Carver County Veterans Oral History Project
Established in 1940, the Carver County Historical Society is a private, not-for-profit organization whose mission is to collect, preserve and interpret the history of Carver County. The museum houses five local history exhibits, a veterans’ exhibit and a local history and genealogy library. In 1999-2000, Carver County collected oral histories from WWII veterans. Listed below are their stories, click on the year to read the transcript. Click here to go to the Carver County site.
| Service Time | Last Name | First Name | Branch of Service | Year
Entered Service |
Click on Year to See Transcript |
| WWII | Benson | Joseph L | US Navy | 1942 | 1999 |
| WWII | Fischer | Russell | US Army | 1941 | 1999 |
| WWII | Elling | Wally | US Army | 1944 | 2000 |
| WWII | Griffin | Mary | At Home Story | 1999 | |
| WWII | O'Brien | Michael | US Army | 1942 | 1999 |
| WWII | Stenglein | Arne and Winnie | US Marine Corps | 1941 | 2000 |
| WWII | Stoehr | Edward | US Army | 1941 | 1999 |
| WWII | Yetzer | Will | US Army | 1942 | 1999 |