Oral Histories
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Name |
Format |
Gender |
Conflict / Years |
Branch |
Unit |
Theater |
Hometown |
Notes |
| Oakley, Donald Richard | Video | Male | Korean War | US Army | 106th Ordnance Heavy Maintenance | Amsterdam, NY | ||
| Oberkrieser, Joe | Video | Male | World War 2 | US Army | European | Interviewed by Orchard Park H.S., Orchard Park, NY | ||
| O'Brien, John J. | Video Transcript |
Male | Korean War | US Army | 68th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Gun Battalion | Transcribed by Michael Decker | ||
| O'Brien, Joseph G. G. K | Video | Male | World War 2 | US Army | 1st Special Service Force | |||
| O'Brien, Paul Donald | Video | Male | World War 2 | US Army | 391st Infantry Regiment | Pacific | Troy, NY | Interviewed by Michae O'Connoll and Thomas Knudsen of the Rome Free Academy H.S. Rome, NY |
| O'Brien, Robert D. | Video Transcript |
Male | World War 2 | US Army Air Forces | China, Burma India | New York City | B-29 Transcribed by Daniel Keefe |
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| O'Brien, William | Video | Male | World War 2 | US Army | Interviewed by Philip Leonard of the Hoosick Falls Historical Society | |||
| Obrien, William S. | Video Transcript |
Male | Vietnam War - 1999 | US Navy | USS Puget Sound (AD-38) | Troy, NY | Captain, Mayaguez Incident | |
| O'Connor, Bernadette | Video | Female | World War | US Army | American | Hudson Falls, NY | Interviewed by Sarah Barsukoff of Hudson Falls H.S. Hudson Falls, NY | |
| O'Connor, Frank A. | Video | Male | Korean War | US Army | 1st Field Artillery Battalion | Chicago, IL | 2004 Interivew by Orchard Park HS | |
| O'Connor, Frank A. | Video | Male | Korean War | US Army | 1st Field Artillery Battalion | Chicago, IL | 2005 Interivew by Orchard Park HS | |
| O' Connor, James Michael Joseph | Video | Male | World War 2 | US Marine Corps | 1st Marines | Pacific | Brooklyn, NY | October 2009 Inteview |
| O' Connor, James Michael Joseph | Video | Male | World War 2 | US Marine Corps | 1st Marines | Pacific | Brooklyn, NY | December 2009 Interview |
| O'Connor, Raymond J. | Video | Male | World War 2 | US Army | 83rd Infantry Division | European | New York City | |
| O'Connor, William Michael (R.?) | Video Transcript |
Male | World War 2 | US Army | 803rd Military Police Battalion | Mediterranean | Schenectady, NY | Ardeatine Caves Transcribed by Rick Bennett |
| O'Donnell, James P. | Video | Male | World War 2 | US Marine Corps | US Marine Corps. Division, 1st US Marine Corps. Regiment, 5th |
Pacific | Herkimer, NY | Interviewed by Wade Lamb of the Herkimer Fulton County Historical Society |
| O'Donnell, James P. | Video | Male | World War 2 | US Marine Corps | US Marine Corps. Division, 1st US Marine Corps. Regiment, 5th |
Pacific | Herkimer, NY | Extracted from a compilation of interviews by Assemblyman Marc Butler and the Herkimer County Community College |
| O'Leary, Joseph R. , Jr. | Video | Male | Cold War | Recruiter | Brooklyn, NY | |||
| Olsen, Edward J. | Video | Male | World War 2 | US Navy | Pacific | Interviewed by Carol Kleber | ||
| Olsen, Robert E. | Video | Male | Korean War | US Army | 6th Armored Regiment 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment |
Brooklyn, NY | Bronze Star | |
| Olson, Richard Kenneth | Video | Male | Vietnam War | US Army | 9th Infantry Division | Buffalo, NY | ||
| Olszowy, Teresa | Video Transcript |
Female | Persian Gulf War, 1991 Grenada |
US Army | 2nd Support Command 87th Maintenance Battalion |
Euopean American | Elmira, NY | Interviewed by Heather Wade of the Chemung County Historical Society Transcribed by Valerie Disiena. |
| Olvera, Edward 'Eddie' | Video Memoir |
Male | World War 2 | US Army | 683rd Aircraft Artillery Battalion | China, Burma, India | Buffalo, NY | |
| O'Neill, Linda | Video | Female | 1973 - 1976 | US Air Force | Utica, NY | Interviewed by Rome Free Academy H.S., Rome, NY | ||
| O'Neill, Thomas James | Video | Male | World War 2 | US Navy | South Pacific Combat Air Transport Command | Pacific | Brooklyn, NY | |
| Orologio, Lincoln J. | Video | Male | Korean War | US Army | 47th Infantry Division 1st Cavalry Division |
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| O'Rourke, Lawrence S. | Video | Male | World War 2 | US Army | US Army. Corps of Engineers | American | East Providence, RI | Interviewed by Marlene Zecca |
| Orshan, Fred | Video | Male | World War 2 | US Marine Corps | 2nd Marine Air Wing | Pacific | Brooklyn, NY | |
| Orsini, Dante J. 'Dan' | Video Transcript |
Male | World War 2 | US Marine Corps | 1st Marine Division | South Glens Falls, NY | NYS Military Museum Interview in 2004 Transcribed by Caitlin Keil |
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| Orsini, Dante J. 'Dan' | Video | Male | World War 2 | US Marine Corps | 1st Marine Division | South Glens Falls, NY | 2010 Interview by Matthew Rozell at Hudson Falls HS | |
| Orsini, Dante J. 'Dan' | Video | Male | World War 2 | US Marine Corps | 1st Marine Division | South Glens Falls, NY | 2012 Interview by Orsini's grand-daughter, Raquel Orsini | |
| Orsini, Joseph | Video | Male | World War 2 | US Navy | Interview concerning flag his brother, Millard Orsini, made while he was a prisoner of war in Japan. | |||
| Orsini, Millard | Video | Male | World War 2 | US Army | Pacific | Altamont, NY | Interview of his family. | |
| Orzel, Bernard 'Bob' | Video Memoir |
Male | World War 2 | US Army Air Forces | 442nd Night Fighter Squadron | European | Buffalo, NY | |
| Osborne, Calla M. | Video | Female | World War 2 | US Army Nurse Corps | 116th Evacuation Hospital 54th Evacuation Hospital |
European | ||
| Osborne, Howard W. 'H.W. Ozzie' | Video | Male | World War 2 | US Army | Pacific | Whitehall, NY | ||
| Osborne, Oscar , Jr. | Video Transcript |
Male | World War 2 | US Army | 9th Infantry Division 39th Infantry Regiment |
African-American soldier Transcribed by Jessica Natter |
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| O'Shea, Michael F. | Video Transcript |
Male | World War 2 | US Army Air Forces | 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron |
European | Long Island City, NY | Transcribed by Barb T. |
| Oshrain, Dr. Herbert I. | Video | Male | World War 2 | US Army | 487th Engineer Battalion | European | Brooklyn, NY | |
| Rev. Ostberg, Karl | Video | Male | Vietnam War | US Navy | Toledo, OH | Interviewed at the American Legion Post, Saugerties, NY | ||
| Osterhout, Wyman E. | Video | Male | Korean War | US Marine Corps | 1st Marine Division | Albany, NY | Interviewed by Ken and June Hunter | |
| Osterhoudt, Ralph H | Video | Male | World War 2 | US Army Air Forces NY National Guard |
328th Signal Battalion | Pacific | Cooperstown, NY | Interviewed by Joshua Baker and Thomas Wojdyla of the Rome Free Academy H.S. Rome, NY |
| Ostrander, Robert Johnson | Video | Male | World War 2 | US Army | 880th Airborne Engineer Battalion | Pacific | Walden, NY | |
| O'Sullivan, Lawrence J. | Video | Male | World War 2 | US Navy | Scout Squadron, 61 | Pacific | Brooklyn, NY | |
| Otego Elementary School | Video | World War 2 | Interviewed by the students of Otego Elementary School | |||||
| Ottalagano, Richard | Video | Male | Cold War 1961- 1965 |
US Navy | 6th Fleet 2nd Fleet |
Atlantic Indian Ocean | Gloversville, NY | Interviewed by the Herkimer Fulton County Historical Society |
| Otto, Robert Merlin | Video | Male | World War 2 | US Marines | 8th Amtrac Battalion 1st Marine Division |
Pacific | Newburgh, NY | |
| Ouimette, Ronald Charles | Video | Male | 1957 - 1963 | US Army | 464th Engineer Combat Battalion | Interviewed by Rome Free Academy H.S. | ||
| Our Vets, Their Stories | Video | Herkimer County Community College and Assemblyman Marc Butler | ||||||
| Owen, Charles | Video | World War 2 | US Army Air Forces | Guest lecturer in Prof. Paul Schulte's American History, 20th Century (HIS-204) class, Genesee Community College | ||||
| Owsley, Diane Marie | Video Transcript |
Female | Persian Gulf War, 1991 Afghan War, 2001- |
US Army | 304th Psychological Operations Company | Rome, NY | Interviewed by Rome Free Academy, Rome, NY | |
| Oxford, John Joseph | Video | Male | World War 2 | US Navy | USS Idaho (BB-42) | Pacific | Cedarhurst, NJ |