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Description
Oral History interview of Anthony Visco. Interview conducted by Orleman, Andrew; Wiggins, Leanne at Veteran‘s home in Oviedo, FL.
Log
0:01 Introduction; 0:46 Entering the Military; 1:38 Discusses Letter that Impacted his Service; 2:07 Being Recruited and Trying to Get Letter Back; 3:25 First Night at Fort Dix and Being Robbed; 4:15 Being Sent to Biloxi, Miss. For Basic Training; 4:36 Being sent to Delaware and Trying to Get Letter Back; 5:28 Getting Arrested for a Misunderstanding; 6:39 B-17 Gunner Training; 7:50 Being Sent to Texas for Instructor Classes; 8:32 Going to North Carolina and Trying to Get Letter Back; 9:12 Going on the Queen Elizabeth Overseas; 10:23 Arriving In London and Being Sent to France; 10:26 Finding Out That There are No B-17s In Europe; 14:18 Flying a Leaflet-Dropping Mission; 14:38 Arriving in Holland; 15:17 Finding Things To Do In Holland Since He Was Not On the Manifest; 16:46 Teaching Gunners A-26s; 17:49 Starting a Hunting Club; 19:13 Figuring Out How To Go Home; 19:49 Volunteering for A-26 Missions; 20:20 Bombing of Hitler's "Eagle's Nest" and Description of Missions; 21:21 Description of Most Memorable Mission in Czechoslovakia; 25:13 Going to Movie "Arsenic and Old Lace" and Finding Out War Was Over; 26:01 Being Sent to Germany after War Was Over and Still Not Being On the Manifest; 27:09 Not Being Able To Go Home Because He Wasn't On the Manifest; 28:28 Driving Tankers; 30:37 Waiting in Europe With His Cousin; 32:58 Playing Football in Europe; 33:37 Having To Stay in Germany Until His Enlistment Was Up; 34:53 Coming Home; 35:20 Meeting His Wife; 40:03 Transitioning To Being a Civilian; 41:48 Going To Belgium To Get Away From the War; 43:56 His Feelings About Being Forgotten in Europe; 45:54 Discusses How His Leaflet Missions Did Not Count As Combat Missions; 46:53 Discusses "Eagle's Nest" Again.
Date of Birth
1921-12-27
Place of Birth
Unspecified
Gender
Male
Race
White - Non Hispanic
Home State
New Jersey
War or Conflict
World War II
Status
Veteran
Begin/End date of Service - 1st
1943-05-07
Type
Video; MovingImage
1946-04-04
Entrance into Service
Enlisted
Branch of Service
U.S. Air Force
Unit of Service
640th Bombardment Squadron; 409th Bombardment Corps
Location of Service
Oklahoma City (Okla.)
Highest Rank
Staff Sergeant; SSgt
Prisoner of War
No
Service Related Injury
Unspecified
Battles
Bombing of Eagle‘s Nest
Medals
American Campaign Medal; European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal; Good Conduct Medal; World War II Victory Medal
Achievements
Was a Gunnery Instructor.
Note
Not applicable
City of Birth
Unspecified
Country of Birth
United States
Interviewer
Orleman, Andrew; Wiggins, Leanne
Interview Date
6-12-2014
Location of Interview
Veteran‘s home in Oviedo, Fla.
Subjects
Visco, Anthony; World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives; United States. Air Force
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
Orleman, Andrew; Wiggins, Leanne
Length of Interview
49 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, Anthony interview" (2014). Veterans Oral Histories. 315.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/veteransoralhistories/315