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Interview with Norman J. Feitelson, WWII veteran. CCSU Veterans History Project

Interview conducted by Eileen Hurst. Norman Feitelson tried to enlist in the U.S. Air Force in 1942, but failed the entrance exam due to an eye test. He then decided to wait to enter the service…

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Audio interview with Thomas Bengtson, Vietnam veteran. CCSU Veterans History Project

Interview conducted by Chad Embry. Thomas Bengston joined the United States Marine Corps in 1974 and attended basic training in San Diego, CA. Bengston describes basic training as similar to what is…

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Interview with Adelard F. Dusseault, Korean War veteran. CCSU Veterans History Project.

Interview conducted by Nathan Ferrance. Adelard Dusseault enlisted in the United States Air Force in the spring of 1953. He went to basic training at Sampson Air Force Base in New York. From there he…

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Interview with Franklin E. Johnson, WWII veteran. CCSU Veterans History Project

Interview conducted by Shawn Ingraham. Frank Johnson enlisted in the U.S. Army just after his graduation from high school in 1942. Pearl Harbor had been bombed during his senior year of high school,…

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