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Whitley County Oral History
| Narrator | Area Discussed | Date Recorded |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Betty | Larwill, Tri-Lakes | 10/1/2009 |
| Bailey, Ralph | Columbia City, WCCS | 9/22/2009 |
| Boardman, Tom | Coesse | 2/11/2010 |
| Bollinger, Marian | South Whitley | 11/16/2009 |
| Brittain, Robert | Columbia City | 3/23/2009 |
| Brown, Frances | Thorncreek, Columbia City | 5/5/2010 |
| Cassell, Robert | Columbia City, Larwill, S. Whitley | 8/6/2008 |
| City Hall of Columbia City | Told by Mayor Ryan Daniel | 12/12/2018 |
| Coyle, Rosie | City Clerk of Columbia City, Coesse | 12/13/2018 |
| Daniel, Daniel L. | Columbia City | 10/8/2008 |
| Fleck, Jim | Columbia City | 11/2/2011 |
| Geist, Joe | Tunker, Peabody, Columbia City | 1/26/2010 |
| Haworth, Dick | Whitley County Agriculture | 11/5/2009 |
| Heckman, Gene | Tri-Lakes, Thorncreek Township | 3/9/2010 |
| Heinley, Elmer & Helen | Columbia City | 9/17/2009 |
| Hively, Jeanie | Columbia City | 3/20/2012 |
| Hockemeyer, Gregg | Columbia City Legal Community | 12/21/2018 |
| Jefferson Home Extension Club | Churubusco, Columbia City, Laud | 3/5/2009 |
| Johnson, Bonnie | Columbia City, Laud | 11/19/2008 |
| Klingaman, Lynn | Rural Whitley County/Ag Museum | 9/8/2009 |
| Mathieu, Chuck | Churubusco | 12/1/2009 |
| McNagny, Patricia | Columbia City | 11/12/2009 |
| Metzger, Roger | Columbia City Basketball/Newspapers | 12/10/2009 |
| Myers, Mary J. | Collins, Churubusco | 4/29/2010 |
| Oliver, Jayne | Columbia City | 4/15/2013 |
| Overdeer, Bill | Columbia City, County Council | 4/15/2010 |
| Parker, Mark | Columbia City | 12/6/2018 |
| Parliamentary Law & Literary Club | Told by Marge Pence | 4/5/2010 |
| Passages, Inc | Told by Tom O'Neal and Alice Anderson, Columbia City | 3/7/2011 |
| Pontzius, Jon | Columbia City | 12/17/2009 |
| Pugh, Mary Alice | Columbia City | 8/27/2009 |
| Ramp, Richard & Viola | Columbia City | 9/25/2008 |
| Reed, Max | Columbia City | 3/16/2010 |
| Rosenberger, Janice | Laud, Jefferson Township | 2/16/2010 |
| Rothert, Dulanna | Tri-Lakes | 7/24/2008 |
| Rush, Mike | Whitley County Judicial System | 12/7/2018 |
| Schneider, Alice | Columbia City | 5/16/2016 |
| Schuman, Billie | Ormas, Etna, Columbia City | 10/8/2009 |
| Sexton, Roy | Columbia City | 11/24/2012 |
| Sexton, Susie | Columbia City | 10/4/2012 |
| Smith, C. Taron | Smith and Sons Funeral Home | 11/19/2018 |
| Smith, Nathan | Collamer | 3/23/2010 |
| Strouse, Mary Louise | Columbia City | 10/29/2009 |
| Tawasi Home Extension Club | Churubusco, Collins, Columbia City, Etna, Larwill, Tri-Lakes | 4/27/2009 |
| Trier, Vernon | Columbia City | 8/31/2009 |
| Wagner, Scott | Donated paintings | 5/24/2012 |
| Waterfall, Clark | Columbia City | 11/12/2008 |
| Whitley County Chamber of Commerce | Told by Jennifer Zartman Romano | 12/5/2018 |
| Whitley County Community Foundation | Told by September McConnell | 11/27/2018 |
| Whitley County Courthouse | Told by Bev Henley | 12/12/2018 |
| Whitley County Economic Development Corporation | Told by Jon Myers | 12/7/2018 |
| Whitley County Historical Museum | Annex (with Dani Tippmann) | 11/13/2018 |
| Whitley County Historical Museum | Marshall House (with Angie Maley) | 3/11/2010 |
| Whitley County Veteran's Marathon | Told by Gary Bird | 11/29/2018 |
| Wineland, Don | Columbia City, Tri-Lakes | 10/22/2009 |
WWII: 1941 – 1945
| Narrator | Branch & Location of Service | Service Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Brown, Charles | U.S. Army: Ft. Richardson, Alaska | 1941-1946 |
| Brown, Frances | Military Wife: Alabama | WWII era |
| Brown, Lewis | Merchant Marines: Atlantic – Pacific | 1944-1945 |
| Byer, Gerald Eugene | U.S. Naval Reserve: Boston, New York, Pacific, Portland | 1942-1946 |
| Cassell, Robert | U.S. Army: Europe | 1942-1945 |
| Cornmesser, Robert | U.S. Navy: USA, South Pacific, Philippines, Subic Bay, Mindonau, Panama Canal, Mediterranean, Rome, Naples, Malta | 1944-1946, 1950-1952 |
| Coverstone, George | U.S. Navy: Atlantic & Pacific | 1943-1946 |
| Gipe, Dick | U.S. Army: France, Belgium, Holland, Germany | 1944-1947 |
| Goudy, Dewey | U.S. Army Air Force: Italy | 1943-1945 |
| Hammer, Janice | Military Wife (WWII and Korea) | 1942-1968 |
| Haworth, Richard | U.S. Air Corp: Florida, Indiana, Texas | 1942-1945 |
| Herr, John Benjamin | U.S. Army: Omaha Beach [He was also a POW in Germany] | 1942-1945 |
| Keuneke, Arnold | Signal Corp of Air Force—Army: Mostly N. Africa & Italy | 1942-1945 |
| Marsh, Howard | U.S. Army: France & Germany | 1944-1946 |
| Mercer, Frank | U.S. Army: South Pacific – New Guinea | 1943-1945 |
| Meyers, Edward | Air Corps, U.S. Air Force: Texas, Kansas, Florida, Africa, Italy, Arizona | 1943-1945 |
| Mitchell, Clarice | U.S. Navy: Pacific Ocean Theater | 1943-1945 |
| Nowling, Arthur | U.S. Army: Japan, Asiatic Pacific Theatre | 1945-1946 |
| Perry, Clifford | U.S. Army: West Coast | 1942-1945 |
| Pittenger, Talbert | U.S. Navy: Pacific Area | 1943-1945 |
| Pontzius, Wilma | WAVES (U.S. Navy): San Diego, Great Lakes IN, Chicago | 1944-1946, 1950-1952 |
| Ramp, Richard | Army Air Force: Olk., Cal, Idaho, Ft. Myers FL, Norwich England | 1942-1945 |
| Shaw, Clarence | Army Air Force? (Artillery): Europe | 1942-1945 |
| Strouse, Edgar John | U.S. Air Corps: Basic Miss, Johnson Island | 1944-1951 |
| Tarleton, William | U.S. Navy: Pacific | 1943-1945, 1947-1952 |
| Walker, Robert | U.S. Air Force Reserves: Kessler, Miss – San Antonio Tex – Training etc. | 1942-1945 |
| Waterfall, Clark | U.S. Army, Veterinary Corp: ASTP Michigan State University, Ft. Bnj Harrison, Indianapolis, Manch & Durmstadt Germany | 1944-1947 |
Korean War: 1950 – 1953
| Narrator | Branch & Location of Service | Service Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Cornmesser, Robert | U.S. Navy: USA, Manus Island, the Philippines, Subic Bay, Mindonau, Panama Canal, Mediterranean, Rome, Naples, Malta | 1944-1946, 1950-1952 |
| Coulter, Leroy | U.S. Air Force: USA, England, Vietnam | 1950-1970 |
| Daniel, Daniel | U.S. Navy and Reserves: Great Lakes, IL; Norfolk and Little Creek, VA | 1951-1955, 1955-1959 |
| Easter, Benjamin | U.S. Army: Muchen, Germany | 1953-1955 |
| Forrester, Richard | U.S. Air Force: Texas, Japan, Korea, Florida | 1951-1952 |
| Frey, Franklin | U.S. Army: Europe, Japan, Korea | 1951-1953 |
| Gates, Paul | U.S. Army: USA, Germany | 1950-1952 |
| Hammer, Janice | Military Wife (WWII and Korea) | 1942-1968 |
| Heinbaugh, William | U.S. Navy: USA, Port Huneme, Kwajalein, M3-Naval Amphibious base, Coronado | 1948-1952, 1958-1959 |
| Henley, Keith | U.S. Air Force: Germany, Norway, Pentagon, Alaska, Recruiting Duty | 1951-1973 |
| Kissinger, Keith | U.S. Army: Germany | 1951-1952 |
| Klingaman, Lynn | U.S. Army: USA, France, Germany | 1952-1955 |
| Leas, Robert | U.S. Army: Japan, Korea | 1953-1954 |
| *Loy, Grant | U.S. Marine Corps: USA & Japan | 1957-1960 |
| Pontzius, Wilma | WAVES (U.S. Navy) : San Diego, Great Lakes IN, Chicago | 1944-1946, 1950-1952 |
| Rohrer, Gene | U.S. Marine Corps: USA & Korea | 1950-1953 |
| Schrader, Jack | U.S. Marine Corps: Korea | 1951-1954 |
| Shaw, James | U.S. Navy: USS Titania KA13, Anchorage Alaska A099 [Aog9?], USS Cavalier APA-37, Hawaii, Yokohama, Sasebo, Japan & Korea | 1952-1955 |
| Strouse, Edgar John | U.S. Air Corps: Basic Miss, Johnson Island | 1944-1951 |
| Tarleton, William | U.S. Navy: Pacific | 1943-1945, 1947-1952 |
| Wilson, Ray | U.S. Marine Corps Reserves: Miami Fl, Cherry Point NC | 1948-1952 |
| Yaney, James | U.S. Army Medical Corps: Korea, Japan | 1953-1961 |
*Served between the Korean War and the Vietnam War
Vietnam War: 1961 – 1975
| Narrator | Branch & Location of Service | Service Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Alspaugh, James | U.S. Army: Ft. Knox Kentucky, Ft. Polk, Louisiana, Ft. Hood, Texas | 1966-1968 |
| Chivers, Craig | U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Air National Guard: SC, NC, Cuban Missile Crisis, South Vietnam | 1961-2003 |
| Coulter, Leroy | U.S. Air Force: USA, England, Vietnam | 1950-1970 |
| Crabill, Roger | U.S. Army: USA, Vietnam | 1967-1969 |
| Davis, Larry | U.S. Marine Corps: Okinawa, Japan, Caribbean, Panama & Cuba | 1969-1972 |
| Davis, Tim | U.S. Marine Corps: Vietnam, DaNang | 1967-1968 |
| Disbrow, Charles | U.S. Air Force: Texas, Japan, Pakistan | 1962-1970 |
| Eckert, Richard | U.S. Air Force: Texas, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Thailand, New Jersey | 1966-1970 |
| Hayes, Julia | Military Wife: France, Florida, Illinois, NY, Colorado, Puerto Rico, Indiana | 1960-1978 |
| Hayes, Michael | U.S. Air Force: U.S., France, Korea, Puerto Rico | 1958-1978 |
| Henley, Keith | U.S. Air Force: Germany, Norway, Pentagon, Alaska, Recruiting Duty | 1951-1973 |
| Hess, Richard | U.S. Army/Reserves: Ft. Knox, KY, Ft. Carson, CO., Vietnam | 1964-1969 |
| Hicks, William | U.S. Army: CONUS, S.E.A. USAREUR | 1966-1986 |
| Johnson, Ronald | U.S. Army: Korea | 1969-1970 |
| Koch, Richard | U.S. Air Force: Biloxi, Ms, Arkansas, and Crete Lubbock, Tx | 1964-1968 |
| Lehman, Harold | U.S. Army: Ft. Polk, Ft. Eustis, Qui Nhon RVN, Ft. Wayne; ANG USAF: Middle East, Africa, Panama | 1966-1972, 1973-2005 |
| Nowling, John | U.S. Army: An Khe, Vietnam, Ft. Campbell, KY | 1966-1968 |
| Robertson, Mike | U.S. Marine Corps: Okinawa, Vietnam, Pakistan | 1970-1974 |
| Tagtmeyer, Jeanne | U.S. Air Force: Chanute AFB, Cam Ranh Bay, SV, Cannon AFB, NM, Shaw AFB, SC, CCK AB, Taiwan | 1968-1975 |
Other Conflicts
| Narrator | Conflict, Branch & Location of Service | Video Length |
|---|---|---|
| Chivers, Craig | Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam War; U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Air National Guard: USA, Cuba, South Vietnam, England | 1961-196?, 198?-2003 |
| Cook, Chris | Operation Just Cause; U.S. Army: Ft. Ord, CA | 1989-1992 |
| Lehman, Harold C. | Vietnam War, Middle East, Africa and Panama | 1966-1972, 1973-2005 |
| McKown, Jason | Iraqi Freedom; U.S. Marine Corps: Kings Bay, GA, Camp Lejune, NC | 1999-2003 |
| Wentworth, Robert | Global War on Terror; U.S. Army Reserves: Ft. Wayne, IN, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan | 2000-2008 |