The LOC Veterans History Project, Part 4: Paperwork

This is the fourth entry in my series of posts about getting a military veteran's experience into the US Library of Congress. In part 1, I wrote about getting ready for an interview with a vet for this project (which I did for my hubby, a peacetime vet of the US Army). In part 2, I wrote about planning questions and practicing the interview with your vet. In part 3, I wrote about audio or video interviewing and recording one with your vet. My hubby's interview lasted 54 minutes, well within the parameters set by the LOC (minimum of 30 minutes).This post is about the required paperwork that must accompany submission of an interview (or submission of photos/memoirs) for this LOC project.Bio form: military time and moreAbove, an excerpt from the top of the LOC's Biographical Data Form. You can download this and other paperwork from the LOC Veterans History Project page.The bio form focuses mainly on the vet's military time: branch of service, unit(s), where served, rank(s), battles if…