Collections : [CCSU- Veterans History Project]

This collection details Joesph Niedemayer's experience serving in Vietnam War in weapon department of USS Enterprise(CVN-65). The collection contains video oral history interview, personal and military documents, and photographs.

The Collection details Katherine V. Tierney Leahy’s experiences during her enlistment in World War II where she served in Neurosurgery at Guam’s Fleet Hospital. Collection contains oral history interview, news articles and photographs. The papers, which date from 1943 thru 1946 and 2005, describe nursing practices during World War II, and highlight the recreational activities of service men and women on Guam.

This collection details Leonardo Guzman’s military training and experiences as an infantryman during his enlistment in the Vietnam War. The collection contains oral history interview, reproductions of scanned personal and military manuscripts, and photographs. The bulk of the materials, which date from 1968 thru 1970, provide evidence of Marine troop training, platoon deployment and assignments, enemy engagements (ambush sites, listening and observation posts, and firefights), civilian protests, and the affects of antiwar sentiments on Vietnam veterans.

This Collection details Lewis Myer’s experiences and recollections during World War II which he was drafted into the United States Army in 1944. As a member of the 2nd Division, 38th Infantry, he served in France, Germany and Czechoslovakia. The Collection contains personal service records, a hand drawn map and photographs. Dating from 1944 thru 1946,and oral history interview conducted on 2005.

The collection contains oral history interview with Louis A. Bianco detailing his experience serving in U.S. Navy during World War II.