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Name |
Format |
Gender |
Conflict / Years |
Branch |
Unit |
Theater |
Hometown |
Notes |
| Facchino, Victor J. | Video Audio |
Male | World War Two | US Navy | Squadron 7 | American | Rome, NY | Interviewed by Derrick Hogan and Jeffrey Gifford of Rome Free Academy H.S. Rome, NY. |
| Falk, Edward W. | Video Audio Transcription |
Male | Korean War | US Army | 811th Signal Battalion | Herkimer, NY | Interviewed by the Herkimer Fulton County Historical Society Transcribed by Misty Straus |
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| Falk, Edward W. | Video Audio |
Male | Korean War | US Army | 811th Signal Battalion | Herkimer, NY | Extracted from a compilation of interviews by Assemblyman Marc Butler and the Herkimer County Community College | |
| Faller, Elaine | Video Audio Transcription |
Female | World War 2 | Civilian | Interviewed by Hudson Falls HS Part of a Group Interview |
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| Fallon, Thomas Patrick 'Tom' | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Navy | USS Phelps (DD-360) USS Detroit (CL-8) |
Pacific | Bronx, NY | Interview by CNN Pearl Harbor |
| Falvey, Richard Walter | Video Audio Transcription |
Male | World War 2 | US Army | 101st Airborne Division, 506th Parachute Regiment |
European | Yonkers, NY | Transcribed by Rick Bennett |
| Famularo, Salvatore A. | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Marine Corps | 4th Marine Division 24th Marines |
Pacific | Amsterdam, NY | Dr. Thomas J. Smith also speaks at the end of the interview for 5 minutes. |
| Fanniff, Robert F. | Video Audio |
Male | Vietnam War | US Army | 173rd Airborne Division | Cohoes, NY | Interviewed by William E. Ferris of Shaker High School A joint project of the Library of Congress, The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary 1 (SR), and Shaker High School, Latham, NY. |
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| Fanizzi, Steve | Transcription | Male | World War 2 | US Army | Mediterranean | Newburgh, NY ? | Transcription only. Interviewed by Michele Starkey for The Sentinel (Orange County, NY) |
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| Farfaglia, Carmelo | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Army | 25th Infantry Division | Pacific | Fulton, NY | |
| Farhood, Alfred T. | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 and Korea | US Army | 180th Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division |
Pacific | Brooklyn, NY | |
| Farley, Herman Devon | Video Audio |
Male | Vietnam War | US Army | 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment | Schenectady, NY | ||
| Farnan, Thomas J. | Video Audio Transcription |
Male | Korean War | US Air Force | Glens Falls, NY | Transcribed by Ian Merrill | ||
| Farnum, George Thomas | Video Audio |
Male | Korean War Vietnam War |
US Army | 1st Cavalry Division 7th Infantry Division |
Brooklyn, NY | ||
| Farren, Maynard L. | Video Audio Transcription |
Male | World War 2 | US Merchant Marine | Alexander Shepard (Ship) | Atlantic | Clifton Park, NY | Transcribed by Noah Jones |
| Fasanello, Sebastian, MD | Video Audio Transcription |
Male | Vietnam War | US Army | 18th Field Hospital 82nd Airborne Division |
Buffalo, NY | Transcribed by Kaelin Murray | |
| Faulkner, Richard John | Video Audio |
Male | World War Two | US Army Air Forces | 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron |
European | West Enton, NY | Aircraft struck by falling B-17, only survivor |
| Favata, Angelo | Video Audio Transcription |
Male | World War 2 | US Army | European | Interviewed by Senator Patty Richie's Office Transcribed by David Hardesty |
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| Favicchio, John | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Army | European | Long Island City, NY | ||
| Featherman, Louis D. | Video Audio |
Male | Vietnam War | US Army | Americal Division | Vietnam | Elizabeth, NJ | Interviewed by Rita Shapiro of the Chemung Valley History Museum |
| Fedyszyn, John Edward | Video Audio Transcription |
Male | Vietnam War | US Marine Corps | 3rd Marines | Dunkirk, NY | Transcribed by Susan Bergmann | |
| Feeley, David Christen | Video Audio Transcription |
Male | Iraq War, 2003- | US Army | 1st Infantry Division | Rochester, NY | Career National Guard officer, detailed information on a number of subjects | |
| Feinour, Richard J., Sr. | Video Audio Transcription |
Male | World War 2 Korean War |
US Army | US Army. Evacuation Hospital, 11th 5th Cavalry Regiment |
Middle East Mediterranean | Allentown, PA | Interviewed by the Herkimer Fulton County Historical Society Transcribed by Sai Zheng and Janice Kissick |
| Feinour, Richard | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Army | Extracted from a compilation of interviews by Assemblyman Marc Butler and the Fulton County Historical Society | |||
| Feldbin, Albert E. | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Army Air Forces | 43rd Bomb Group 64th Bomb Squadron |
Pacific | Coxsackie, NY | |
| Fellers, Eugene Hugh | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Navy | USS Pavlic (APD-70) | Pacific | ||
| Fendt, Frank Charles | Video Audio |
Male | Korean War | US Army | 398th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion | Buffalo, NY | ||
| Fenimore, John Hutchins, V | Video Audio |
Male | Vietnam War Perisan Gulf War |
US Air Force | Schenectady, NY | NYS Adjutant General (retired) | ||
| Fenimore, Vera M Whitmarsh | Video Audio |
Female | World War 2 | US Navy | American | Halsey Valley, NY | Interviewed by Marlene Zecca of the Chemung County Historical Society | |
| Ferlo, Orlindo "Lindy" | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Army | 80th Infantry Division US 317th Regiment | European | Rome, NY | Interviewed by Tim Szczerba and Tom Wojdyla of the Rome Free Academy H.S. Rome, NY |
| Ferrucci, Albie S. | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Navy | USS Sigourney (DD-643) | Pacific | Hudson, NY | |
| Feuerherm, Kurt Carl | Transcription | Male | World War 2 | US Army | 85th Division |
European |
Buffalo, NY | Liberation of Rome |
| Fiato, Salvatore Joseph | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Navy | USS Humphreys (APD-12) | Pacific | Slingerlands, NY | |
| Fifield, Richard James | Video Audio |
Male | Vietnam War | US Army | 101st Airborne Division 159th Assault Support Helicopter Bn 478th Aviation Company |
Salem, NY | ||
| Filipello, John | Video Audio Transcription |
Male | World War 2 | US Army | 30th Infantry Division | European | Albany, NY | Transcribed by Michaela Oddy |
| Filkins, Joseph A. | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Navy | Sino American Cooperative Organization | Pacific | Gloversville, NY | |
| Finkle, Horace | Video Audio Transcription |
Male | World War 2 | US Navy | VPB-108 Patrol Squadron VPP-200 Patrol Squadron |
Pacific | Interviewed by Hudson Falls H.S. Hudson Falls, NY Transcribed by Mina Moussadek |
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| Finn, John W. | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Navy | USS Lexington (CV-16) USS Houston (CA-30 ) |
Pacific | Los Angeles, CA | Medal of Honor |
| Finnegan, Patrick | Video Audio Transcription |
Male | Vietnam War | US Army | 82nd Airborne Division 1-503rd Airborne Infantry |
Brooklyn, NY | Special Ops. | |
| Fiore, Alexander J. | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 and Korea | US Marine Corps | 1st Marine Division | Pacific | Canastota, NY | Interviewed by Pat Mangini and Matt Nethercott of the Rome Free Academy |
| Fiore, Joseph P. | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Marine Corps | 18th Marine Regiment 22nd Marines 2nd Marine Division |
Pacific | Glens Falls, NY | |
| Fiore, Joseph P. | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Marine Corps | 18th Marine Regiment 22nd Marines 2nd Marine Division |
Pacific | Glens Falls, NY | Interviewed by Hudson Falls HS |
| Fisher, Elmer Milton | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Navy | USS Ulvert M. Moore (DE-442) | Pacific | Pittsford, NY | |
| Fisher, Jeffrey, Dr. | Video Audio |
Male | Vietnam War | US Army | Interviewed by Joseph Anastasio of Greater Capital Region Teacher Center | |||
| Fisher, Peter E. | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Marine Corps | 1st Marine Division | Pacific | Ft. Edward, NY | |
| Fitz-Enz, David George | Video Audio |
Male | Vietnam War | US Army | 4th Infantry Division 173rd Airborne |
Aurora, IL | ||
| Fitzgerald, Helen W. | Video Audio Transcription |
Female | World War 2 | US Naval Women's Reserve (WAVES) | American | Auburn, WA | Interviewed by Ken and June Hunter Transcribed by Stephanie Fortino Gonzalez |
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| Fitzgerald, Mary Ann | Video Audio |
Female | World War 2 | Civilian | Saratoga Springs, NY | Group interview, release form only. Mini-DV and MP4 filed under Walsh, Joanne. | ||
| Fitzgibbon, George T. | Video Audio Transcription |
Male | World War 2 | US Army Air Forces | 82nd Fighter Group | Transcribed by Rick Bennett | ||
| Fitzpatrick, Paul F. | Video Audio |
Male | Vietnam War | US Air Force | 416th Bomb Squadron | Worcester, MA | 2003 Interview | |
| Fitzpatrick, Paul F. | Video Audio |
Male | Vietnam War | US Air Force | 416th Bomb Squadron | Worcester, MA | Interviewed by the Rome Free Academy H.S. Rome, NY | |
| Fitzroy, Roland V., Jr. | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Army | American | Springfield, MA | ||
| Flanagan, Ed | Video Audio |
Male | World War Two | US Army | 5th Armored Division | European | Interviewed by Senator Patty Ritchie's office, with an introduction by the Senator. | |
| Flanagan, Robert J. | Video Audio Transcription |
Male | World War 2 | US Army | 79th Division | European | New York, NY | Transcribed by Kathy Olson A joint project of the Library of Congress, The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary 1 (SR), and Shaker High School, Latham, NY. |
| Flashner, Esther D. | Video Audio Transcription |
Female | World War 2 | International Red Cross | Pacific | New York, NY | A joint project of the Library of Congress, The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary 1 (SR), and Shaker High School, Latham, NY. Transcribed by Karlie Keisler |
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| Fleisher, Mark I. | Video Audio |
Male | Vietnam War | US Air Force | 7th Directorate of Information Squadron | Vietnam | Brooklyn, NY | Interviewed by Heather Wade of the Chemung County Historical Society |
| Fleming, Edward Liam | Video Audio |
Male | 1970 - 2000 | US Air Force | 102nd Air Force Rescue Squadron 1550th Air Force Aircrew Training and Test Wing |
Buffalo, NY | ||
| Fleming, Edward Liam | Video Audio |
Male | 1970 - 2000 | US Air Force | 102nd Air Force Rescue Squadron 1550th Air Force Aircrew Training and Test Wing |
Buffalo, NY | Lecture at the New York State Military Museum | |
| Fleming, Paul G. | Video Audio |
Male | Korea and Vietnam | US Marine Corps | 1st Marine Division 5th Marines |
Saratoga Springs, NY | ||
| Flyn (Flynn?), Francis W. | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | Interviewed by the Barker Historical Museum, Fredonia, NY | ||||
| Flynn, Dennis James | Video Audio |
Male | Vietnam War | US Army | 101st Airborne 478th Aviation Company |
Hoosick Falls, NY | ||
| Flynn, Walter | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Army Air Forces | 27th Fighter Squadron | European Mediterranean |
East Greenbush, NY | A joint project of the Library of Congress, The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary 1 (SR), and Shaker High School, Latham, NY. 2002 Interview Transcribed by Dina Levinson |
| Flynn, Walter | Video Audio Transcription |
Male | World War 2 | US Army Air Forces | 27th Fighter Squadron | European Mediterranean |
East Greenbush, NY | Fighter pilot 2006 Interview Transcribed by Dina Levinson |
| Foley, Helen, nee Fitzsimmons | Video Audio Transcription |
Female | World War 2 | US Marine Corps | American | Brooklyn, NY | ||
| Fomuk, Harold G. | Video Audio Transcription |
Male | 1950 - 1952 | US Army | 508th Engineer Combat Depot | European | Troy, NY | Transcribed by Mitchel Wayand |
| Foote, Ned David | Video Audio Transcription |
Male | Vietnam War | US Marine Corps | 6th Marines | Glens Falls, NY | Purple Heart | |
| Forbert, David J. | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Navy | USS Prairie (AD- 15) | Pacific | Jackson, MS | |
| Forcinella, Frank J. | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Army | 20th Armored Division 5th Infantry Division |
European | Rensselaer, NY | |
| Fosco, Carl M. | Video Audio |
Male | Vietnam War | US Army | 5th Infantry Division 17th Air Cavalry |
Ticonderoga, NY | ||
| Frament, Paul Francis | Video Audio Transcription |
Male | World War 2 | US Navy | LST 926 (Ship) | Pacific | Cohoes, NY | Transcribed by Jason Zinzow |
| France, Richard 'Dick' | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | Rockford, IL | 2010 Interview | |||
| France, Richard 'Dick' | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | Rockford, IL | 2012 Interview | |||
| Francett, Betty | Video Audio Transcription |
World War 2 | Civilian | home front England | Interviewed by Hudson Falls H.S. Hudson Falls, NY Transcribed by Susan Bergmann |
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| Francett, John William | Video Audio Transcription |
Male | World War 2 | US Army Air Forces | 384th Bomb Group | European | Hudson Falls | Interviewed by Hudson Falls H.S. Hudson Falls, NY Transcribed by Susan Bergmann |
| Franchi, Lucina | Video Audio |
Female | World War 2 | Civilian | Female civilian living with family in Italy Interviewed by Hector Allen of the Mohawk Regional Teachers Center |
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| Frasier, John | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Army Air Forces | 8th Air Force | European | Albany, NY | Interviewed by Hector Allen of the Mohawk Regional Teachers Center |
| Freer, William 'Bill' | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Navy | USS Arkansas (BB-33) | Atlantic | Interviewed by American Legion Post, Saugerties, NY | |
| Frentzos, Kate | Video Audio |
Female | World War 2 | US Army | Mediterranean | Queensbury, NY | ||
| Frentzos, Kate | Video Audio Transcription |
Female | World War 2 | US Army | Mediterranean | Queensbury, NY | Interviewed by Seeley of Hudson Falls H.S. Hudson Falls, NY in 2010 Transcribed by Carol Quirk |
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| Frenzel, Joseph George | Video Audio XII Corps History |
Male | World War 2 | US Army | 731st Field Artillery Battalion | European | Albany | Interviewed by Ken and June Hunter |
| Frieberg, Edwin C. | Video Audio Transcription |
Male | World War 2 | US Navy | USS Latimer (APA-3C) | Pacific | Schenectady | Transcribed by David Paley |
| Friedman, Dr. Orel | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Army | 93rd General Hospital | European | Interviewed by Jordan White of Hudson Falls H.S. Hudson Falls, NY | |
| Friedman Pincus L. | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Army | 94th Infantry Division 302nd Infantry Regiment 111th Chemical Processing Company |
European | Brooklyn, NY | |
| Friedrich, Hubert A. 'Fritz' | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Army | III Corps | European | ||
| Frier, Lawrence | Video Audio Transcription |
Male | Vietnam War | US Army | 518th Signal Corps | Hoosick Falls, NY | Interviewed by the Hoosick Falls Historical Society Transcribed by Alexa Schaefer |
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| Frinton, Christa | Video Audio Transcription |
Female | World War 2 | Civilian | Born in Germany in 1942 Transcribed by Morgan Palacios |
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| Frohnapple, Frances E. and Harold J. | Video Audio |
Male Female |
World War 2 | US Navy (WAVES) US Army Air Forces |
8th Air Force | Buffalo, NY | Interviewed by Orchard Park, H.S. Orchard Park, NY | |
| Frudd, Duane E. | Video Audio Transcription |
Male | Vietnam War | US Army | 93rd Engineer Battalion | Rochester, NY | Budist Monks | |
| Fuchs, Rev. Moritz | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Army | 1st Infantry Division 26th Infantry Regiment |
Fulton, NY | ||
| Fuller, Eugene Walter | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Navy | USS Perkins (DD-877) USS Big Horn (AO-45) |
Pacific | Ellenville, NY | |
| Furbush, Bill | Video Audio Transcription |
Male | Korean War, 1950-1953 | US Army | 519th Military Police Battalion | Interviewed by the Baldwinsville Messenger and the Baldwinsville Public Library Transcribed by Ostap Holovashchenko |
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| Furman, Mark Robert | Video Audio Transcription |
Male | Vietnam War | US Army | 3/17th Air Cavalry Squadron | Beaver Dam, WI | Helicopter pilot | |
| Funaro, William Anthony | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Army | 104th Infantry Division | New York, NY | ||
| Furno, Frank | Video Audio Transcription |
Male | Vietnam War | US Navy | USS William H. Standley (DLG-32) | New Hartford, NY | Interviewed by Perry Junior High School Transcribed by Muhammad Yahya |
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| Fusco, Robert A. | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Army | 113th Infantry Regiment 731st Engineer Depot |
European | Saratoga Springs, NY | |
| Futterman, Fred | Video Audio Transcription |
Male | World War 2 | US Navy | VPB - 63 Anti Submarine Patrol Squadron | Atlantic Mediterranean |
Brooklyn, NY | Delivering PBY to Russian Navy |