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Description
Oral History interview of Lance Fordham. Interview conducted by Birge, Kenneth; Bonin, Amanda at Lockheed Martin, Lake Underhill, Orlando, FL.
Log
0:45 Family history and reason for joining the Navy; 2:00 School and time before the Navy; 2:45 Almost joined the Marines instead of the Navy; 3:18 Basic training; 3:55 Individual training; 4:40 Description of training; Morse code; 5:50 Job after training; 7:30 Typical working schedule; 8:00 Downsides of being Intel; 9:50 Favorite foreign ports; Spain; Sicily; 10:45 Sicily; Mount Edna; Spring 1985; 11:30 Guitar story in Sicily; 14:40 Least favorite places; Naples, Italy; 15:00 USS King; 17:00 Terrorism; 17:20 Libya attacking Germany; 19:20 4 months in Libya; going from Libya to the Middle East; 20:30 Desert Shield/Storm; in Spain and Germany; 21:15 Navy Achievement Medal; 22:40 President Bush announcement through AFRTS and response; 24:40 Going back to Pensacola, FL for school; 25:20 Continuation of Desert Shield/Storm; 26:10 Spent time in Indian Ocean; 26:30 Berlin Wall; 1990; 27:20 East and West Germany; Berlin Wall coming down; 29:30 Changes with the Navy; 31:10 Mid-1990s; Rise in terrorism; 32:45 9/11; Decrease in the Intelligence field; 33:20 Getting out of the Navy; 1996; 34:00 Joining the Reserves after the Navy; 34:40 Relationships with others in the Navy; 34:55 Experience in the Reserves; 36:00 9/11; possibility of returning to the Navy; 36:50 Jobs after the Navy; 38:00 Other roles in the Navy; Qualifications; 39:45 Feeling of guilt after 9/11; 41:50 Transition into Lockheed Martin; 42:37 Living in Dallas, TX; 43:57 Other jobs before Lockheed Martin.
Date of Birth
1964-08-06
Place of Birth
Jacksonville (Fla.)
Gender
Male
Race
White - Non Hispanic
Home State
Florida
War or Conflict
Persian Gulf War
Status
Veteran
Begin/End date of Service - 1st
1983-01-01
Type
Video; MovingImage
1996-02-29
Entrance into Service
Enlisted
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Unit of Service
Naval Security Group
Location of Service
Chesapeake (Va.); San Antonio (Tex.); Rota (Spain); Augsburg (Germany); Italy; Libya
Highest Rank
Cryptologic (Collection) Petty Officer 1st Class; CTR1
Prisoner of War
No
Service Related Injury
Unspecified
Battles
Unspecified
Medals
Navy Achievement Medal; Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Achievements
Ship and land-based intelligence collection and analysis
Note
Won 2 Navy Achievement Medals.
City of Birth
Jacksonville
Country of Birth
United States
Interviewer
Birge, Kenneth; Bonin, Amanda
Interview Date
12-6-2013
Location of Interview
Lockheed Martin, Lake Underhill, Orlando, FL.
Subjects
Fordham, Lance E.; Persian Gulf War Era, 1990-2003 -- Personal Narratives; USS King; 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
Birge, Kenneth; Bonin, Amanda
Length of Interview
46 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, "Fordham, Lance Edward interview" (2013). Veterans Oral Histories. 186.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/veteransoralhistories/186