy 1941 to 1945	First Class Petty Officer [E-6]	Radarman (RM)
Order an Interview DVD	U.S. Navy 1969 to 1972	Second Class Petty Officer [E-5]	TM
Dean A Williams Army Airborne Vet on being on call during the "6 Day War" Order an Interview DVD	U.S. Army 1964 to 1970		Airborne
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Order an Interview DVD	U.S. Navy 1942 to 1946		Aviation Radioman
Order an Interview DVD	U.S. Army 1960 to 1966
Order an Interview DVD	U.S. Army 1965 to 1967		Jeep Mechanic

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