Vietnam: Oral Histories From Those Who Were There

	Dr. Priscilla Boekelheide, who volunteered as a civilian physician for two months in 1968, points out a reference in a film about widows made by the Vietnam war to UC Davis student Michelle Anne Gibson. (Debbie Aldridge/UC Davis photo)

The following oral histories of Americans serving in the war were created by UC Davis students in Eric Schroeder's Integrated Studies honors class. That class studied the Vietnam War and its affect on American culture. The written and taped audio files are part of the Western Regional Humanities Institute's oral history archives, which form part of the Library of Congress' Veteran Oral History Project.

The assignment

Ray R. Savorn, U.S. Army, September 1963 to August 1967, interviewed by Theo. Roffe

• Oral history audio (51:23 minutes)
• Oral history transcript (PDF)

John Nesbitt, U.S.Army, January 1966 to October 1968, interviewed by Triston Mosbacher

• Oral history transcript (PDF)

Chuck Lewis, U.S. Army, 1966 to 1969, interviewed by Helen Cunningham

• Oral history transcript (PDF)

James Fancher, U.S. Army, June 1966 to June 1968, interviewed by Kali Goetz

• Oral history audio (34.47 minutes)
• Oral history transcript (PDF)

Ernest Paul, U.S. Army, February 1967 to December 1968, interviewed by Holly Vranicar

• Oral history transcript (PDF)

Trygve John Anderson, U.S. Army, March 1968 to December 1969, interviewed by Chris Knight

• Oral history audio (47:02 minutes)
• Oral history transcript (PDF)

Chris Roris, U.S. Army, January to February of 1968, interviewed by Michael Marinakis

• Oral history transcript (PDF)

Priscilla Boekelheide, civilian doctor, January to March 1968 interviewed by: Michelle Gibson

• Oral history audio (38:44 minutes)
• Oral history transcript (PDF)

Gale A. Dunham, U.S. Air Force, September 1968 to September 1972, interviewed by Rebekka Hauert

• Oral history audio (34:45 minutes)
• Oral history transcript (PDF)

Donald Swanger, Marine Corps, 1968-1970 interviewed by Amy Hylton

• Oral history audio (36:52 minutes)
• Oral history transcript (PDF)

Terry Rossiter, U.S. Marine Corps, January 1968 to January 1969, interviewed by Helaine Kwong

• Oral history transcript (PDF)

Smokey Murphy, U. S. Army, November 1968 to December 1969, interviewed by Elisa Marquez

• Oral history audio (37:49 minutes)
• Oral history transcript (PDF)

Frank Geer, U.S. Navy, 1970-1971, interviewed by Caitlin Hunter

• Oral history transcript (PDF)

Philip Knox, U.S. Army, July 1969 to July 1972, interviewed by Chao-Chih Chen

• Oral history audio (36:38 minutes)
• Oral history transcript (PDF)

Ronald E. Fisher, U.S. Air Force, August 1969 to September 1970, interviewed by Samuel Nyon

• Oral history audio (22:59 minutes)
• Oral history transcript (PDF)

Randy Schmidt, U.S. Army, August 1969 to March 1971, interviewed by Martha Kimber

• Oral history audio (23:28 minutes)
• Oral history transcript (PDF)

Michael Kelley, U.S. Army November 1969 to September 1970, interviewed by Scott Homrighausen

• Oral history audio (53:03 minutes)
• Oral history transcript (PDF)

John Kitchens, U.S. Navy, 1964-1968 1968-1972, interviewed by Matthew Anderson

• Oral history audio (24:59 minutes)
• Oral history transcript (PDF)

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