Missouri State University Libraries
Harry E. Appleby Veterans Oral History Project
Volume: 24 cubic foot
Dates: 2004-2006
Provenance
The first accession was received in 2004 and additional materials will be donated as the project continues. The collection was processed in 2006 by Anne M. Baker.
Copyright
This collection may be protected from unauthorized copying by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code).Access
The collection is unrestricted. Single copies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish material from the collection must be obtained from the Department of Special Collections and Archives. Citations should be as follows: Identification of the item, Harry E. Appleby Veterans Oral History Project [M013], Department of Special Collections and Archives, Missouri State University.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
The Harry E. Appleby Veterans Oral History Project is part of the Veterans History Project, initiated and sponsored by the Library of Congress. This nationwide project is an attempt to capture the memories of this region’s men and women who served in the U.S. military. In addition, local interviewers have spoken with some non-veterans about their experiences during war time. One such person is a former MSU student who performed in the USO.
The project at Missouri State University is coordinated by Julie Johnson, associate professor of modern classical languages. The university’s Staff Senate Veterans Recognition Committee, the Springfield-Greene County Public Library, and local VFW chapters have also participated in the project. The interviews are conducted by volunteers, including many students from Dr. Johnson’s classes. The Library of Congress supplied a list of suggested interview questions.
The project is named after Harry E. Appleby, who spoke with Dr. Johnson’s class about his experiences in World War II. By sharing his personal memories of the Normandy Landing and the Battle of the Bulge, Mr. Appleby inspired local participation in the Veterans History Project.
This project has received the endorsement and support of Congressman Roy Blunt. After a concentrated effort in 2005 to collect the stories of World War II veterans, Rep. Blunt personally delivered the interviews of 136 southwest Missouri World War II veterans to the Library of Congress. Each participant also received a certificate of appreciation signed by Rep. Blunt.
Scope and Content
Each folder contains the oral history interview (generally in DVD format), plus the accompanying paperwork. This includes release forms from the interviewees and interviewers, as well as biographical data forms for the interviewees. The file may also include a log giving details of the recording and additional biographical material supplied by the interviewee.
In addition to the copies deposited in Special Collections and Archives, a copy of the oral histories are sent to the Library of Congress. Currently none of the interviews are transcribed.
Online Resources (as of October 2006)
Library of Congress Veterans History Project:
http://www.loc.gov/vets
MSU Veterans History Project:
http://www.missouristate.edu/staffsenate/veterans/vetshistory.htm
Branson Veterans Task Force:
http://www.bransonveterans.com/
Interview List
Alexander, Leroy
Allen, Cody
Allen, Harold Rex, Jr.
Allen, Kenneth
Anderson, Gerald
Anderson, Glenn
Anderson, Lewis
Anderson, Roy
Andrews, James
Anthony, Richard
Appleby, Harry E.
Appleton, W. T.
Armstrong, Billie
Armstrong, Roland
Ashenfelter, Edward
Atwell, Benjamin L., Sr.
Aye, Wilma J.
Ayshford, Arthur Thomas
Barber, Rex
Barnhart, Allen Wayne
Batson, Denzil
Batzelle, Kenneth
Beard, John
Beck, Arthur
Beden, George
Bennett, Dale
Bezold, William
Bittle, Lloyd Dale
Blair, Robert
Boggess, Phillip Charles
Bohner, Marjorie
Bollinger, Lucas (Interviewed with Chris Little)
Bonitt, Edward
Borror, Calvin A.
Boydston, Dale
Bradford, Tom
Brandt, Ledrue J.
Breshears, Allison
Brest, Chris
Brock, Gerald
Brose, Robert W.
Bross, James
Brothers, Bobby Jean
Brown, Addie Kirk
Brown, J. R.
Brown, Norral
Burch, William A.
Burd, Bradley
Burk, Charles
Burris, Ed
Burt, Charles
Burtner, Vernon L.
Callison, William Clifford
Campbell, Gordon
Cantrell, Bill
Caplan, Jerome A.
Cargile, Bob
Carmichael, Sybil
Carroll, William
Carter, Travis
Caskey, Charles
Catlett, John D.
Chase, Ned B., Jr.
Chesnutt, Kenneth
Chrisinger, Richard
Chrisman, Raimonde Barkley
Clark, Cecil
Clary, John Quinn, Jr.
Clements, Charles
Clutter, Justace R.
Coale, Eldon
Cobb, Oran
Cochrane, David “Gene”
Coffman, Larry
Colgans, Anthony
Collison, Norman L.
Compton, Jim
Cook, Ronald Keith
Copeland, Clint
Copeland, George
Copeland, Lanis
Correll, Harold
Cowart, Wilber J.
Cox, Doyle A.
Cox, Jimmy M.
Coyne, Charles
Crim, Timothy
Crowley, Mike
Crull, Paul
Crusa, Dorothy
Dablemont, Norton
Dailey, Wilburn
Daniel, Harriett A.
Daniels, Raymond L.
Davis, Bob
Davis, Lum
Davis, Roy J. “Jeff”
Deal, Toney
Dean, Edwin
Deer, Paul
DeForest, Max J.
Deremo, Herbert
Derrick, Floyd E.
Devault, Alvin
Dewitt, Keith
Dickens, David
Dimond, Robert
Dodson, John Robert
Dorn, Myron
Dorow, Harold
Dove, Gene
Dudenhoeffer, Bud
Eike, Claire J.
Elet, John
Ellison, Curtis L.
Elrod, James
Fahey, Elizabeth
Ferguson, Cecil Dale
Ferguson, Richard
File, Claude
Finicle, Robert
Fisher, Travis
Foell, Joseph
Ford, Dave
Ford, L. Hadley
Foss, Larry
Fowler, John
Frederick, Arthur
Freeman, John
Freeman, Leslie Vinson, Jr.
Fuerst, Robert J.
Gables, Edwin
Gabriel, Melvin
Gardner, Don
Garrison, Carroll A.
Geiger, Phillip
Gemmell, Eric
George, Harold Jack
Gieck, Joseph F.
Gilbert, Ronald
Girth, John
Glassinger, Steven
Glaze, Wilbur
Gollhofer, Victor
Goodwin, Alberta
Graff, Brandon
Greene, Terry
Gregg, Robert
Grisham, Don
Griswold, James
Grobe, Gerald
Groesch, William
Grose, Burl
Grubaugh, Neal W.
Grundy, James Keith
Guin, Kenneth
Guthrey, Kile
Hacker, Therwood
Haddad, Rocky
Hagerman, Jackie
Haney, Joe
Hannon, Bradley
Hardecke, Carl
Harding, Anthony James
Harrell, Roy
Harris, Clay
Hartman, Joanna
Hawley, Helen Mary
Haynes, Glenn
Haynes, Jimmy Lee
Hearting, Walter
Hebblethwaite, Vern
Heeter, Richard
Heifner, Marvin
Hembree, Don
Hembree, Jack E.
Hendricks, Charles R.
Henigan, Robert H.
Hering, Nathan
Herman, C.M. “Dutch”
Hicks, Edward
Hicks, Jason
Hilton, Own
Hixon, William
Hoag, John
Hocker, Daniel
Hogue, Riggle Byrum
Holden, Bill
Holland, Albert
Holt, Walter
Hon, James
Hornback, Jerry
Hosier, Allan
Houck, Elmer
Hough, Marjorie
Howerton, Robert D.
Hoyer, Jo Ann
Hubbard, William
Huber, Charles
Hufford, Howard R.
Hughes, Edwin J.
Hunter, Jack
Hurst, James
Hutchison, George
Inman, Ronnie
Isbell, Loyd
Ivey, Harvey
Jackson, Herb
Jackson, William
Jarrett, Vincent
Johnson, Jeff
Jones, Charles B.
Jones, Clayton
Jones, Richard
Juenger, Jerry
Kappelman, Willis
Keadle, Joseph
Keeler, Isiah
Kellenberger, Lawrence
Kelly, John
Kenagy, Harry Edwin
Kenley, William
Kindermann, Paul
King, Michael
Kinser, Marion
Kissee, James Edward
Knapp, Edwin Price, Sr.
Kneeshaw, John
Kreienkamp, Ron
Krug, Jeremy
Kruger, Werner
Kurth, Gerald F.
Kuzma, Stephen F.
Lamar, Andrew
Langston, Frank
Lannan, Robert
Lawrence, Richard
Lawson, Mary
Lee, John
Leeper, Gelvin F.
Lentz, Charles
Lentz, Gary
Leonard, Floyd
Lewis, Artney
Lilley, Max
Lindsey, Lloyd D.
Little, Chris (Interviewed with Lucas Bollinger)
Little, Robert
Livingston, George
Lozier, Walter Chris
Luallin, John A.
Lukavich, Andrew Lee
Lyon, Roy
Mackler, Joseph Robert
Magruder, Thomas Bruce
Maloney, John
Manlove, Clifford T.
Mann, Richard
Marshall, Joseph
Marshall, Robert
Marstall, Glennon E.
Martinez, Frank
Marty, Fred
Mauldin, Jim
May, Jason Eric
May, Marion
McCarty, Don
May, Robert Charles
McClernon, Bernadine C.
McDaniel, Michael
McEvoy, Erin
McGinty, Edna
McHan, Daniel W.
McKiernan, Brendan E.
McKnelly, Kenneth M. (Interviewed with James Scroggs)
McMillon, Paul
Meals, Harold
Means, Gerald
Melott, Joseph
Mildren, William Estal
Miller, Bernadette
Miller, Leon F.
Miller, William
Mills, William Leroy
Mitchell, Bob
Mitchell, Carl L.
Monroe, Robert
Moore, Dale L.
Moore, Neal
Moran, J. Blair, Jr.
Morey, Marshall
Mowry, Jacob
Murphy, Clovis
Murray, William
Musick, Brandon
Musick, Brandon
Mysinger, Richard
Napier, Clyde L.
Nash, Randall
Neer, Edgar
Nelms, Marion D.
Nelson, Chad
Nelson, Charles O.
New, Leo
Nichols, Phillip H.
Niederhuth, Allyn
Niederhuth, Vern L.
Niederhuth, Weldon L.
Norell, Kenneth
Nuetzhorn, Robert Fred
O’Reilly, Edward
Olvis, William L.
Orth, Herbet
Overend, Donald
Owens, Michael
Owens, Norman
Pace, Glenn
Pace, Winford
Page, Lawrence
Pahl, Herschel
Painter, Glenn
Palicki, John
Parker, Jack
Patchell, Samuel
Patron, Edwin
Patterson, Joe M.
Peak, John Paul
Pearce, Bart Wayne
Pearce, Bart Wayne
Peck, William Newton
Petty, Glenn D.
Phelps, Thomas
Phillips, Burl
Phillips, John Edward
Pickett, Dave
Pittman, Cecil
Poe, John E.
Pollard, Mark
Powell, David W.
Pozniak, Earnest
Pratt, George
Presley, Clyde
Pyeatt, Bobby
Rader, William Otto
Raney, Jeanie
Reaves, Jeremy
Redden, Joseph M.
Reese, Rick
Register, Kenneth
Reynolds, Harold D.
Richardson, Lee
Riggs, Bernard L.
Riley, Carroll
Rives, Jim
Robb, Charles R.
Roberts, James T.
Robertson, Gordon G.
Robertson, Gordon Glenn
Robertson, Jim
Robinette, Stephen
Robinson, Arthur
Rocco, John
Rone, Steven Paul
Roper, Charles
Rose, Dan
Rosier, Frank
Ruh, Richard
Russell, Fred
Samuels, Robert
Sanders, Nicholas R.
Sanders, Robert B.
Saulbeamer, William
Sayles, Edward D.
Schad, Walter
Schaffer, Tom
Schulte, Greg
Schultz, Jack
Scott, Glen S.
Scroggins, Larry
Scroggs, James E., Jr. (Interviewed with Kenneth M. McKnelly)
Seeley, Donald
Sellars, Richard
Sellars, Richard N.
Shaw, Glenn
Siegismund, Russell D.
Simecek, Joseph L.
Simmons, Harles
Simmons, Robert
Simpson, Joe E.
Simpson, Richard Aluin
Sims, Admiral
Skelton, William
Skiffington, Edward
Slankard, John P.
Smith, Clovis
Smith, Edward L.
Soden, Robert E.
Soderland, Robert
Sparks, Larry
Spencer, Terry
Steinkoenig, Leo
Stephens, John
Stolte, Sam
Stubblefield, Rex
Surprise, Dan
Swift, James A.
Talley, Robert R.
Taylor, Robert
Thompson, Don M.
Thompson, Mel
Thomsen, Marvin
Thurmon, Kevin
Tillman, Mona Pauline (Brown)
Truskett, David
Traw, James Vernon
Tuckwell, Victor James
Tunnell, Leonard
Tweten, Chester
VanAcker, David
Vandergrift, Floyd
Vandiver, Willie
Virtue, Norman
Walker, Lloyd
Walker, William
Wall, Lester
Wallace, Alvin A.
Wallace, Herbert
Walotka, Christopher
Walsh, John P.
Walton, Albert
Washington, Johnny
Watts, Sam
Webb, Charles E.
Webb, Harold
Welch, Dennis
Wellington, William R.
Westfall, Gerald
White, Cecil
Whorton, James
Wiles, Frank E.
Wilhelm, Paula
Williams, Edward
Williams, Eugene J.
Wilson, James
Wilson, Seth
Wimmer, Robert L.
Wyatt, Harry
Yarbrough, F. Leroy
Yoakum, Loren
Yokley, Tom
Young, Dennis
Young, Robert
Youngblood, Roger Dale
Zieske, Bill