Oral Histories: Major Joseph Crecca, USAF

Major Joseph Crecca, USAF Flew 87 Missions in 92 days Crecca was shot down on Nov. 22, 1966 and was held as a prisoner of war for six years. Released: Feb. 18, 1973 - - - The Vietnam War Commemoration Oral History Project In 2013, work began on the Vietnam War Commemoration Oral History Project, an ambitious effort to collect video-recorded oral history interviews of Vietnam War veterans. The goal of the project, organized by the U.S. Department of Defense and its 50th Commemoration program, is to capture interviews with veterans of all ranks and military services to reflect the full breadth of the Vietnam War. The principal interviewer is Vietnam War correspondent Joseph Galloway, author of "We Were Soldiers Once...and Young" and recipient of the Bronze Star. Since the project began, Galloway and members of the Oral History team have conducted more than 230 interviews across the nation. The LBJ Presidential Library is honored to present, for the first time, videotaped interviews with five of the Vietnam War Oral History subjects. They have been edited for length. The full versions of all the interviews will be archived at the Library of Congress.