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The Niles-Maine District Library, in partnership with the Library of Congress, has established a local Veterans History Project Collection to recognize and record the contributions of our nation’s veterans. These primary documents provide individual accounts of service memoirs during World War II, the Korean War and aftermath, and the Vietnam War.
Listen to 70 interviews of local veterans or read and search the transcripts below.
| Veteran Name | Searchable Transcript | Audio | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Aronson | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | WWII Europe - U.S. Army |
| Albert Dominick (Ralph) | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | WWII Europe - U.S. Army WWII Pacific - U.S. Army |
| Allan Schaefer | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | WWII Europe - U.S. Army Vietnam - U.S. Army |
| Anthony Dina | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | WWII Europe - U.S. Army |
| Arthur Shapiro | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | WWII Europe - U.S. Army |
| August Habighurst | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | WWII Pacific - U.S. Army |
| Bernard Warchol | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | WWII Europe - U.S. Army |
| Bette Horstman | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | WWII Europe - U.S. Army |
| Charles (Chuck) Theodore Jacobs | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | WWII Pacific - U.S. Navy |
| Charles Borowsky | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | WWII Europe - U.S. Navy WWII Pacific - U.S. Navy |
| Charles Matz | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | WWII Pacific - U.S. Marines |
| Chester Rogala | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | WWII Europe - U.S. Army |
| David (Bud) Besser | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview Part 1 Listen to Interview Part 2 Listen to Interview Part 3 | WWII Europe - U.S. Army |
| Dennis Nilsson | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | Vietnam - U.S. Army |
| Don Lewan | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | WWII Pacific - U.S. Navy |
| Donald Spitzer | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | WWII Pacific - U.S. Army |
| Edward Hawker | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | WWII Pacific - U.S. Navy Korea - U.S. Navy |
| Edward Murnane | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | WWII Pacific - U.S. Army |
| Fred Ziegler | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | Korea - U.S. Army |
| Gary K Warner | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | Korea Homefront - U.S. Army |
| Harold Horstman | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | WWII Europe - U.S. Army |
| Ira Graham | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | WWII Pacific - U.S. Navy |
| Irbe Hanson | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | WWII Pacific - U.S. Army |
| Irvin Blaszynski | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | WWII Europe - U.S. Coast Guard WWII Pacific - U.S. Coast Guard |
| Irving Abramson | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | WWII Europe - U.S. Army |
| Irwin Williger | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | WWII Europe - U.S. Army |
| Jack Weinberg | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | WWII Europe - U.S. Army |
| Jerry Levin | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | WWII Pacific - U.S. Army |
| John B. Andres Jr. | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | Vietnam - U.S. Army |
| John Bugajsky | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | Korea - U.S. Army |
| John DeCecco | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | WWII Pacific - U.S. Army |
| John McCann | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | WWII Pacific - U.S. Navy |
| Kenneth Lee | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | WWII Homefront - U.S. Navy Korea - U.S. Army |
| Kenneth Radnitzer | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | WWII Pacific - U.S. Marines Korea - U.S. Army |
| Martha Barsky | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | WWII Homefront - U.S. Navy |
| Martha Shipp | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | WWII Homefront - U.S. Cadet Nurse |
| Martin O'Grady | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | Korea - U.S. Army |
| Martin Passarella | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | Vietnam - U.S. Army |
| Matthew Potoczek | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | WWII Pacific - U.S. Army |
| Matthew Wojtaszek | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | WWII Europe - U.S. Army |
| Max Kolpas | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | WWII Europe - U.S. Army |
| Michael A. Tuscano | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | Vietnam - U.S. Marines |
| Mike Kozyra | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | WWII Europe - U.S. Coast Guard |
| Niels Larsen | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | Korea - U.S. Army |
| Norman Berkman | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | WWII Europe - U.S. Army Cold War - U.S. Army |
| Norman Karel | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | WWII Pacific - U.S. Army |
| Orville Skibbe | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | WWII Europe - U.S. Navy |
| Paul Schneller | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | WWII Homefront - U.S. Marines |
| Peter J. Smith | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | Korea - U.S. Marines |
| Ralph Friedman | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | WWII Pacific - U.S. Army |
| Ray Hymen | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | WWII Pacific - U.S. Army WWII Homefront - U.S. Army |
| Ray Marchetta | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | WWII Pacific - U.S. Army |
| Richard Rogala | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | Korea - U.S. Navy |
| Richard Vana | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | WWII Pacific - U.S. Marines |
| Robert Barsky | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | WWII Pacific - U.S. Navy |
| Robert Crandall | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | WWII Europe - U.S. Navy WWII Pacific - U.S. Navy |
| Robert Morris | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | WWII Homefront - U.S. Army Korea - U.S. Army |
| Roberts Goldberg | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | WWII Homefront - U.S. Army Korea - U.S. Army |
| Roger Salamon | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | WWII Homefront - U.S. Army |
| Rolf Hellman | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | WWII Europe - U.S. Army Korea Homefront - U.S. Army |
| Russell Zapel | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | WWII Europe - U.S. Navy WWII Pacific - U.S. Navy |
| Sam Schechter | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | Korea - U.S. Army |
| Seymour Wachtenheim | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | Korea - U.S. Army |
| Sol Schatz | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | WWII Europe - U.S. Army |
| Thomas Hill | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | WWII Europe - U.S. Army |
| Tom Davidson | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | Vietnam - U.S. Navy |
| Walter Beusse | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | WWII Pacific - U.S. Navy |
| Walter Tymczuk | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | WWII Europe - U.S. Army |
| William Carr | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | Vietnam - U.S. Army |
| William Shipp | Search Transcript | Listen to Interview | WWII Europe - U.S. Army |
