Interview with Bill Koehler

Dublin Core

Title

Interview with Bill Koehler

Subject

Draft -- United States
Koehler, Bill
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Veterans -- United States
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives

Description

Bill Koehler was born in 1946 in Buffalo, New York. His father, a World War II veteran, died young, and the family moved to Duncan, South Carolina when he was 12. Bill was drafted to the Army in 1966 and was trained as a helicopter pilot. Koehler served in Vietnam for two tours, flew countless dangerous missions, and was shot down three times. Koehler discusses meeting his wife and adjusting to life after the Vietnam War.

Creator

Koehler, Bill
Mauney, Grady

Source

WCU Oral History Collection - Introduction to Oral History

Date

2022-03-18

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Format

sound recordings
transcripts
interviews

Language

eng

Type

Sound
Text

Identifier

64164
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/64164

Extent

0:57:13(duration)
12(pages)

Is Part Of

Oral Histories of Western North Carolina

Citation

Koehler, Bill and Mauney, Grady, “Interview with Bill Koehler,” OAI, accessed May 1, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/64164.