Warriors Voices:
Veteran History Project
Early Vietnam/Cold War: 1960-1965
George Cochran
US Army | Corporal, (E-4) |
| 1961 -1963 |
Drafted, Aug 39th Sig Battalion APO 143. Cooks school, crypto school, Crypto school instructor.
Vietnam before combat troops, 1963 military coup Vietnam.
For more information:
George Cochran Oral History – Part 1
George Cochran Oral History – Part 2
Robert Akins
US Army | Army National Guard | | SFC, (E-7) |1963 -1992 |
Enlisted, Tanker, Germany in 1960’s, Vietnam 1969, California National Guard, Michigan National Guard, Army Chaplain Assistance.
Robert Akins Oral History –
John Schwarz M.D
US Navy | CIA | Lt. CDR, (O-4) |
| 1964 – 1970 |
Commissioned, Marine Battalion Surgeon in Vietnam, Indonesia Revolution, CIA Missions, former Mayor of Battle Creek, Michigan.
John Schwarz Oral History – Part 1
John Schwarz Oral History – Part 2
Vietnam War: 1965-1973
Michael Quinn
USMC | SGT, (E-5) |
| 1966 – 1972 |
Enlisted, Radio Man, 29 Palms, Vietnam, Public Service after the Marines.
Michael Quinn Oral History – Part 1
Michael Quinn Oral History – Part 2
Donald (Don) Kujawa
USMC | Lance corporal, (E-3)| 1967 – 1969 |
Enlisted, Rifleman- 0311, Khe Sanh, An Hoa, wounded in combat, radioman, patrolling, Grunt life in Vietnam.
Donald Kujawa Oral History –
John McManus
USMC | Corporal, (E-4) |
| 1966 – 1968 |
Enlisted, Rifleman-0311, Vietnam, ground combat, Chu Lia, Dang Ha, Operation Desoto.
John McManus Oral History – Part 1
John McManus Oral History – Part 2
Michael (Gene) Gillett
US Army | Sgt, (E-5) |
| 1967 – 1969 |
Drafted into the Army, Illustrator, Tankman, PSYOPs in Vietnam.
Michael Gene Gillett Oral History –
Danny Moss
US Army | SP5, (E-5) |
| 1967 – 1971 |
Enlisted, Morse Code Operator, worked with the Air Wing to locate enemy positions, Tet Offensive, extended deployment to Vietnam.
For more information:
Danny Moss Oral History – Part 1
Danny Moss Oral History – Part 2
Morris (John) Gooch
US Navy | CPO, (E-7) |
| 1969 – 1982 |
Enlisted, Torpedo man striker on US Navy Boomer Submarines, the underwater navy. Multiple deployments, Cold War.
Morris John Oral History – Part 1
Morris John Gooch Oral History – Part 2
Randall (Randy) Smith
US Army | PFC, (E-3) |
| 1972 – 1974 |
Enlisted, Military Police, Motor Transport Operator. Waguan and Pusan, Korea.
For more information:
Randall Smith Oral History –
Cold War / Post Vietnam: 1973-2001
Samuel (Sam) Gray
US Navy | CPO, (E-7) |
| 1978 – 1999 |
Enlisted, Desert Shield, Desert Storm, life aboard USS Enterprise, Drill instructor, civil work after service.
Samuel Gray Oral History – Part 1
Samuel Gray Oral History – Part 2
Thomas (T.R) Shaw J.R
US Navy | Lt. CDR, (O-4) |
|1982 – 2005 |
Commissioned, life on USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, Lebanon 1983, Desert Storm, Civil work after Service.
Thomas Shaw Oral History – Part 1
Thomas Shaw Oral History – Part 2
GWOT (Global War On Terror): 2001-2021.
John Corns
USMC | SGT, (E-5) | 2014-2018 |
Enlisted, 1st Battalion 5th Marines
Deployments of the 31st and 15th MEU, 0352 (anti-tank man), training in Southern California and on the east coast.
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For more information:
John Corns Oral History –