C Missouri Veteran Stories, Collection, 2007-2010 4089 934 DVDs, 230 DAT tapes This collection is available at The State Historical Society of Missouri. If you would like more information, please contact us at [email protected]. INTRODUCTION The collection contains interviews with Missouri veterans on DVDs and DAT tapes. DONOR INFORMATION The records were transferred to the State Historical Society of Missouri by the Missouri Office of Administration on 24 June 2011 (Accession No. CA6288). ORGANIZATIONAL SKETCH Missouri Veterans Stories, a company hired by the Lt. Governor’s Office, collected these stories from Missouri veterans and hosted them online for the benefit of veterans and the general public. The program was open to all men and women currently residing in Missouri who had served in any branch of the United States military. SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE The records have been arranged into the following three series: Individual Interviews Group and Miscellaneous Interviews DAT Tapes The Individual Interviews series contains hundreds of DVDs with Missouri veterans sharing stories about their military service. This series is arranged alphabetically by last name. The Group and Miscellaneous Interviews series contains group interviews and interview compilations. The DAT Tapes series consists of hundreds of digital recorded tapes and is arranged chronologically by date. C4089 Missouri Veteran Stories Collection, 2007-2010 Page 2 AUDIO VIDEO LIST Individual Interviews Series DVD Name Branch Rank/Assignment Service War/Conflict 1 VACANT 2 Second Class Carpenters Absher, Thomas F. Navy Mate, 63rd Naval Seabees 1942-1945 WWII 3 Ackmann, Harry Navy First Class Seaman, PC 597 1944-1946 4 Adair, Ronald Navy 1951-1955 Korea 5 Sergeant First Class, 25th Adams, James H. Army Infantry, 3/13th Field Artillery 1970-1994 Vietnam 6 National Adams, Robert W. Guard 7 Adams, William Army Sergeant WWII 8 Adkins, Gib 9 Petty Officer Second Class, Akers, James Navy USS Putnam 1960-1963 10 Technical Sergeant, Strategic Air Command, Tactical Air Korea, Alexander, Bill Navy Command 1952-1964 Vietnam 11 Amick, Steven P. Marines Corporal, 1st-5th Marines 1965-1967 Vietnam 12 Anderson, Laurel Army Technical Sergeant 1941-1945 13 Anderson, Ralph Air Force Airman First Class 1952-1956 Korea 14 Anderson, Ron Navy Petty Officer Third Class 15 National Anglen, George Guard 16 Arensmeier, Harold Army Sergeant 1943-1945 WWII 17 Arft, Carl Army Private First Class, 66 1944-1946 WWII 18 Arnold, Valentine Gunner's Mate Second Class, "Val" Navy Special Forces Armed Guard 1943-1945 WWII 19 Arthur, Donald J. Navy Seaman Recruit Vietnam 20 Atich, Frank 21 Specialist, 8th Infantry Atkins, Ricky Lee Army Division 22 Atkinson, Ed F. Army Sergeant, 82nd Airborne 1946-1949 WWII 23 Army Air Axthelm, Deon Corps Captain WWII 24 Photographer’s Mate Microfilm Photographer Petty Baker, Tom Navy Officer Third Class 1943-1946 WWII 25 Sergeant, 42nd Division, 66th Baker, Virgil Army Infantry 1944-1946 WWII C4089 Missouri Veteran Stories Collection, 2007-2010 Page 3 26 Army Air Balden, Fred Corps Staff Sergeant, 8th Air Force 1943-1945 WWII 27 Balkin, Marcia Marines Corporal 1996-1998 Iraq 28 Ball, Ray Navy Storekeeper Third Class 1966-1970 29 Ballard, Frederick Lee Army Corporal 1945-1946 30 Staff Sergeant, 8th Armored, Ballard, Marion Army Field Artillery 1943-1946 WWII 31 Ballard, Robert L. Electrician’s Mate Third "Bob" Navy Class 1944-1946 WWII 32 Private First Class, Barber, Harold J. Army Quartermaster Unit 1943-1945 WWII 33 Army Air Barber, H.P. Corps Staff Sergeant WWII 34 Bargfrede, Walter Staff Sergeant, 3rd Army and C. Army 7th Army 1942-1945 WWII 35 Barnts, Levi Army Sergeant First Class 1943-1965 WWII, Korea 36 Private First Class, Military Barrale, Ralph Army Police 1943-1946 WWII 37 Bartel, Eric Army Specialist 38 Barth, Andrew Army Staff Sergeant 1940-1945 WWII 39 Army Air Staff Sergeant, 73rd Bomb Barthold, Carl H. Corps Wing, 497th Bomb Group 1943-1945 WWII 40 Bartley, Eldridge Navy Lieutenant Commander 1943-1945 WWII 41 Specialist, 9th Base Post Barton, James B. Army Office 1968-1969 Vietnam 42 Barton, Lyman Army First Lieutenant 1944-1946 WWII 43 Baucum, Omer Clyde Army Corporal 1945-1946 WWII 44 Technical Sergeant, 131st Bauer, Julia Fighter Wing, Logistics (Bush) Air Force Squadron 1977-2006 45 Bauer, Syl Army Specialist, 854th Ordinance 1942-1945 WWII 46 Bechtel, Donald Army Specialist, 124 Ordinance 1944-1946 WWII 47 Beletz, Al Army Private First Class Korea 48 Army Air Master Sergeant, 454th Bomb Beletz, Frank Corps Group 1941-1945 WWII 49 Beletz, Sylvester Navy WWII 50 Private First Class, Corps of Bell, Woodie Jr. Army Engineers 1943-1945 WWII 51 Belsha, Arthur L. Army Corporal Vietnam 52 Storekeeper Third Class, USS Bender, Galen Navy West Virginia BB-48 1945-1949 WWII C4089 Missouri Veteran Stories Collection, 2007-2010 Page 4 53 Bennett, Richard L. Army Specialist, I Company 1941-1945 WWII 54 Private First Class, 35th Bentz, Ted H. Army Infantry 1942-1945 WWII 55 Berklekamp, Charles Air Force Airman First Class Korea 56 Besselman, Robert Army Specialist 57 Staff Sergeant, Air Force Birdsong, Communication Command Raymond Air Force System 1947-1952 58 Birlew, Charles Chief Boatswain Mate, USS Duane Navy Texas 1940-1960 WWII 59 Bish, Glen Army Specialist Vietnam 60 Aviation Storekeeper First Bly, Raymond L. Navy Class 1950-1954 Korea 61 Vietnam, Brackney, Roger Air Force Master Sergeant E-7 Persian Gulf 62 Brake, Harold Army Major, 7th Infantry 1944-1972 63 Branham, Lowell Army Private, 14th Armored 1944-1946 WWII 64 Corporal, 1st Marine Air Breig, Robert Marines Wing 1952-1954 Korea 65 Steel Chief Warrant Officer Third Class, Construction Bremer, Larry Navy Battalion 1963-1967 Vietnam 66 Brooks, Forrest Private, 29th Infantry, Head Clifford Army Quarters Company 1939-1945 WWII 67 Brondel, Bernard Army Sergeant Vietnam 68 Brooks, Robert H. Marines Corporal, Third Division 1952-1953 Korea 69 Brookshier, Corporal, 21st Portable William Army Hospital 1942-1944 WWII 70 Brouillette, Richard P. 71 Lance Corporal, 1st Marine Brown, Dr. James Air Wing, Squadron HMM A. Marines 361 1960-1964 Vietnam 72 Army Air Corps, Brown, John D. Air Force Staff Sergeant, Air Policeman 1945-1967 WWII, Korea 73 Sergeant, 65th Combat Brown, Roy Army Engineers 1966-1968 Vietnam 74 Brown, William Sergeant, Army National Norvelle Army Guard 1957-1962 75 Yeoman Second Class, Brownsfield, Waves, 12 ND Head Dorothy Jean Navy Quarters/General 1944-1946 WWII C4089 Missouri Veteran Stories Collection, 2007-2010 Page 5 76 Brubaker, Staff Sergeant, 317th Afghanistan, Jonathan Air Force Aerospace defense 2000-2005 Iraq 77 National Bruce, Thomas R. Guard 78 Bryant, Kenneth R. Army Sergeant, 1st Cavalry 1968-1970 Vietnam 79 Bryson, Danny J. Army Sergeant, Engineers 1981-1991 80 Bodkin, Allen R. 81 Boehner, Tom 82 Bollinger, Glen 83 Bonnot, Billy 84 Book, Wayne 85 Booth, Vaughn 86 Borcherding, WWII, Battle Donald of the Bulge 87 Borgmeyer, Ronald W. 88 Borrowman, Robert 89 Bosch, Joe Jr. 90 Bottino, Joe 91 Bowers, Norman L. 92 National Bowsher, Walter Guard 93 Boyd, Charles 94 Boyle, Donald National Joseph Guard 95 Buckheit, Herbert Specialist, 148 Combat Roman Army Engineer, 5th Corporal 1942-1945 WWII 96 Buechler, Robert National E. Guard 97 Bull, Daniel S. Marines Private 1981-1981 98 Bullington, Travis Army 1943-1945 WWII 99 National Bullock, Keith Guard 100 Staff Sergeant, 7th/31st Bunch, Carson Army Regiment, 2nd Battalion 1952-1955 Korea 101 Senior Airman, 1876 Burckhalter, Communications, 7th Air William Air Force Force 1965-1969 Vietnam 102 Burke, William Specialist, American 198th "Doc" Army Infantry, 196th Infantry 1970-1972 Vietnam 103 Burks, Barney E. Army Corporal, 35th Division 1951-1954 C4089 Missouri Veteran Stories Collection, 2007-2010 Page 6 104 Seaman, DE406, USS Burks, Clifford Navy Edmonds 1951-1955 Korea 105 Burroughs, Kenneth E. Navy Ensign 1943-1946 WWII 106 Burson, James Air Force Technical Sergeant Vietnam 107 Supervisory Third Class, Yeoman Third Class, Naval Bussard, Josephine Navy Air Station 1944-1945 WWII 108 Private First Class, C1-19, Bussard, Murray Marines Third Class Marine Division 1942-1945 WWII 109 Butler, Ron 110 Cameron, Marie R. Army Master Sergeant 1974-1997 111 Campbell, Bob Marines Staff Sergeant, Transportation 1960-1969 Vietnam 112 Campbell, Buel Sergeant, 24th Division 1951-1952 113 Campbell, Leonard R. Air Force Senior Master Sergeant 1951-1989 Korea 114 Lieutenant Colonel, Squadron Cantrell, Bill Marines Pilot 1942-1980 WWII 115 Carel, Raymond "Bud" Army Sergeant 1943-1945 WWII 116 Corporal, 88th Division, Carr, Carl Army 349th Infantry 1942-1945 WWII 117 Sergeant First Class, Head Carrico, James Army Quarters Company 143rd 1976-1996 118 Army Air Carson, Jim Corps Corporal, 51st Service Group 1941-1945 WWII 119 Carson, Kit Army Colonel 1961-1996 120 Carter, Harold Navy First Class Seaman 1938-1946 121 Carter, Wayne 122 National Carver, Ray Guard 123 Electrician’s Mate Third Case, Floyd W. Navy Class 1944-1946 124 Specialist, 8th Division/3rd Cazer, Larry Army Cavalry 1972-1975 125 Chandler, Evelyn (Lehman) Army Specialist 1995-1998 Persian Gulf 126 Chapman, Thomas Army First Lieutenant, Artillery 1951-1953 127 Cibulka, Bill Army Corporal, 24th 19th Regiment 1952-1954 Korea 128 Clark, Albert H. "Curley" 129 Clark, Allen Marines Corporal 130 Clemens, Richard Army Special Forces, Sergeant 1967-1969 Vietnam C4089 Missouri Veteran Stories Collection, 2007-2010 Page 7 131 Petty Officer Second Class, Clifford, Don Navy USS Samuel M. Morre 1954-1958 Korea 132 Clinkingbeard, Emergency Medical Rufus A. Navy Technician-2 1952-1956 133 National Closson, A.F. Guard 134 Clover, Betty Army 1948-1949 135 Corporal, 102nd, 202nd, Cobb, Windell M. Army 405th Regiment 1944-1946 WWII 136 Vietnam, Phu Cockrum, Charles Army Specialist Bay 137 National Coffey, Tom Guard 138 Sergeant, 25th Division, Cole, Robert Army Combat Medic 1964-1967 Vietnam 139 Collett, Larry Army Captain Vietnam 140 Private First Class, 9th WWII, Battle Collier, Jack A.