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Wayne Aamot Collection
War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
Location of Service: Pacific Theater; Philippines
Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/61309
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Randell Aanderud Collection
War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service: Army
Service Unit/Ship: 99th Infantry Battalion (Separate)
Location of Service: Camp Barkeley, Texas; England; France; Belgium; Holland; Germany
Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/22184
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Toni Lynn Aaquist Collection
War or Conflict: Persian Gulf War, 1991; War on Terrorism, 2001-2009
Branch of Service: Army; Air Force
Service Unit/Ship: 146th Combat Support Hospital; Air Ambulance, 126th Medical Company, Medical Battalion, California Army Reserves National Guard; 349th Air Evacuation Squadron, 349th Medical Wing, Air Force Reserve
Location of Service: Travis Air Force Base, California; Mather Air Force Base, California
Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/83300
Resource:
Video, Interview / Recording, 00:45:09.0
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Andrew L. Aarhus Collection
War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service: Army
Service Unit/Ship: 255th Regiment, 63rd Division, Anti-Tank Platoon
Location of Service: European Theater
Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/23563
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Roy Freddrick Aarons Collection
War or Conflict: Korean War, 1950-1953; World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service: Marine Corps
Service Unit/Ship: 3rd Marine Division; 5th Marine Division; 1st Marine Division; Marine Corps Reserve
Location of Service: Camp Pendleton, California; Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Iwo Jima; South Pacific; Japan; China; Philippines; Guam; Korea
Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/85998
Resource:
Video, Interview / Recording, 00:24:56.0
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Joseph Samuel Aaronson Collection
War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
Location of Service: Lowry Field, Colorado; New Mexico; Johnston Island
Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/103234
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Rallin J. Aars Collection
War or Conflict: Cold War
Branch of Service: Air Force
Location of Service: Bergstrom Air Force Base, Texas; Kelly Air Force Base, Texas; Norfolk, Virginia; California; Lansing, Michigan; Washington, DC; Hawaii; Korea; Berlin, Germany; Thailand
Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/116382
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Thomas H. Aarsen Collection
War or Conflict: Haiti--History--American intervention, 1994-1995; Afghan War, 2001-; Cold War; Iraq War, 2003-2011
Branch of Service: Army
Service Unit/Ship: Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense; Picatinny Arsenal
Location of Service: Afghanistan; Korea; Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; Fort Benning, Georgia; Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland; New Jersey; Haiti; Iraq
Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/118037
Resource:
Video, Interview / Recording, 00:46:26.0
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Lynn W. Aas Collection
War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
Service Unit/Ship: 17th Airborne Division
Location of Service: Fort Snelling, Minnesota; Camp Wheeler, Georgia; Europe; Tennessee; Massachusetts
Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/22185
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Lawrence Obert Aasen Collection
War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
Service Unit/Ship: 513th Airborne Signal Company, 13th Airborne Division
Location of Service: European Theater; Camp McCall and Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Camp Lucky Strike, France
Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/7433
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Daniel Abaied Collection
War or Conflict: Cold War
Branch of Service: Navy
Service Unit/Ship: NMCB 71 (Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Seabees); Navy Reserve
Location of Service: Great Lakes, Illinois; California; Rhode Island; Antarctica
Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/126325
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Ron Abate Collection
War or Conflict: Iraq War, 2003-2011
Branch of Service: Navy
Service Unit/Ship: USS William C. Lawe (DD 763); USS Manley (DD 940); USS Thomas C. Hart (FF 1092); USS La Salle (AGF 3)
Location of Service: Washington, DC; Baghdad, Iraq
Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/108605
Resource:
Video, Interview / Recording, 00:42:28.0
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Cynthia J. Abbadini Collection
War or Conflict: Iraq War, 2003-2011
Branch of Service: Army
Service Unit/Ship: 86th Combat Support Hospital; 44th Medical Brigade
Location of Service: Iraq; Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Fort Lee, Virginia; Washington, DC; Fort Monroe, Virginia; Fort Meade, Maryland; Fort Bliss, Texas; Fort Knox, Kentucky; Germany; Fort Polk, Louisiana; Bosnia and Herzegovina
Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/125398
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John J. Abbattista Collection
War or Conflict: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Branch of Service: Marine Corps
Service Unit/Ship: 1st Motor Transport Battalion; 1st Marine Division; 6th Motor Transport Battalion; 8th Motor Transport Battalion
Location of Service: Vietnam; Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Pennsylvania; Norfolk, Virginia; California
Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/126952
Resource:
Video, Interview / Recording, 00:36:52.0
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Wars & Conflicts
World War, 1939 to 1945
64,799
Vietnam War, 1961 to 1975
28,075
Korean War, 1950 to 1953
15,487
Cold War
14,703
Persian Gulf War, 1991
5,205
Iraq War, 2003 to 2011
4,667
Afghan War, 2001
2,168
War on Terrorism, 2001 to 2009
1,535
Peacekeeping Forces--Bosnia and Hercegovina
472
World War, 1914 to 1918
460
More Wars & Conflicts
Locations of Service
Germany
16,045
Pacific Theater
15,184
European Theater
15,116
Vietnam
14,986
Korea
11,337
France
9,992
England
8,530
Japan
7,773
United States
6,492
Philippines
6,262
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Battles & Campaigns
Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)
4,762
Battle of the Bulge
3,206
Rhineland
2,972
Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)
2,860
Operation Desert Storm
2,377
Central Europe
2,287
Ardennes
1,866
Okinawa
1,730
Operation Overlord (D-Day Normandy Invasion)
1,691
Tet Counteroffensive
1,456
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Service Unit/Ship
8th Air Force
2,683
1st Marine Division
2,489
101st Airborne Division
1,707
1st Cavalry Division
1,571
1st Infantry Division
1,379
25th Infantry Division
1,377
3rd Marine Division
1,340
82nd Airborne Division
1,307
Army Reserve
1,217
15th Air Force
1,187
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Highest Rank
Veteran
121,256
Sergeant
12,918
Corporal
9,708
Staff Sergeant
8,992
Private First Class
7,407
Captain
6,982
First Lieutenant
5,519
Lieutenant Colonel
4,495
Technical Sergeant
3,485
Colonel
3,379
More Highest Ranks
State of Residence at Time of Collection Donation
California
11,601
Indiana
9,791
Florida
7,159
Ohio
5,899
Texas
5,720
Arizona
4,939
Missouri
4,910
Illinois
4,424
Virginia
4,397
Michigan
4,106
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Interviewee
Smith, Charles W.
7
Smith, William H.
7
Jefferson, Alexander
6
Jones, Robert L.
6
Biehl, Richard L.
5
Bowman, James E.
5
Brown, Robert A.
5
Dougherty, Joseph Michael
5
Downing, James Willis
5
Mades, Forrest H.
5
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Interviewer
Unknown Interviewer
3,963
Swanson, Gary W.
723
Hatch, Barbara
577
Fisher, Andrew L.
555
Galloway, Joe
533
Moore, Don
532
Fowler, Carol R.
505
Willie, Michael Lloyd
505
Swope, Thomas A.
486
McClain, Patricia H.
472
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Organization/Affiliation
U.S. Senate/Richard Lugar
8,628
Boy Scouts of America
3,860
Library of Congress
2,928
Missouri Veterans History Project
1,972
National Court Reporters Association (NCRA)
1,650
Warhawk Air Museum
1,450
Branson Veterans Task Force
1,168
Saints at War Project
1,126
Veterans Heritage Project
1,044
Palm Springs Air Museum
1,036
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