This interview was conducted by Taylor Johnson at the University of Central Florida (UCF) on November 13, 2014. Interview topics include training at Fort Knox, duties as an Armor Officer, assignment in West Germany, Fort Benning, duties as a Tank Company commander, combat simulations, resigning from the Army and attending graduate school, and employment in the private sector.]]> 0:00:32 Background
0:01:52 Enlistment
0:02:25 Training and duties as an Armor Officer
0:05:41 Germany
0:07:16 Inner German border and gunnery
0:08:47 Interaction with Germans and most memorable day
0:10:39 Free time, contacting family, and fellow servicemembers
0:12:00 Fort Benning, Georgia
0:13:46 Tank Company Commander and combat simulations
0:16:22 Resignation and graduate school
0:17:57 Awards and most memorable aspect of service
0:18:41 Post-Army career
0:19:27 Effect of service on civilian life
0:20:21 Closing remarks]]> Wheeler, Terry W. Interviewed by Taylor Johnson, November 13, 2014. Audio/video record available. Item DP0016010, UCF Community Veterans History Project, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida]]> Veterans History Projects, Library of Congress.]]> Wheeler, Terry W. Interviewed by Taylor Johnson, November 13, 2014. Audio/video record available. Item DP0016010, UCF Community Veterans History Project, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, Florida.]]> UCF Community Veterans History Project, Orlando, Florida.]]> UCF Community Veterans History Project Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Adobe Flash Player]]> Java]]> Adobe Acrobat Reader]]> RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida]]>
This interview was conducted by Katie Hollingsworth in Orlando, Florida, on November 13, 2014. Interview topics include basic training and advanced training at Fort Jackson, Herzo Base, his rank as Sergeant, Fort Stewart, the 24th Infantry Division, comradery, Sturm's interest in music, and his post-military life.]]> 0:00:31 Background
0:02:35 Enlistment
0:05:05 Basic training and advanced training
0:07:53 Herzo Base
0:16:58 Sergeant rank
0:22:00 Fort Stewart and the 24th Infantry Division
0:25:41 Comradery and music
0:28:26 Post-military education
0:30:44 Keeping in touch with other soldiers
0:33:05 Military's influence on life
0:35:35 Advice to current service members
0:37:07 Post-military hobbies
0:39:49 Closing remarks]]> Sturm, Ray. Interviewed by Katie Hollingsworth, November 13, 2014. Audio/video record available. Item DP0016004, UCF Community Veterans History Project, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida]]> Veterans History Projects, Library of Congress.]]> Sturm, Ray. Interviewed by Katie Hollingsworth, November 13, 2014. Audio/video record available. Item DP0016004, UCF Community Veterans History Project, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, Florida.]]> UCF Community Veterans History Project, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, Florida.]]> UCF Community Veterans History Project Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Adobe Flash Player]]> Java]]> Adobe Acrobat Reader]]> RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida]]>
This interview was conducted by Robin Dunn at the University of Central Florida (UCF) on November 13, 2014. Interview topics include attending the United States Military Academy at West Point, Airborne School and Air Assault School, serving in South Korea, the 1st Ranger Regiment, meeting his wife, his post-Army life, and training with the French Foreign Legion.]]> 0:00:40 Background
0:01:28 Enlistment
0:03:33 United States Military Academy at West Point
0:05:53 Army assignments
0:07:22 South Korea
0:10:52 Airborne School and Air Assault School
0:12:38 Rest and recuperation in South Korea
0:14:35 Savannah, Georgia
0:18:35 1st Ranger Regiment
0:20:33 Breakout of the Persian Gulf War
0:22:15 Wife
0:28:07 Post-military life
0:30:04 Training with the French Foreign Legion
0:34:44 Staying in touch with friends from the military
0:36:03 Impact of Army on life
0:37:38 Closing remarks]]> Sawyer, Curt. Interviewed by Robin Dunn, November 13, 2014. Audio/video record available. Item DP0016000, UCF Community Veterans History Project, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida]]> Veterans History Projects, Library of Congress.]]> Sawyer, Curt. Interviewed by Robin Dunn, November 13, 2014. Audio/video record available. Item DP0016000, UCF Community Veterans History Project, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, Florida.]]> UCF Community Veterans History Project, Orlando, Florida.]]> UCF Community Veterans History Project Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Adobe Flash Player]]> Java]]> Adobe Acrobat Reader]]> RICHES of Central Florida]]>
This interview was conducted by Killian Hiltz in Orlando on November 14, 2014. Interview topics include Rogers' background, becoming a commissioned officer, teaching at the Nuclear Power School at NTC Orlando, serving as an Engineering Duty Officer in Pearl Harbor, serving in the Naval Reserves, advanced training, the USS Nathan Hale, the Cold War, the University of Central Florida (UCF), his wife and family, and the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001.]]> 0:00:31 Background
0:03:05 Becoming a commissioned officer
0:09:02 Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
0:10:41 Naval Reserves
0:11:36 Advanced training and the USS Nathan Hale
0:15:24 Hawaii
0:17:26 Making suggestions and dry docking
0:18:37 Transition from active duty to Reserve
0:20:03 Naval mentors
0:22:09 Ronald Reagan, the Berlin Wall, the Cuban Missile Crises, and Bill Clinton
0:24:39 Final years in the Reserves and civilian life
0:25:54 Civilian attitudes towards the military
0:26:48 University of Central Florida and wife
0:29:06 Terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001
0:30:08 Lessons learned from the Navy and benefits of joining
0:32:48 Migrating to Orlando and working at UCF
0:34:29 Closing remarks]]> Rogers, Philip. Interviewed by Killian Hiltz, November 14, 2014. Audio/video record available. Item DP0016191, UCF Community Veterans History Project, Naval Training Center Orlando, Orlando, Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida]]> Veterans History Projects, Library of Congress.]]> Rogers, Philip. Interviewed by Killian Hiltz, November 14, 2014. Audio/video record available. Item DP0016191, UCF Community Veterans History Project, Naval Training Center Orlando, Orlando, Florida.]]> UCF Community Veterans History Project, Naval Training Center Orlando, Orlando, Florida.]]> UCF Community Veterans History Project Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Adobe Flash Player]]> Java]]> Adobe Acrobat Reader]]> RICHES of Central Florida]]> Hancock, the Vietnam War, the Naval Reserves, Operation Desert Shield, and Operation Desert Storm.]]> 0:00:33 Background
0:01:45 Enlistment
0:02:50 Boot camp and USS Hancock
0:05:55 Vietnam War
0:09:22 Naval Reserves and going back to school
0:10:23 Liberty and awards
0:12:48 Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm
0:14:43 Off-duty activities
0:16:07 Keeping in contact with other sailors, injuries, and September 11th
0:17:31 Civilian life
0:18:55 Lessons learned from the Navy
0:19:20 Closing remarks]]> Holtz, Alan R.. Interviewed by Jared Grossi, November 13, 2014. Audio/video record available. Item DP0016189, UCF Community Veterans History Project, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida]]> Veterans History Projects, Library of Congress.]]> Holtz, Alan R.. Interviewed by Jared Grossi, November 13, 2014. Audio/video record available. Item DP0016189, UCF Community Veterans History Project, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, Florida.]]> UCF Community Veterans History Project, Orlando, Florida.]]> UCF Community Veterans History Project Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Adobe Flash Player]]> Java]]> Adobe Acrobat Reader]]> RICHES of Central Florida]]> Gunston Hall, at Little Creek, Virginia.

After three and a half years, Ennis trained at aircrew school in Pensacola and then Millington, Tennessee, to become an Aviation Warfare Sensor Operator and rescue swimmer for Sikorsky SH-60/MH-60 Seahawk helicopters. He also joined the fleet replacement squadron aircrew for Helicopter Squadron 1 in Jacksonville, and then reported to his first fleet squadron, Helicopter Squadron 5 (HS-5), also in Jacksonville. After completing his service for HS-5, Ennis reported to the helicopter wing as an instructor. After three years instructing, he transferred to Naval Air Facility Atsugi in Yamato and Ayase, Japan, for sea duty with Helicopter Squadron 14.

This interview was conducted by Kendra Hazen and includes topics such as Ennis' background and family, RTC Orlando, his Navy life after training, Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD), and the simulation industry in Central Florida.]]> 0:02:40 Family service members
0:04:12 Recruit Training Center Orlando (RTC Orlando)
0:08:08 Daily life at RTC
0:13:05 Classes and training
0:19:08 Social life
0:22:14 Co-educational training and Competition Week
0:24:18 Instructors
0:25:57 Marching and proudest moments
0:29:03 The Grinder and the USS Blue Jacket
0:33:54 Graduation
0:36:14 Navy career after RTC Orlando
0:42:49 Assignment with the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) in Orlando
0:46:29 Simulation at NAWCTSD
0:53:22 Future of the simulation industry in Central Florida
0:56:03 Most valuable lessons learned in Navy
0:58:58 Photographs
1:03:31 Closing remarks]]> Ennis, Marc. Interviewed by Kendra Hazen, February 22, 2014. Audio/video record available. Item DP0014894, UCF Community Veterans History Project, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida]]> Veterans History Projects, Library of Congress.]]> Ennis, Marc. Interviewed by Kendra Hazen, February 22, 2014. Audio/video record available. Item DP0014894, UCF Community Veterans History Project, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, Florida.]]> UCF Community Veterans History Project, Orlando, Florida.]]> UCF Community Veterans History Project Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Adobe Flash Player]]> Java]]> Adobe Acrobat Reader]]> RICHES of Central Florida]]>
This oral history interview was conducted by Mary Hughes Young on April 1, 2014. Interview topics include Levine's background, his enlistment in the Air Force and drafting into the U.S. Army, basic and advanced training, being stations in Europe, getting married voerseas, returning to the U.S. after being discharged, and his life as a civilian afterward.]]> 0:00:32 Background
0:02:38 Draft and enlistment
0:06:42 Basic training at Lackland Air Force Base
0:10:06 Sharpshooting and career assignment
0:13:52 Advanced training at Amarillo Air Force Base
0:21:16 Assignment in Europe
0:26:55 Relationships with other servicemen and assignments
0:30:15 Getting married overseas
0:31:09 Rank and discharge
0:33:30 Life after service
0:36:28 Treatment from civilians
0:37:29 How service affected civilian life
0:39:15 Closing remarks]]> Levine, Lawrence Paul. Interviewed by Mary Hughes Young. April 1, 2014. Audio/video record available. Item DP0014898, UCF Community Veterans History Project, Orlando, Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida]]> Veterans History Projects, Library of Congress.]]> Levine, Lawrence Paul. Interviewed by Mary Hughes Young. April 1, 2014.]]> UCF Community Veterans History Project, Orlando, Florida.]]> UCF Community Veterans History Project Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Adobe Flash Player]]> Java]]> Adobe Acrobat Reader]]> RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida]]> 0:00:40 Family life
0:01:05 Family in the Military
0:01:19 Education before joining the Marine Corps
0:01:45 Reason for enlistment in the Marines
0:02:30 Family reaction to enlistment
0:02:49 Boot camp
0:03:42 View of instructors - then and now
0:04:26 Most memorable experience in boot camp
0:04:59 Being a woman in boot camp
0:05:20 Advanced training
0:06:01 First duty station
0:06:24 Role at first duty station
0:06:37 Typical day at first duty station
0:07:20 Life at San Diego Recruit Depot
0:08:00 How Parris Island compared to San Diego
0:08:20 Cold War's effect on Military life
0:08:59 Entertainment in the Military
0:09:55 Assignment in Orlando
0:11:10 Being a woman in the Marine Corps/ "Tailhook"
0:12:55 Memorable moments at Camp Smith
0:14:07 Leaving the Military
0:14:58 Reason for leaving the Marines rather than applying to Officer Program
0:15:31 Highest rank in the Marines
0:15:51 Awards and medals
0:16:33 Life after the Marines
0:17:04 Joining UCF
0:17:04 Contracting and purchasing
0:17:50 Contact with Marines
0:18:06 Military influence on life
0:18:37 Utilizing military experience with UCF
0:19:15 Expert marksmanship]]> Ekern, Sharon L. Interviewed by Roy McKinney. Audio/video record available. UCF Community Veterans History Project, RICHES of Central Florida, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida]]> Veterans History Projects, Library of Congress.]]> Ekern, Sharon L. Interviewed by Roy McKinney. Audio/video record available. UCF Community Veterans History Project, RICHES of Central Florida, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.]]> UCF Community Veterans History Project, RICHES of Central Florida, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.]]> UCF Community Veterans History Project Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> QuickTime.]]> Adobe Acrobat Reader]]> RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida]]>