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Description
Oral History interview of Eugene Visco. Interview conducted by Bolanos, Joshua at Mr. Visco's home in Orlando, Fl.
Log
1:16 Born in Boston; moved a lot during childhood; 3:09 Started high school; 5:20 Starts thinking about joining the Navy; 8:30 Civil Service screening examination; 10:18 Went to Navy recruiter and enlisted; 11:20 Mother's thoughts on him enlisting; 12:34 At enlistment he had no fears about going into the Navy; 13:40 Early days in the Navy; combat air crewman; 14:45 Travelling to bootcamp; 16:05 Arrive at Jacksonville bootcamp; 17:07 Why bootcamp is called boots; 18:10 Explains why there is a flap in the Navy uniform; 20:28 More explanation of bootcamp; 23:04 Chose to become an aviation ordnanceman and further advanced training; 25:24 Radar operating school, gunnery school, simulator training; 28:47 Right vs left arm patch distinctions; 30:31 Assigned to a crew on a patrol bomber; 32:51 Operational training; was giver a 10 day leave before reporting for duty; 38:30 War was over but still had to meet up with crew for duty; 39:50 While on base worked to tow flying boats to shore; 43:11 Joined VPB squadron in the Philippines; 45:05 Earned enough points to return home and decided not to re-enlist; 45:55 Free time while in Philippines; 47:15 Mother sent ice skates while deployed and it took a long time to reach him; 50:27 Returned home; 53:30 Positive community reception when he returned home; 54:00 Attended the University of Miami in 1946; 56:45 Major in Mathematics and minor in Physics; 58:25 More mathematics courses in Boston and graduated; 59:45 Got a job teaching; 60:30 Took civil service examination undergrad and Army offered him a job; 62:30 Tested weapons and chemicals; field testing; 63:25 Got involved with John Hopkins University and operations research; 65:25 Thoughts; Presently working at Lockheed Martin; 67:14 Story; Taught drama and put on plays while he taught.
Date of Birth
1927-04-20
Place of Birth
Boston (Mass.)
Gender
Male
Race
White - Non Hispanic
Home State
Massachusetts
War or Conflict
World War II
Status
Veteran
Begin/End date of Service - 1st
Unspecified
Type
Video; MovingImage
1946-06-10
Begin/End date of Service - 2nd
Unspecified
1954-06-10
Entrance into Service
Enlisted
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Unit of Service
VPB-29 (Patrol Bomber Squadron); VPB-98 (Patrol Bomber Squadron); VPB-99 (Patrol Bomber Squadron); VPB-100 (Patrol Bomber Squadron)
Location of Service
San Diego Naval Air Station (Calif.); Alameda Naval Air Station (Calif.); Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Fla.); Memphis (Tenn.); Kingsville (Tex.); Corpus Christi (Tex.); Hawaii; Philippines; Pacific Theater
Highest Rank
Petty Officer 3rd Class; PO3; Aviation Ordnanceman
Prisoner of War
No
Service Related Injury
Unspecified
Battles
Unspecified
Medals
World War II Victory Medal; American Campaign Medal; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
Achievements
Combat Aircrewman on long-range patrol bomber (Martin Mariner, PBM); turret gunner; radar operator; aircraft beaching crew, Kaneohe Bay NAS; air-sea rescue flights, seas around the Philippine Islands
Note
Not applicable
City of Birth
Boston
Country of Birth
United States
Interviewer
Bolanos, Joshua
Interview Date
11-23-2013
Location of Interview
Mr. Visco's home in Orlando, FL.
Subjects
Visco, Eugene P.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives; United States. Navy
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
Bolanos, Joshua
Length of Interview
72 Minutes
Publisher
Department of History, University of Central Florida
Type
video
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, "Visco, Eugene Paul interview" (2013). Veterans Oral Histories. 193.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/veteransoralhistories/193