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Description
Oral history interview of Joan M. Polidori-Kleca. Interview conducted by Katie Kustura at Orlando Veterans Association.
Log
0:20 First days of service; 1:15 First place stationed in Army nurse corps; 2:20 Shipped to Germany; 2:30 Details about Germany; 2:50 Distraction; 3:30 Radiation for skin cancer after Vietnam; 3:50 Work in surgery; 4:40 Treating casualties; 5:00 Distraction; 6:25 Germany was her favorite place; 6:55 Distraction; 8:10 Wrote letters to her family; 8:40 Went to Mass in Rome and had communion with the Pope; 9:00 Good luck charms; 10:18 Too busy to worry about entertainment; 10:30 Focused on her studies; 11:00 Childhood; 13:30 Running surgeries in Vietnam; 13:45 Talked about her sergeants; 15:08 Wishes she could touch base with sergeants; 15:48 colonel; 16:38 Went to Saigon; 17:08 Refused to leave soldiers upon rotation date; 18:26 Memories of sergeants and casualties; 20:28 Bombing in Saigon; 21:05 Ward of amputees hardest to see; 22:07 Received credit for Korea; 29:06 Came back to States and discussed her family; 35:10 Taught health classes in local schools; 36:15 Highest rank; 36:40 Thoughts regarding todays war; 39:50 Met husband; 45:08 Married in Vegas; 46:00 Wanted divorce.
Date of Birth
1924-04-09
Place of Birth
Daisytown (Pa.)
Gender
Female
Race
White - Non Hispanic
Home State
Pennsylvania
War or Conflict
World War II; Vietnam Era
Status
Veteran
Begin/End date of Service - 1st
1942-12-01
Type
Audio; Sound
1974-12-31
Entrance into Service
Commissioned
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Unit of Service
Unspecified
Location of Service
Europe; Vietnam
Highest Rank
Colonel; COL
Prisoner of War
No
Service Related Injury
No
Battles
Unspecified
Medals
Army Commendation Medal
Achievements
See video for details.
Note
Not applicable
City of Birth
Daisytown
Country of Birth
United States
Interviewer
Kustura, Katie
Interview Date
10-25-2010
Location of Interview
Orlando Veterans Association
Subjects
Polidori-Kleca, Joan M.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives; Women and the military -- United States; United States. Army
Collection Description
Contains logs, audio and video recordings of interviews with Central Florida's veterans as part of a history class project for the students at the University of Central Florida (UCF). The UCF Community Veterans History Project(CVHP) started in fall 2010. It collects, preserves, and makes accessible to the public the experiences of Central Florida's veterans so that future generations will better understand the realities of conflict. It is a collaborative endeavor supported by multiple departments and offices at UCF. The veterans' histories are archived and made digitally available through the UCF library and selected materials are contributed to the Veterans History Project at the Library of Congress.
Contributor Affiliation / Organization
RICHES; University of Central Florida
Contributors
Kustura, Katie
Length of Interview
49 minutes
Publisher
Department of History, University of Central Florida
Type
audio
Rights
All rights are held by the respective holding institution. This material is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. For permission to reproduce and/or for copyright information contact Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, (407) 823-2576. http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/
Repository
University of Central Florida Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
Contributing Project
UCF Community Veterans History Project
Document Type
Interview
Recommended Citation
Central Florida, RICHES of, "Polidori-Kleca, Joan M. interview" (2010). Veterans Oral Histories. 16.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/veteransoralhistories/16