Veterans' Oral History Project
The oral history project of veterans was started in 2001 after our Family History Workshop which emphasized Military and Veteran research. We were losing our WWII veterans and if we didn't record their stories, they would have been lost forever. Local organizations and individuals have contributed to our efforts.
The Minnesota Historical Society and Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Moorhead have provided funds to transcribe the following Veterans Oral Histories. We will be adding transcripts as they are completed.
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Click on Year of Interview to hear the recording, click on Transcript Posted date to view transcript.
Service Time | Last Name | First Name | Branch of Service | Year
Entered Service |
Click on Year to hear Interview | Click on Date to see Transcript |
Korea | Dowdell | Tom | US Army | 2007 | 6/1/2014 | |
Korea | Medley | Francis (Bud) | 2007 | 7/2/2014 | ||
Korea | Mordecai | Robert | US Navy | 1953 | Recording | 6/1/2016 |
Korea | Swanson | Marvin | US Marine Corps | 1951 | Recording | 3/24/2014 |
Peace | Ellingson | Verdie | US Army | 1946 | Recording | 6/1/2016 |
Peace | Haugstead | Ed | US Army | 1945 | 2007 | 2/1/2014 |
Peace | Klosterman | Richard | US Army | 1953 | 2001 | 2/1/2014 |
Peace | Paulson | Gaylord | US Army | 1956 | 2007 | 2/1/2014 |
Vietnam | Bakke | Les | US Air Force | 1964 | 2007 | 2/1/2014 |
Vietnam | Berg | Charles | US Army | 1968 | 2007 | 2/1/2014 |
Vietnam | Clapp | Edwin | US Army | 1970 | 2007 | 3/24/2014 |
Vietnam | Nicholson | Larry | US Air Force | 1965 | 2002 | 7/23/2014 |
Vietnam | Nolte | Gary | US Navy | 1965 | 2014 | 7/2/2014 |
Vietnam | Norby | Duane | US Marine Corps | 1962 | 2012 | 7/23/2014 |
Vietnam | Nygard | Carl (Jerry) | US Air Force | 1956 | 2007 | 3/19/2014 |
Vietnam | Svobodny | James | US Army | 1967 | 2007 | 2/1/2014 |
Vietnam | Thorson | Glenn | US Air Force | 1967 | 2014 | 6/1/2016 |
WWII - Europe | Braaten | Arthur John | US Army | 1944 | 2007 | 2/1/2014 |
WWII - Pacific | Brehm | Adam | US Army | 1942 | 2007 | 6/1/2014 |
WWII - Pacific | Bright | Myron | US Army | 1942 | 2001 | 5/12/2014 |
WWII | Christianson | Clark | US Army | 1942 | 2007 | 7/2/2014 |
WWII - Europe | Dille | Roland | US Army | 1943 | 2007 | 2/21/2014 |
WWII - Europe | Drache | Hiram | US Army Air Corps | 1942 | 2016 | |
WWII - Europe | Garvey | James | US Army Air Corps | 1942 | 2007 | 4/7/2014 |
WWII | Gerberding | Lorraine | US Army | 1944 | 2007 | 4/7/2014 |
WWII - Pacific | Gebert | Chester | US Navy | 1945 | 2011 | 7/23/2014 |
WWII | Gill | Bernard | US Navy Reserve | 1943 | 2001 | 6/1/2016 |
WWII | Grefsrud | Raymond | US Army | Recording | 6/1/2016 | |
WWII | Gudmundson | Edward | US Navy | 1942 | 2001 | 3/19/2014 |
WWII - Pacific | Hemm | Ruth | US Army | 1944 | Recording | 5/12/2014 |
WWII - Pacific | Hipp | Jerome | US Army | 1941 | 2012 | 5/2/2014 |
WWII - Europe | Holm | Eugene | US Army | 1943 | 2007 | 2/21/2014 |
WWII - Pacific | Ingebretsen | Earl | US Army | 1942 | 2007 | 3/25/2014 |
WWII - Pacific | Katechis | Jimmy | 1943 | 2011 | 5/2/2014 | |
WWII - Europe | Kratzje | Raymond | US Army | 1943 | 2007 | 7/20/14 |
WWII - Pacific | Knutson | Albert | US Army | 1941 | 2001 | 2/1/2014 |
WWII | Lubka | Lewis | US Army | 1944 | 2007 | 5/12/2014 |
WWII - Pacific | Martin | Charles (Chuck) | US Navy | 1943 | 6/1/2016 | |
WWII - Stateside | McLaughlin | Jim | US Navy | 1943 | Recording | 5/12/2014 |
WWII - Europe and N Africa | McMorrow | Merle | 1942 | Recording | 6/1/2014 | |
WWII | Moore | Marshall | US Air Force | 1947 | 2013 | 5/2/2014 |
WWII - Europe | Morrissey | Patrick | US Army | 1944 | 2007 | 7/23/2014 |
WWII - Europe | Murphy | Daniel | US Army Air Corp | 1942 | 2007 | 3/19/2014 |
WWII - North Africa | Nicholson | Don | Royal Canadian AF | 1942 | Recording | 6/1/2016 |
WWII - Europe | Olgaard | Daniel | US Air Force | 1942 | 2007 | 3/19/2014 |
WWII - Europe | Peer | Hedrick | US Army | Recording | 6/1/2016 | |
WWII - Europe | Perhus | Orville | US Army | 1942 | 2007 | 3/24/2014 |
WWII - Europe | Pfeiffer | Wallace | US Army | 1942 | 2014 | 6/1/2016 |
WWII - Europe | Rambeck | Vincent | US Army | 1944 | 2014 | 7/2/2014 |
WWII - Pacific | Ritchie | Orville | US Navy | 1939 | 2007 | 3/24/2014 |
WWII - Europe | Roy | Emery | US Army | 1943 | 2007 | 2/21/2014 |
WWII and Korea | Severson | Ray | US Navy | 1942 | 2012 | 7/23/14 |
WWII | Slen | Rolf | US Army Air Corps | 1942 | 2014 | 7/2/2014 |
WWII - Europe | Smith | Richard | US Army Air Corp | 1942 | 2012 | 7/28/2014 |
WWII | Soderberg | Robert | US Navy | Recording | 6/1/2016 | |
WWII - Europe | Soderquist | John | US Army | Recording | 6/1/2016 | |
WWII - Pacific | Steele | Ben | US Army | 1940 | 2007 | 2/21/2014 |
WWII - Europe | Stern | Ed | US Army Air Corps | 1941 | 2007 | 4/7/2014 |
WWII - Europe | Stordahl | Ray | US Army | 1944 | 2007 | 2/21/2014 |
WWII - Europe and Pacific | Sunde | Lloyd | US Navy | 1943 | 2007 | 2/21/2014 |
WWII - Europe and N Africa | Thomas | Aubrey | US Army | 1942 | 2012 | 7/23/2014 |
WWII | VanHunnik | Garritt | US Marine | 1943 | 2014 | 7/2/2014 |
WWII | Vasiljevic | Slavko | Serbian Army | 1941 | 2011 | 7/28/2014 |
WWII - Pacific | Volk | Ray | US Marine Corps | 1943 | 2007 | 3/25/2014 |
WWII and Peace Time | Vosberg | Chester | US Army | 1945 | 2012 |
5/2/2014 6/1/2014 |
WWII | Walsh | Marrion | US Navy | 1942 | 2001 | 4/7/2014 |
WWII - Pacific | Walter | Anthony | US Navy | 1942 | 2005 | 2/1/2014 |
WWII - Europe and N Africa | Weber | Leo | US Army | 1941 | 2007 | 2/21/2014 |
WWII | Wentz | John | US Merchant Marine | Recording | 7/23/2014 | |
WWII - Europe | Wiedeman | William | US Navy | 1942 | 2007 | 3/18/2014 |
WWII - Pacific | Wilkins | James | US Navy | 1942 | 2007 | 2/21/2014 |