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Description
Oral History interview of Dave Freeman. Interview conducted by Dossie, Porsha at Cocoa Beach, FL.
Log
0:33 Place of birth; 0:43 Childhood in Miami, Florida; 0:54 Family; 1:17 Family's military service; 1:39 Why he enlisted in the navy; 1:57 Getting kicked out of boot camp; 2:15 Education prior to the military; 2:25 When he enlisted; 2:34 Vietnam's effect on his service; 3:38 A typical day in boot camp; 4:18 First impression of Cape Canaveral; 5:28 How the country has changed; 6:45 When were you assigned to Observation Island; 7:08 San Diego in the 1960s; 7:30 First impression of the ship; 8:06 Job onboard the ship; 8:45 JFK's visit to the ship; 9:49 Typical day on the ship; 14:05 Communicating with loved ones; 14:18 Married life; 14:32 How he met his wife; 14:50 Impact of military training on his life; 15:57 Scarcity of young people joining the service today; 17:02 Draft dodgers; 17:33 Humorous events on the ship; 18:10 Significance of the Polaris missile; 19:34 Discharge from the military; 20:30 What he did after his service; 21:35 Beginning a family; 22:09 Places he visited while in the service; 23:20 Retrieving missile parts; 25:00 USS Observation Island reunions; 26:18 Looking back on his military experience.
Date of Birth
1942-03-20
Place of Birth
Dade County (Fla.)
Gender
Male
Race
White - Non Hispanic
Home State
Florida
War or Conflict
Vietnam Era
Status
Veteran
Begin/End date of Service - 1st
1961-02-12
Type
Video; MovingImage
1965-01-26
Entrance into Service
Enlisted
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Location of Service
Cape Canaveral (Fla.)
Highest Rank
Electronics Technician (Radar) Petty Officer 3rd Class; ETR3
Prisoner of War
No
Service Related Injury
No
Battles
Unspecified
Medals
Unspecified
Achievements
Electronic Technician
Note
Although trained in Radar repair I spent the entire remainder of my service working on and operating a closed-circuit, remote controlled television system. I was aboard during President Kennedy's visit.
City of Birth
Dade County
Country of Birth
United States
Interviewer
Dossie, Porsha
Interview Date
3-13-2016
Location of Interview
Cocoa Beach, FL.
Subjects
Freeman, Dave; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- 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
Dossie, Porsha
Length of Interview
28 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
Semester
Spring
Recommended Citation
Central Florida, RICHES of, "Freeman, Dave interview" (2016). Veterans Oral Histories. 450.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/veteransoralhistories/450