Resource Guide Pages
Saigon: April 30, 1975 Oral Histories
Oral Histories are a great way to observe an individual’s actual experiences and perceptions of the war. The interviews are conducted with people after the events have occurred, sometimes right after the event or many years later. Most of the oral histories below show a brief biography of the subject, interview length and a typed transcript. Click on the gramophone icon to listen to the interview on your computer or the PDF icon to read the transcript.
- Interview with Kevin Bovill
- Item #: OH0091
- Kevin Bovill Collection
- Length: 3:49:27 hr/min/sec
- (USA) Interview conducted by Ronald Frankum. (open complete record)
- Interview with Teodoro Gutierrez
- Item #: OH0104
- Teodore E. Gutierrez Collection
- Length: 01:25:17 hr/min/sec
- (USMC) Teodoro Gutierrez served with 3rd Marine Division in 1975 and participated in OPERATIONS EAGLE PULL and FREQUENT WIND. Gutierrez was one of the last Marines out of Saigon, Vietnam, in April 1975. Mr. Gutierrez would like to include a special thank you to his nephew, Armando Manjares who help... (open complete record)
- Interview with Charlie Stallings
- Item #: OH0157
- Charlie Stallings Collection
- Length: 01:47:28 hr/min/sec
- (USN) Charlie Stallings served with the United States Navy off the coast of South Vietnam and in the Gulf of Tonkin from December 1968 to August 1970. He served as a Naval Supply Officer with the Cruiser Destroyer Force-Pacific and on board the USS Ashtabula. Interview conducted by Kim Sawyer. (open complete record)
- Interview with John McRainey
- Item #: OH0182
- John McRainey Collection (Air America Association)
- Length: 07:41:05 hr/min/sec
- (USA, Air America, AMR) John McRainey served with the United States Army from 1954 to 1957. After earning his private pilots license, John went to work for Air America and served in South Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, and Malaysia. He later worked for American Airlines and as a pilot for a private contra... (open complete record)
- Interview with Paul Taylor
- Item #: OH0203
- Paul Taylor Collection
- Length: 04:19:12 hr/min/sec
- Interview conducted by Stephen Maxner. (open complete record)
- Interview with Gerard Otten
- Item #: OH0234
- Gerard Otten Collection
- Length: 02:05:51 hr/min/sec
- (USAF) Gerard L. Otten, originally from Passaic, New Jersey, served in the U.S. Air Force in 1969 and 1970. In Vietnam, Jerry was assigned to HQ MACV Training Director, Advisory Team 62, near Thon Son Nhut AB, Saigon, and was an English Language Instructor for the South Vietnamese Air Force. Inter... (open complete record)
- Interview with Phong Xuan Nguyen
- Item #: OH0250
- Phong Xuan Nguyen Collection
- Length: 20:52:15 hr/min/sec
- (RVN) Phong Xuan Nguyen, originally from the village of Bac Tri in southern Vietnam, served in a variety of posts in the government of the Republic of Vietnam. Born in 1936, Phong was educated at the Lycee Chasseloup Laubat in Saigon, the Lycee Michelet in Paris, the University of London, and Oxfo... (open complete record)
- Interview with Richard Surface
- Item #: OH0253
- Mr. Richard Surface Collection
- (USA) Interview conducted by Stephen Maxner. (open complete record)
- Interview with Wilson Harrison
- Item #: OH0290
- Wilson Harrison Collection
- Length: 1:38:00 hr/min/sec
- (USAF) Wilson M. Harrison, originally from Richton, Mississippi, served in the U.S. Air Force from 1965 until 1993. He served various tours in Southeast Asia as a C130 Crew Chief between 1966 and 1975. Flying out of Yokota and Tachakawa, Japan, Wilson, served with the 834th ALD, 6091st Reconnaissa... (open complete record)
- Interview with William F. Eads
- Item #: OH0331
- William Eads Collection
- Length: 4:24:42 hr/min/sec
- (USAF) William F. Eads was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1943. His father, a US Navy serviceman, was at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941. Bill enlisted in the US Air Force in 1962. He completed Basic Training at Lackland AFB and aircraft maintenance training at Sheppard AFB. In 1963-65 Bill was bas... (open complete record)
- Interview with Sandra Craig
- Item #: OH0373
- Sandra "Sandy" Craig Collection
- Length: 09:08:33 hr/min/sec
- (Civilian) Sandra L. Craig, originally from Tampa, Florida, is the wife of former U.S. Navy pilot Captain Ken Craig. Ken flew over 300 combat missions in A-4E Skyhawks and A-6A Intruders over South Vietnam, North Vietnam, and Laos on three different cruises in 1966, 1971, and 1972. Sandy grew up ... (open complete record)
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