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Name |
Format |
Gender |
Conflict / Years |
Branch |
Unit |
Theater |
Hometown |
Notes |
| Kalicki, Ted | Video Audio Transcription |
Male | World War 2 | Royal Canadian Army | British 6th Airborne Division | European | Batavia, NY | Guest lecturer in Prof. Paul Schulte's American History, 20th Century (HIS-204) class, Genesee Community College Airborne trooper on D-Day Transcribed by Andrew Marro |
| Kamerman, Sam L. | Video Audio Transcription |
Male | World War Two | US Army Air Forces | 497th Bomb Group 871st Bomb Squadron 73rd Bomb Wing |
Pacific | New York, NY | Transcribed by Daniel Keefe |
| Kane, James T. | Video Audio |
Male | Korean War, | US Army NY Army National Guard |
Korean Military Advisory Group 336th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Gun Battalion |
Korea | Utica, NY | Interviewed by Josh Baker and Bryce Baldwin of the Rome Free Academy H.S. Rome, NY |
| Karboski, Stanley | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Army | 1st Ranger Battalion | European Mediterranean Middle East | West Amboy, NY | Interviewed by Mandee Prosser and Matthew Thompson of the Rome Free Academy H.S. Rome, NY |
| Karley, Cecil J. | Video Audio |
Male | World War Two | US Army | 3rd Reconnaissance Squadron | European | Rochester, NY | |
| Kasner, Edward | Video Audio Transcription |
Male | World War 2 | US Navy | Interviewed by Hector Allen of the Mohawk Regional Teachers Center Transcribed by Evan Wantuch |
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| Kastner, William K. | Video Audio |
Male | Vietnam War | US Air Force | 9th Special Operations Squadron | Bath, NY | ||
| Katz, Morris | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Navy | Perkins (Ship: DDR-877) Frament3 (Ship : DE-677) |
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| Kaufmann, Edward , Jr. | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Navy | USS Perkins (DDR-877) USS Frament (DE-677) |
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| Kaufmann, Frederick H. | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Navy | USS Le Ray Wilson (DE-414) USS Wasatch (AGC-9) |
Holbrook, NY | ||
| Kavanaugh, John F. | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Army | 712th Railway Operating Battalion | European | Watertown, NY | |
| Kawczynski, Matthew C. | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 Korea Vietnam |
US Army Air Forces | 3rd Photographic Technical Squadron | Buffalo, NY | ||
| Kay, Herbert Franklin | Video Audio |
Male | Vietnam War | US Army | 23rd Division | Interviewed by Richfield Springs High School | ||
| Kearney, Gerald Russell | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Army Air Forces | 318th Fighter Group 19th Fighter Squadron |
Pacific | Utica, NY | Interviewed by Rome Free Academy H.S., Rome, NY |
| Keays, John Joseph | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Army | 825th Engineer Aviation Battalion | European | Hudson Falls, NY | Interviewed by Hudson Falls H.S. Hudson Falls, NY |
| Keech, Raymond | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Army | 204th Engineer Combat Battalion | European | Interviewed by Hudson Falls H.S. Hudson Falls, NY | |
| Keefe, Joan nee Waters? | Video Audio |
Female | World War 2 | US Army | Women's Army Corps (WACs) | American | Interviewed by Hudson Falls, HS 2007 Interview Transcribed by Hannah Stewart-Green |
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| Keefe, Joan nee Waters? | Video Audio |
Female | World War 2 | US Army | Women's Army Corps (WACs) | American | Interviewed at the Saugerties American Legion Hall | |
| Keegan, John T. | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Army | Joint lecture at Chaminade High School with Burt Grosselfinger. | |||
| Keeler, Earl James | Video Audio |
Male | Korean War | US Army | 811th Engineer Aviation Battalion | |||
| Keeler, Everett Henry | Video Audio |
Male | Vietnam War | US Army | 25th Infantry Division MACV |
Milton, NY | ||
| Keeler, Warren J. | Video Audio Transcription |
Male | Korean War | US Army | 43rd Infantry Division | West Milton, NY | Transcribed by Khadijah Qurratuaini | |
| Kehoe, Francis Phillip | Video Audio Transcription |
Male | Korean War | US Marine Corps | Fulton, NY | Interviewed by the office of Patty Ritchie, NY State Senator Transcribed by Christopher Moore |
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| Keiser, Richard R. | Video Audio Transcription |
Male | Vietnam War | US Army | 101st Airborne | Brooklyn, NY | Bronze Star, Purple Heart | |
| Keller, Hans | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Navy | USS San Diego (CL-53) | Pacific | Albany, NY | |
| Keller, Hans | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Navy | USS San Diego (CL-53) | Pacific | Albany, NY | |
| Keller, Marian (Marion) Naish | Video Audio Transcription |
Female | World War 2 | US Army | 740th Post Headquarters WAAC | American | Gloversville, NY | Interviewed by the Herkimer Fulton County Historical Society Transcribed by Santigo Herman |
| Keller, Marian (Marion) | Video Audio |
Female | World War 2 | US Army | United States. Women's Army Corps | Extracted from a compilation of interviews by Assemblyman Marc Butler and the Fulton County Historical Society | ||
| Kelley, Melvin C. | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Navy | Pacific | Selkirk, NY | ||
| Kelly, Brian F. | Video Audio |
Male | 1963 - 1965 | US Army | Korean Military Advisory Group | Orchard Park, NY | Interviewed by Orchard Park, H.S. Orchard Park, NY | |
| Kelly, Henry E. | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Navy | USS Carlson (DE-9) LST 399 (Ship) |
Pacific | Brooklyn, NY | |
| Kelly, Kenneth E. | Video Audio |
Male | Vietnam War | US Army | 23rd Infantry Division (Americal) | Pittsfield, MA | Interviewed by Ralph Perry Junior High School | |
| Kelly, Kevin M. | Video Audio Notes |
Male | Korean War | US Army | 7th Infantry Division 31st Infantry Regiment |
Utica, NY | Interviewed by Perry Junior High School | |
| Kelly, Martin P. | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Marine Corps | 1st Marine Division | Pacific | New York City | |
| Kelton, Durward M. | Video Audio Memoir |
Male | World War 2 | US Army | 121st Infantry Regiment | European | Bellows Falls, VY | |
| Kendall, Thomas A. | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Army Air Forces | 100th Bomb Group | European | Syracuse, NY | |
| Kennedy, Edwin Russell | Video Audio |
World War 2 | US Army Air Forces | Far East | Hoosick Falls, NY | Interviewed by Philip Leonard of the Hoosick Falls Historical Society | ||
| Kennedy, Neil | Video Audio |
Male | Civilian | Saratoga Springs Armory Superintendent | ||||
| Kenney, James | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | NY Army National Guard US Navy |
105th Infantry Regiment, | Hoosick Falls, NY | Interviewed by Philip Leonard of the Hoosick Falls Historical Society | |
| Kenyon, Harold Clayton, Jr. | Video Audio |
Male | 1946 - 1949 | US Marine Corps | 1st Marines | China | Bristol, VT | |
| Keough, David G. | Video Audio Transcription |
Male | World War 2 | US Army | 9812th Technical Service Unit | American | New York City | Transcribed by Jon Street |
| Kerrigan, Warren Joseph | Audio | Male | World War 2 | US Navy | USS Frost (DE-144) | European Pacific |
Hoboken, NJ | Audio only |
| Kerwood, Everett H. | Video Audio Transcription |
Male | World War 2 | US Army | 751st Field Artillery Battalion | European | Latham, NY | Transcribed by Sian Myers |
| Kesselman, Joseph Herman | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Army | 78th Infantry Division 309th Infantry Regiment |
European | Woodmere, NY | July 2003 Interview |
| Kesselman, Joseph Herman | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Army | 78th Infantry Division 309th Infantry Regiment |
European | Woodmere, NY | November 2003 Interview |
| Ketzer, Norbert | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Marine Corps | Pacific | Interviewed by Orchard Park H.S., Orchard Park, NY | ||
| Kevice, John Jenus | Video Audio Transcription |
Male | World War 2 | US Navy | USS Markab (AD-21) | Pacific | Hoosick Falls, NY | Interviewed by the Hoosick Falls Historical Society Transcribed by Ryan Benson |
| Kick, Leslie W. | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 Korean War |
US Army | 82nd Airborne Division | Interviewed by Rome Free Academy H.S. Rome, NY | ||
| Kieffer, James Arthur | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Army Air Forces | 459th Bomb Group 756th Bomb Squadron |
Mediterranean | Interviewed by Chemung County Historical Society | |
| Kilduff, Kevin A. | Video Audio Transcription |
Male | Vietnam War | US Army | Military Assistance Command Vietnam 224th Aviation Battalion |
Bronx, NY | Interviewed by Rome Free Academy H.S. Rome, NY Transcribed by Jordan Kleinschmidt |
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| Kingsley, Frank | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 Korean War |
US Army Air Forces | 307th Bomb Wing | Interviewed by the Historical Society of Whitehall NY | ||
| Kinsey, Donald F. | Video Audio |
Male | 1976 - 1996 | US Air Force | ||||
| Kipp, Andrew | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 Korean War |
US Army | 78th Infantry Division 310th Infantry Regiment |
European Korea | Interviewed by Philip Leonard of the Hoosick Falls Historical Society | |
| Kirk, Bob (Robert) | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Army | 28th Infantry Division 109th Infantry Regiment |
European | Corning, NY | |
| Kirk, Bob (Robert) | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Army | 28th Infantry Division 109th Infantry Regiment |
Interviewed by the Baldwinsville Messenger and the Baldwinsville Public Library | ||
| Kishton, Mark | Video Audio Transcription |
Male | World War 2 | US Army | 3rd Infatnry Division | European | Youngstown, OH | Transcribed by Susan Bergmann |
| Kissick, David J. | Video Audio Transcription |
Male | Vietnam War | US Marine Corps | 3rd Division 4th Marines |
Saratoga Springs, NY | Transcribed by Caroline Kremer | |
| Klebukowski, Jan , Jr. | Video Audio Transcription |
Male | 1984 - | US Air Force NY Air National Guard |
366th Air Intelligence Group 231th Engineer Installation Squadron |
Glen Cove, NY | Transcribed by Trey Ryan | |
| Klein, Larry | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Navy | USS Quincy (CA-71) | New York City | ||
| Klepeis, Walter | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 Korean War |
US Army | 82nd Airborne Division 10th Special Forces Group |
New York City | ||
| Klimowicz, Aimee L. | Video Audio |
Female | Iraq War | US Army NY National Guard |
42nd Infantry Division | West Palm Beach, FL | ||
| Kolassa, Thaddeus B. (Calasa ?) | Video Audio |
Male | 1946 - 1966 | US Air Force | South Bend, IN | Interviewed by the Rome Free Academy H.S. Rome, NY | ||
| Kolecki, John Henry | Video Audio Memoir |
Male | World War 2 | US Marine Corps | 5th Marine Division 27th Marines |
Pacific | North Tonawanda, NY | |
| Kotary, Charles | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Army Air Forces | Interviewed by Hector Allen of the Mohawk Regional Teachers Center Interviewed with John Frasier. |
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| Knaisch, George F. | Video Audio |
Male | Korean War | US Army | 40th Infantry Division 578th Engineer Combat Battalion |
Korea | Buffalo, NY | Interviewed by Orchard Park H.S., Orchard Park, NY |
| Kneiper, Joseph W. | Video Audio Transcription |
Male | World War 2 | US Army | 87th Chemical Mortar Battalion | European | Albany, NY | Bronze Star Transcribed by Mike Mansir |
| Knight, James Edward | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Army | 299th Engineer Battalion | European | Fulton, NY | D-Day, Battle of the Bulge |
| Knight, Jane M. | Video Audio |
Female | US Air Force | 416th Medical Group | Hampton, VA | |||
| Knight, Stiling F. | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Army | 4th Infantry Division | European | Springfield, MA | |
| Knipe, Robert Ferguson | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Army | US Army. Infantry Division, 10th | Pacific | Warrensburg, NY | Interviewed by Hudson Falls H.S. Hudson Falls, NY |
| Koch, Alfred F. | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Army | 1st Air Transport Squadron | China, Burma, India | Buffalo, NY | |
| Kochersberger, Donald | Video Audio Transcription |
Male | World War 2 | US Army Air Forces | American | Sloan, NY | Transcribed by Jared Taylor | |
| Koenig, John H. | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Army Air Forces | 17th Air Base Group | Pacific | Syracuse, NY | Interviwed by the Herkimer County Veteran's Video Project |
| Koenig, John H. | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Army Air Forces | 17th Air Base Group | Pacific | Syracuse, NY | Extracted from a compilation of interviews by Assemblyman Marc Butler and the Herkimer County Community College |
| Kolecki, John Henry | Video Audio Transcription |
Male | World War 2 | US Marine Corps | 5th Marine Division 27th Marines |
Pacific | North Tonawanda, NY | |
| Kopp, Carl G. | Video Audio |
Male | Korean War | US Army | 3rd Infantry Division 7th Infantry Regiment |
Wales, NY | ||
| Kosierowski, Stanley A. | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Army Air Forces | 15th Air Force | Brooklyn, NY | ||
| Krahn, Arthur | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Army | 142nd Engineers | European | Clayton, NY | Interviewed by Senator Patty Ritchie's office, with an introduction by the Senator. |
| Kramer, Milt | Video Audio Transcription |
Male | Korean War | US Army | Baldwinsville, NY | Interviewed by Baldwinsville Messenger and the Baldwinsville Public Library in 1994. Transcribed by Elisabeth Good |
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| Kravitz, Alvin | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Army | 633rd Tank Destroyer Battalion | European | ||
| Kristofik, Paul | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Army | 551st Parachute Infantry Regiment | European | Middleburgh, NY | |
| Kurcull, Robert G., Dr. | Video Audio |
Male | Vietnam War | US Army | Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, Team 75 | Schenectady, NY | ||
| Kruger, Marcus C. | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Army | 5th Infantry Division 2nd Infantry Regiment |
European | ||
| Kruger, Willard Willis | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Navy | Pacific | Amsterdam, NY | ||
| Kuligowski, Harry J. | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Army | ||||
| Kunkler, Ferdinand | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Army | 71st Infantry Division 503rd Military Police Battalion |
European | New York City | |
| Kwiecinski, Edward | Video Audio |
Male | World War 2 | US Army | 28th Infantry Division | European | 'A joint project of the Library of Congress, The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary 1 (SR), and Shaker High School, Latham, NY.' |