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- Interview With Timothy Vail
- Item #: OH0445
- Mr. Timothy (Tim) P. Vail Collection
- Length: 15:29:03 hr/min/sec
- (USA) Tim Vail was born in Altoona, PA, and grew up in Norfolk, VA. His father was a twenty-three year U.S. Navy veteran and was a submariner in World War II. Tim served in the U.S. Army from July 1968 until July 1970. He was drafted in July 1968, did his Basic Training at Ft. Benning, GA, and hi... (open complete record)
- Interview with Ben Van Etten
- Item #: OH0259
- Ben Van Etten Collection (Air America Association)
- Length: 8:15:86 hr/min/sec
- (USA) Ben Van Etten served with the United States Army in Vietnam from 1965 to 1966. After returning to the US and working at Fort Wolters as a helicopter instructor pilot, he went to work for Air America in 1968. He served in Thailand and Laos from 1968 until 1972 flying the H-34. Interview cond... (open complete record)
- Interview with Col. James Van Straten
- Item #: OH1063
- James G. Van Straten Collection
- Col. James Van Straten (U.S. Army, ret.) discusses his experiences in Vietnam. Van Straten served in the U.S. Army Medical Service Corps as senior medical advisor in I Corps, July 1966 to July 1967. (open complete record)
- Interview with Alan VanDan
- Item #: OH0229
- Length: 02:02:23 hr/min/sec
- (USA) Alan VanDan, originally from Boone Grove, Indiana served in the U.S. Army and was in Vietnam from April 1968 until June 1969. He served in C Co., 1/12 First Cavalry Air Mobile as a rifleman and point man near Quang Tri and the A Shau Valley between April and December 1968. From December 1968... (open complete record)
- Interview with Billy Mac Vannoy
- Item #: OH0084
- Billy Mac Vannoy Collection
- Length: 03:03:19 hr/min/sec
- (USN) Billy Vannoy served with the United States Navy in Vietnam in 1969 and 1970. He served as an Aviation Electronics Technician. (open complete record)
- Interview with Luis Vargas
- Item #: OH1400
- Luis Vargas discusses his experiences in Vietnam with the U.S. Army. Vargas served three tours of duty, the first with C Company, 502nd Battalion, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division from 1965 to 1966. He returned for a second tour with a B Team with the 5th Special Forces Group, 1968 to 1969. Duri... (open complete record)
- Interview with VeLoy J. Varner
- Item #: OH0300
- Mr. VeLoy J. Varner Collection
- Length: 8:50:44 hr/min/sec
- In this interview, Vel Varner discusses his two tours of duty in Vietnam. Varner served with the 1st Air Cavalry Division, 1967-1968, and returned to Vietnam in 1971-1972 to serve as a battalion commander in the 101st Airborne Division. (open complete record)
- Interview with Frank Vavrek
- Item #: OH0343
- (USA) LTCOL Frank Vavrek was born in Harrisburg PA in 1943 and volunteered for the infantry in 1963. He completed Basic and Advanced Training at Fort Jackson SC. Having also completed Ranger School, he graduated from OCS at Fort Benning GA in 1965. Frank arrived in Vietnam in August 1965 as a pla... (open complete record)
- Interview with Steven D. Vermillion
- Item #: OH0406
- Mr. Steven D. Vermillion Collection
- Length: 4:18:14 hr/min/sec
- Steve Vermillion was a United State Army Dustoff helicopter commander in Vietnam in 1969. He flew 1450 missions with 1127 combat hours. His many awards during the Vietnam War included Air Medals, the Silver Star, and the Distinguished Flying Cross. Vermillion retired from the Army in 1993 as a Lieut... (open complete record)
- Interview with James Weddell
- Item #: OH1409
- Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Members Collection
- James Weddell discusses his experiences in Vietnam with the U.S. Army. Weddell served as a UH-1 Huey helicopter pilot with 1st Platoon, A Company, 1st Aviation Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, and later as the pilot for the division's commanding general, June 1968 to June 1969. He returned to Vietn... (open complete record)
- Interview with Col. James Vinci
- Item #: OH1182
- Col. James Vinci (U.S. Army, ret.) discusses his experiences in Vietnam with the U.S. Navy. Vinci served as communications officer aboard the USS Hickman County (LST-825), 1966-1967. (open complete record)
- Interview with Jack Vineyard
- Item #: OH0051
- Jack Vineyard Collection
- Length: 46:51 hr/min/sec
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- Interview with Carl Vogel
- Item #: OH0816
- Carl Vogel Collection
- Length: 02:56:16 hr/min/sec
- In this interview, Carl Vogel describes his tour of duty in Qui Nhon, South Vietnam as a helicopter crew chief with the 117th Aviation Company, February 1964 - February 1965. (open complete record)
- Interview with Harold Vorhies
- Item #: OH0132
- Hal Vorhies Collection
- Length: 6:19:36 hr/min/sec
- (USA) Interview conducted by Stephen Maxner. (open complete record)
- Interview with Eily Pat Gorman
- Item #: OH0393
- Kara Dixon Vuic Collection
- Length: 1:14:10 hr/min/sec
- Major Eily Gorman discusses her career as a nurse in U.S. Army and the Army Nurse Corps, including one tour in South Vietnam at an evacuation hospital. (open complete record)
- Interview with Sharon Alden
- Item #: OH0378
- Kara Dixon Vuic Collection
- Length: 1:02:30 hr/min/sec
- US Army nurse Sharon Alden recounts her experiences as a nurse in Vietnam, as well as in Operation Desert Storm. (open complete record)
- Interview with Lynn M. C. Kohl
- Item #: OH0379
- Kara Dixon Vuic Collection
- Length: 58:46 hr/min/sec
- Lynn Kohl discusses her experiences as an Army nurse with the 12th Evacuation Hospital at Pleiku from 1969-1970. (open complete record)
- Interview with Babette Clough
- Item #: OH0381
- Kara Dixon Vuic Collection
- Length: 1:34:56 hr/min/sec
- Babette Clough shares her experiences as a nurse stationed in Pleiku during the Vietnam War. (open complete record)
- Interview with Rosemary Burke
- Item #: OH0382
- Kara Dixon Vuic Collection
- Length: 46:17 hr/min/sec
- Rosemary Burke discusses her experiences in Vietnam as a U.S. Army nurse. Burke served with the 71st Evacuation Hospital 1968-1969. (open complete record)
- Interview with Martha Kuhns
- Item #: OH0383
- Kara Dixon Vuic Collection
- Length: 52:10 hr/min/sec
- Martha Kuhns discusses her experiences in Vietnam as a nurse in the U.S. Army. Kuhns was assigned to the 71st Evacuation Hospital. (open complete record)
- Interview with Jennifer Lundberg
- Item #: OH0384
- Kara Dixon Vuic Collection
- Length: 1:36:19 hr/min/sec
- In this interview, Jennifer Lundberg describes her experiences as a nurse in Vietnam. (open complete record)
- Interview with John Sherner
- Item #: OH0390
- Kara Dixon Vuic Collection
- Length: 1:02:29 hr/min/sec
- John Sherner discusses his experiences as a U.S. Army nurse in Vietnam, 1968-1969. Sherner served at the 24th Evacuation Hospital as a nurse anesthetist. (open complete record)
- Interview with Margaret Easterly Canfield
- Item #: OH0395
- Kara Dixon Vuic Collection
- Length: 1:05:26 hr/min/sec
- In this interview Marge Canfield describes her career as an Army Nurse. During the Vietnam war she served with the 91st Evac Hospital. (open complete record)
- Interview with Hannah Moynahan Wynne
- Item #: OH0396
- Kara Dixon Vuic Collection
- Length: 1:21:35 hr/min/sec
- In this interview Hannah Wynne describes her career as an Army Nurse. During the Vietnam War, she served at a hospital at Vung Tau. (open complete record)
- Interview with Billy M. Storey
- Item #: OH0413
- Kara Dixon Vuic Collection
- Length: 1:24:02 hr/min/sec
- Billy Storey discusses his experiences as a nurse anesthetist in Vietnam from 1967-1968. (open complete record)
- Interview with Diane C. Evans
- Item #: OH0380
- Kara Dixon Vuic Collection
- Length: 1:47:45 hr/min/sec
- Diane Carlson Evans discusses her experiences as a U.S. Army nurse in Vietnam, 1968-1969. Evans served in Vung Tau and in Pleiku. Evans also describes her efforts to help create the U.S. Vietnam Women's Memorial. (open complete record)
- Interview with Barbara J. Price
- Item #: OH0388
- Kara Dixon Vuic Collection
- Length: 1:16:28 hr/min/sec
- In this interview Barbara Price describes her experiences as an Army Nurse. She served two tours of duty in Vietnam. (open complete record)
- Interview with Mims Crowell Aultman
- Item #: OH0564
- Kara Dixon Vuic Collection
- Length: 2:47:39 hr/min/sec
- Colonel Mims C. Aultman (U.S. Army, ret.) discusses his experiences in Vietnam as a member of the U.S. Army Medical Corps. Aultman was commanding officer of the 12th Evacuation Hospital, 1968-1969. (open complete record)
- Interview with Doris Cobb
- Item #: OH0567
- Kara Dixon Vuic Collection
- Length: 1:18:22 hr/min/sec
- In this interview, Doris Cobb discusses her experiences as a U.S. Army nurse recruiter from 1965-1968. (open complete record)
- Interview with Anna Mae Hays
- Item #: OH0571
- Kara Dixon Vuic Collection
- Length: 3:40:19 hr/min/sec
- In this interview, General Anna Mae Hays (U.S. Army, ret.) discusses her experiences as a nurse during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Hays served in the China-Burma-India theater in World War II prior to serving in the Korean War. Hays later became Chief of the U.S. Army Nurse Co... (open complete record)
- Interview with Marion K. Kennedy
- Item #: OH0391
- Kara Dixon Vuic Collection
- Length: 2:12:53 hr/min/sec
- In this interivew Marion Kennedy describes her experiences as an Army Nurse. She served during World War II, and served from 1942 until she retired in 1972. (open complete record)
- Interview with Barry Powell
- Item #: OH0415
- Kara Dixon Vuic Collection
- Length: 01:37:39 hr/min/sec
- Barry Powell discusses his experiences as a U.S. Army nurse in Vietnam. Powell served with teh 71st Evacuation Hospital. (open complete record)
- Interview with Richard L. Berry
- Item #: OH0044
- Kara Dixon Vuic Collection
- Richard Berry discusses his experiences as a U.S. Army Nurse in Vietnam. Berry served in the 85th Evacuation Hospital. (open complete record)
- Interview with Leo LaBell
- Item #: OH0414
- Kara Dixon Vuic Collection
- Length: 02:40:33 hr/min/sec
- Leo LaBell served as a Nurse Anesthetist with the 24th Evacuation Hospital in Vietnam from 1968 until 1969. (open complete record)
- Interview with Betty J. Antilla
- Item #: OH0387
- Kara Dixon Vuic Collection
- Length: 2:31:59 hr/min/sec
- In this interview Betty Antilla describes her experiences as a nurse with the 95th Evac Hospital in Da Nang Vietnam. (open complete record)
- Interview with Mary L. Curtis
- Item #: OH0385
- Kara Dixon Vuic Collection
- Length: 1:19:19 hr/min/sec
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- Interview with Mary Messerschmidt
- Item #: OH0389
- Kara Dixon Vuic Collection
- Length: 1:08:09 hr/min/sec
- In this interview Mary Messerchmidt describes her career as an Army Nurse. Messerschmidt served in Vietnam from 1969 to 1970. (open complete record)
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