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.
Hand Brodie - WWII VeteranWWII Veteran Brodie Hand, is an American Paratrooper from the 508 P.I.R. of the 82nd Airborne. Brodie was interviewed in Charleston, South Carolina on November 5, 2016. Corporal Hand jumped on D-Day into Normandy and was captured by German forces on the first day. Brodie remained a POW for the duration of World War II and reflects on that experience during the interview.
Hatheway Brian - Desert Storm VeteranDesert Storm Veteran Brian Hatheway was interviewed on December 10, 2021, in Tucson, Arizona. MAJ Hatheway served with the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery attached to the 4th Battalion, 34th Armor in the 1st Brigade, of the 3rd Armored Division during Desert Storm as a 1LT Fire Support Officer. MAJ Hatheway received the Bronze Star and the Liberation of Kuwait Medal after spending twenty-two years in the US Army and US Army Reserves.
Haviland Gerald - WWII VeteranWWII Veteran, Gerald Haviland, was interviewed on February 27, 2016 in Caryville, Florida. MSG Haviland served with the Headquarters Company, 60th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division in Africa, Sicily, Normandy, North France, Ardennes, and the Rhineland during World War II.
Heathcock Frankie - Vietnam VeteranVietnam Veteran, Frankie Heathcock, was interviewed on August 9, 2021, in Claremore, Oklahoma. E-3 Seaman Heathcock served in the U.S. Navy from 1967 through 1970 during the Vietnam War. E-3 Seaman Heathcock was a Signalman aboard an ammunition ship, the USS Rangell (AE-12) that operated out of Subic Bay. E-3 Seaman Heathcock describes one harrowing incident in which a bomb accidentally dropped on the deck of the ship.
Heckstetter Daniel - Vietnam VeteranVietnam Veteran, Daniel Heckstetter, was interviewed on August 16, 2021 in St. Louis, Missouri. SGT Heckstetter was a specialist draftsman in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. SGT Heckstetter served with the 1st Cavalry Division in Camp Evans in Vietnam, drafting maps, graphs, and charts for ongoing operations. SGT Heckstetter received the Bronze Star and Marksmanship Badge for his service in Vietnam. During the interview, SGT Heckstetter discusses his time and observations of Vietnam at Camp Evans.
Higgins Martha - Cold War VeteranCold War Veteran, Martha Higgins, was interviewed on August 8, 2021, in Norman, Oklahoma. A1C Higgins served with the 4600 Airbase Group with the U.S. Air Force from 1951 through 1954. A1C Higgins was a disbursement officer and coder for intelligence at Ent Air Force Base and Inchiklik Air Force Base (Turkey). A1C Higgins discusses her background growing up in Florida and her military service's impact on her life.