Below are the Veteran oral history interviews from the Making History Project. Our Veteran oral history interviews seek to cover Veterans from all eras, including World War II, Korea, Cold War, Viet Nam, Iraq, Afghanistan, and the present. No story is too small or unimportant. Our mission is to leave no Veteran behind.
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To preserve these memories for the future, the Making History Project will archive the Veteran oral history interviews with the United States Library of Congress and the University of Florida Samuel Proctor Oral History Program.
If you are a Veteran, or know of a Veteran, who would be interested in providing an oral history interview and receiving a digital copy of the same, please contact us.
Figg Albert - WWII VeteranWWII Veteran Albert Figg was interviewed in Arromances, France on June 6, 2015. SGT Figg served with the British 112th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery and landed in Normandy, France on Gold Beach on June 24, 1944, SGT Figg participated in the Battle of Hill 112, the battle of the Falaise Gap, the Crossing of the Seine, and the Crossing of the Rhine.
Ford Robert - Viet Nam VeteranViet Nam Veteran Robert Ford was interviewed in Okeene, Oklahoma, on August 10, 2021. CPT Robert Ford was a helicopter pilot for the 282nd Helicopter Assault Company and served in Danang and Hue. CPT Ford was involved in the defense of the Tet Offensive and received the Bronze Star and Air Medal with Valor. CPT Ford authored Black Cat 2-1 as his story and that of his crew during Viet Nam.
Freeman Clyde - WWII VeteranWWII Veteran Clyde Freeman was interviewed in Clinton, Oklahoma on August 3, 2021. CPL Freeman was a member of the 1st Cavalry in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Japan post-war for occupation and reconstruction efforts.
Gaddis Norman - Viet Nam VeteranViet Nam Veteran, Norman Gaddis, was interviewed on June 5, 2014, at the American Cemetery, Omaha Beach, Normandy, France. Brigadier General Gaddis was shot down over Hanoi in 1967 and became a POW for the duration of the war.
Gehron Bill - Viet Nam VeteranViet Nam Veteran, Bill Gehron, was interviewed on October 18, 2022, in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. SGT Bill Gehron was a member of the famed Golden Brigade from the 82nd Airborne, 3rd Brigade, 3rd M.P. Platoon. SGT Gehron served in Viet Nam from 1967 to 1969, where he received the Bronze Star, Viet Nam Service Medal, Viet Nam Campaign Medal, and Army Commendation Medal.
Geistfeld Patrecia - Iraq War VeteranIraq War Veteran, Patrecia Geistfeld was interviewed on January 31, 2022, in Wichita, Kansas. Chief Petty Officer Geistfeld served in the U.S. Navy, U.S. Navy Reserve, and the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve from 1975 until 2007. Chief Petty Officer Geistfeld served aboard the USS Vulcan and then on numerous deployments to Bahrain, Kuwait, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.