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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: War on Terrorism, 2001-2009; Persian Gulf War, 1991
Branch of Service: Air Force; Army
Service Unit/Ship: 349th Air Evacuation Squadron, 349th Medical Wing, Air Force Reserve; 146th Combat Support Hospital; Air Ambulance, 126th Medical Company, Medical Battalion, California Army Reserves National Guard
Location of Service: Mather Air Force Base, California; Travis 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: Anti-Tank Company, 255th Infantry Regiment, 63rd Infantry Division
Location of Service: European Theater
Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/23563
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Roy Freddrick Aarons Collection
War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945; Korean War, 1950-1953
Branch of Service: Marine Corps
Service Unit/Ship: 3rd Marine Division; 5th Marine Division; 1st Marine Division; Marine Corps Reserve
Location of Service: Korea; Camp Pendleton, California; Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Iwo Jima; South Pacific; Japan; China; Philippines; Guam
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: Iraq War, 2003-2011; Haiti--History--American intervention, 1994-1995; Afghan War, 2001-; Cold War
Branch of Service: Army
Service Unit/Ship: Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense; Picatinny Arsenal
Location of Service: Haiti; Korea; Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; Fort Benning, Georgia; Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland; New Jersey; Iraq; Afghanistan
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
64,816
Vietnam War, 1961 to 1975
28,130
Korean War, 1950 to 1953
15,501
Cold War
14,713
Persian Gulf War, 1991
5,220
Iraq War, 2003 to 2011
4,688
Afghan War, 2001
2,095
War on Terrorism, 2001 to 2009
1,550
Peacekeeping Forces--Bosnia and Hercegovina
472
World War, 1914 to 1918
462
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Locations of Service
Germany
16,068
Pacific Theater
15,200
European Theater
15,128
Vietnam
15,015
Korea
11,342
France
9,997
England
8,534
Japan
7,784
United States
6,494
Philippines
6,271
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Battles & Campaigns
Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)
4,782
Battle of the Bulge
3,205
Rhineland
2,973
Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)
2,877
Operation Desert Storm
2,390
Central Europe
2,288
Ardennes
1,868
Okinawa
1,729
Operation Overlord (D-Day Normandy Invasion)
1,690
Tet Counteroffensive
1,459
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Service Unit/Ship
8th Air Force
2,683
1st Marine Division
2,493
101st Airborne Division
1,709
1st Cavalry Division
1,573
1st Infantry Division
1,384
25th Infantry Division
1,377
3rd Marine Division
1,342
82nd Airborne Division
1,310
Army Reserve
1,223
15th Air Force
1,188
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Veteran
121,433
Sergeant
12,937
Corporal
9,713
Staff Sergeant
9,001
Private First Class
7,416
Captain
6,997
First Lieutenant
5,521
Lieutenant Colonel
4,507
Technical Sergeant
3,488
Colonel
3,383
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State of Residence at Time of Collection Donation
California
11,626
Indiana
9,792
Florida
7,176
Ohio
5,903
Texas
5,723
Arizona
4,942
Missouri
4,916
Illinois
4,427
Virginia
4,407
Michigan
4,107
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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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U.S. Senate/Richard Lugar
8,628
Boy Scouts of America
3,871
Library of Congress
2,930
Missouri Veterans History Project
1,973
National Court Reporters Association (NCRA)
1,651
Warhawk Air Museum
1,474
Branson Veterans Task Force
1,168
Saints at War Project
1,126
Palm Springs Air Museum
1,040
Veterans Heritage Project
1,035
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