Veterans History Project

The Veterans History Project (VHP) collects and preserves the remembrances of American war veterans and civilian workers who supported them. This project was created by the United States Congress in 2000 and was signed into law by President William Jefferson Clinton on October 27, 2000.

In support of this effort, the Peabody Public Library regularly interviews veterans either at the library itself or at other designated locations.

These collections of first-hand accounts are made available to researchers and the general public, online via this website, at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., in the Indiana Room at the Peabody Public Library and via the Veterans History Project website.

If you would like to share your valuable stories please contact us at (260) 244-5541 or e-mail us with your request.

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Veterans History Project Videos
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WWII: 1941 - 1945

Narrator

Branch & Location of Service

Video Length

Brown, Charles

U.S. Army: Ft. Richardson, Alaska

55:10

Brown, Frances

Military Wife: Alabama

19:41

Brown, Lewis

Merchant Marines: Atlantic – Pacific

24:09

Byer, Gerald Eugene

U.S. Naval Reserve: Boston, New York, Pacific, Portland

52:13

Cassell, Robert

U.S. Army: Europe

49:06

Cornmesser, Robert

U.S. Navy

22:08

Coverstone, George

U.S. Navy: Atlantic & Pacific

27:08

Gipe, Dick

U.S. Army: France, Belgium, Holland, Germany

18:42

Goudy, Dewey

U.S. Army Air Force: Italy

38:06

Hammer, Janice

Military Wife (WWII and Korea)

33:02

Haworth, Richard

U.S. Air Corp: Florida, Indiana, Texas

14:57

Herr, John Benjamin

U.S. Army: Omaha Beach [He was also a POW in Germany]

6:33

Keuneke, Arnold

Signal Corp of Air Force—Army: Mostly N. Africa & Italy

43:39

Marsh, Howard

U.S. Army: France & Germany

29:01

Mercer, Frank

U.S. Army: South Pacific – New Guinea

53:38

Meyers, Edward

Air Corps, U.S. Air Force: Texas, Kansas, Florida, Africa, Italy, Arizona

21:02

Mitchell, Clarice

U.S. Navy: Pacific Ocean Theater

50:36

Nowling, Arthur

U.S. Army: Japan, Asiatic Pacific Theatre

38:18

Perry, Clifford

U.S. Army: West Coast

49:22

Pittenger, Talbert

U.S. Navy: Pacific Area

51:39

Pontzius, Wilma

WAVES (U.S. Navy): San Diego, Great Lakes IN, Chicago

23:01

Ramp, Richard

Army Air Force: Olk., Cal, Idaho, Ft. Myers FL, Norwich England

47:40

Shaw, Clarence

Army Air Force? (Artillery): Europe

29:40

Strouse, Edgar John

U.S. Air Corps: Basic Miss, Johnson Island

21:58

Tarleton, William

U.S. Navy: Pacific

70:20

Walker, Robert

U.S. Air Force Reserves: Kessler, Miss – San Antonio Tex – Training etc.

34:07

Waterfall, Clark

U.S. Army, Veterinary Corp: ASTP Michigan State University, Ft. Bnj Harrison, Indianapolis, Manch & Durmstadt Germany

59:12

Korean War: 1950 - 1953

Narrator

Branch & Location of Service

Video Length

Cornmesser, Robert

U.S. Navy

22:08

Coulter, Leroy

U.S. Air Force: USA, England, Vietnam11-28-04

27:19

Daniel, Daniel

U.S. Navy: Great Lakes, IL; Norfolk and Little Creek, VA

36:02

Easter, Benjamin

U.S. Army: Muchen, Germany

26:41

Forrester, Richard

U.S. Air Force: Texas, Japan, Korea, Florida

25:29

Frey, Franklin

U.S. Army: Korea

33:02

Gates, Paul

U.S. Army: US, Germany

54:50

Hammer, Janice

Military Wife (WWII and Korea)

33:02

Heinbaugh, William

U.S. Navy: Port Huneme, Kwajalein, M3-Naval Amphibious base, Coronado, California

47:23

Henley, Keith

U.S. Air Force: Germany, Norway, Pentagon, Alaska, Recruiting Duty

58:08

Kissinger, Keith

U.S. Army: Germany

8:32

Leas, Robert

U.S. Army: Japan, Korea

16:14

Pontzius, Wilma

WAVES (U.S. Navy) : San Diego, Great Lakes IN, Chicago

23:01

Rohrer, Gene

U.S. Marine Corps: US & Korea

17:21

Schrader, Jack

U.S. Marine Corps: Korea

21:01

Shaw, James

U.S. Navy: USS Titania KA13, Anchorage Alaska A099 [Aog9?], USS Cavalier APA-37

24:44

Strouse, Edgar John

U.S. Air Corps: Basic Miss, Johnson Island

21:58

Tarleton, William

U.S. Navy: Pacific

70:20

Wilson, Ray

U.S. Marine Corps Reserves: Miami Fl, Cherry Point NC

33:19

Yaney, James

U.S. Army Medical Corps: Korea, Japan

48:21

Vietnam War: 1961 - 1975

Narrator

Branch & Location of Service

Video Length

Alspaugh, James

U.S. Army: Ft. Knox Kentucky, Ft. Polk, Louisiana, Ft. Hood, Texas

28:14

Coulter, Leroy

U.S. Air Force: USA, England, Vietnam

27:19

Davis, Larry

U.S. Marine Corps: Okinawa, Japan, Caribbean, Pannama & Cuba

46:14

Davis, Tim

U.S. Marine Corps: Vietnam, DaNang

29:53

Disbrow, Charles

U.S. Air Force: Texas, Japan, Pakistan

20:26

Hayes, Julia

Military Wife: France, Florida, Illinois, NY, Colorado, Puerto Rico, Indiana

15:47

Hayes, Michael

U.S. Air Force: Louisiana, France, Florida, Korea, NY, Georgia, Montana, Colorado, Puerto Rico, Indiana

17:17

Henley, Keith

U.S. Air Force: Germany, Norway, Pentagon, Alaska, Recruiting Duty

58:08

Hess, Richard

U.S. Army/Reserves: Ft. Knox, KY, Ft. Carson, CO., Vietnam

25:43

Hicks, William

U.S. Army: CONUS, S.E.A. USAREUR

12:43

Johnson, Ronald

U.S. Army: Korea

17:10

Koch, Richard

U.S. Air Force: Biloxi, Ms, Arkansas, and Crete Lubbock, Tx

13:34

Lehman, Harold

U.S. Army, the ANG USAF: Ft. Polk, Ft. Eustis, Qui Nhon RVN, Ft. Wayne; ANG – Middle East, Africa, Panama

44:47

Nowling, John

U.S. Army: An Khe, Vietnam, Ft. Campbell, KY

39:47

Tagtmeyer, Jeanne

U.S. Air Force: Chanute AFB, Cam Ranh Bay, SV, SCannon (?) AFB, NM, Shaw AFB, SC, CCK AB, Taiwan

39:17

Other Conflicts

Narrator

Conflict, Branch & Location of Service

Video Length

Cook, Chris

Operation Just Cause; U.S. Army: Ft. Ord, CA

28:41

McKown, Jason

Iraqi Freedom; U.S. Marine Corps: Kings Bay, GA, Camp Lejune, NC

45:56

Wentworth, Robert

Global War on Terror; U.S. Army Reserves: Ft. Wayne, IN, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan

52:19