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Format

Gender

Conflict / Years

Branch

Unit

Theater

Hometown

Notes

Jackson, Henry J. 'Tiny' Video
Audio
Male World War 2 US Army     Schuylerville, NY Interviewed by Ken and June Hunter
Jackson, Joseph Patrick Video
Audio
Male Vietnam War US Marine Corps 13th Marines   Brooklyn, NY  
Jackson, Robert C. Video
Audio
Transcription
Male World War 2 US Army 34th Infantry Division
168th Infantry Regiment
European
North Africa
West Groton, NY 2001 Interview
Transcribed by Susan Bergmann
Jackson, Robert C. Video
Audio
Male World War 2 US Army 34th Infantry Division
168th Infantry Regiment
European
North Africa
West Groton, NY A joint project of the Library of Congress, The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary 1 (SR), and Shaker High School, Latham, NY
Jacobs, Charles M. Video
Audio
Transcription
Male World War 2 US Marine Corps 1st Marine Division
7th Marines
Pacific Troy, NY Transcribed by Susan Bergmann
Jacobs, John A. , Jr Video
Audio
Transcription
Male Korean War US Marine Corps 1st Marine Division
Fleet Marine Force
  Amsterdam, NY Interviewed by Ken and June Hunter
POW
Transcribed by Daniel Keefe
Jaenisch, Robert Video
Audio
Male World War 2 US Army Air Forces 99th Bomb Group Mediterranean Brooklyn, NY  
James, Nathaniel Video
Audio
Transcription
Male 1953 - 1995 US Army
National Guard
369th Regiment   Bronx, NY Major General
Transcribed by Thomas Timmons
Jedrick, John Video
Audio
Male World War 2 US Army Air Forces 395th Bomb Group (Heavy) European Plains, VA Interviewed by Hudson Falls H.S. Hudson Falls, NY
Janish, Kenneth Frank Video
Audio
Male World War US Army 82nd Airborne Division
506th Parachute Regiment
European Buffalo, NY Purple Heart
Jankowy, Jonathan Video
Audio
Male Vietnam War US Army Americal Division
1018th Supply and Service Unit
  Schenectady, NY  
Jarrett, Marvin W. Video
Audio
Male World War US Air Force 551st AEW&C Wing   Lincolnton, NC Interviewed by Ken and June Hunter
Nuclear test veteran
Jaszczurski, Eugene A. Video
Audio
Male World War US Navy 25th Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron Pacific Amsterdam, NY  
Jennings, Charles H. Video
Audio
Transcription
Male World War Two US Army 84th Infantry Division European Lodi, NY Purple Heart
Transcribed by Austin Knapp
Jensen, Robert A. Video
Audio
Male World War Two US Navy USS Frederick Funston (APA-89)   Penn Yan, NY  
Jenssen, Bron Video
Audio
Transcription
Male World War Two US Army Air Forces 15th Air Force Mediterranean   Transcribed by Carol Quirk
Jenssen, Wilma Video
Audio
Female World War Two Civilian Defense worker      
Jernigan, Julius Video
Audio
Male World War Two US Army   Middle East    
Jimerson, Bradley Norris Video
Audio
Male Vietnam War, 1961- US Army       Interviewed by the Barker Historical Museum, Fredonia, NY
Jindra, Leonard Video
Audio
Male World War Two US Army 29th Infantry Division
115th Infantry Regiment
European   Veteran of D-Day
John, Frank J. Video
Audio
Male World War Two US Army 90th Infantry Division
359th Infantry Regiment
European Troy, NY 'A joint project of the Library of Congress, The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary 1 (SR), and Shaker High School, Latham, NY.'
Johnson, Eileen P. Video
Audio
Female World War Two US Army Women's Medical Specialist Corps      
Johnson, Eugene L. Video
Audio
Male World War Two US Army Air Forces 91st Bomb Group European Rochester, NY Interviewed by Ken and June Hunter
Johnson, Howard Video
Audio
Male Vietnam War US Marine Corps 3rd Marine Division   Albany, NY African American
Interviewed by Joseph Anastasio of the Greater Capital Region Teacher Center
Johnson, Toby and Grace Video
Audio
  World War 2         Interviewed by the Baldwinsville Messenger and the Baldwinsville Public Library
Johnson, James Wesley Video
Audio
Male World War Two US Army 92nd Infantry Division
365th Infantry Regiment
Mediterranean Norfolk, VA African-American officer.
Johnson, Patrick Lee Video
Audio
Transcription
Male 1973 - 1977 US Navy USS Newport News (CA-148)
USS Vogelgesang (DD-862)
  Buffalo, NY Transcribed by Natalie Hoyt
Johnson, Philip H. Video
Audio
Transcription
Male World War Two US Army Air Forces 7th Air Force Pacific Grand Rapids, MA Transcribed by Alexander DeBraccio
Jones, Charles P. Video
Audio
Male World War Two
Korean War
US Navy USS Philippine Sea (CV-47)
USS Washburn (AKA-108)
  Hudson Falls, NY  
Jones, Ellsworth Joseph Video
Audio
Transcription
Male World War 2 US Army 101st Airborne European Corinth, NY D-Day
Jones, Forrest W. Video
Audio
Male World War 2
Korean War
US Army 25th Infantry Division
8th Field Artillery Battalion
Pacific Hoosick Falls, NY Interviewed by Joe L. Todd
Jones, Glenn R. Video
Audio
Male World War 2 US Merchant Marine   Mediterranean Middle East Hoosick Falls, NY Interviewed by Philip Leonard of the Hoosick Falls Historical Society
Jones, Henry N. Video
Audio
Male World War Two US Army 3rd FA Observation Battalion
228th FABattalion
European Schaghticoke, NY Interviewed by Ken and June Hunter
Jones, John S. Video
Audio
Male 1949 - 1970 US Army
NY National Guard
27th Division
434th Engineer Battalion
  Cambridge, NY Interviewed by Ken and June Hunter
Jones, Paul Frederick Video
Audio
Male World War Two US Army   Pacific Albany, NY  
Jones, Thomas H. Video
Audio
Male World War Two US Marine Corps

3rd Marine Division
1st Marine Division

Pacific Wilksbarre, PA Interviewed by Hudson Falls HS
Jones, Thomas H. Video
Audio
Male World War Two US Marine Corps

3rd Marine Division
1st Marine Division

Pacific Wilksbarre, PA Interviewed by Hudson Falls HS
Jordan, Dr. David Lovett Video
Audio
Transcription
Male Vietnam War US Army 6461st Troop Carrier Squadron Korea Japan Lyons, NY Transcribed by Marnie Shaffer
Jordan, Steve T. Video
Audio
Transcription
Male World War 2
Hospital Mate 2nd Class
US Navy   Pacific Schenectady, NY Navy Corpsman with Marines
Transcribed by Lisa Alexander
Jump, Leonard William Video
Audio
Male World War Two US Navy USS Alabamy (BB-60) Pacific Coxsackie, NY  
Jung, Volker P.H. , Sr. Video
Audio
Male Vietnam War US Marine Corps       Interviewed by Joseph Anastasio of the Greater Capital Region Teacher Center
Jupp, Garrett H. Video
Audio
Memoir
Male World War Two US Merchant Marine SS Marine Raven   New York, NY D-Day