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Description
Oral History interview of Roland Taylor. Interview conducted by Bradfield, Daniel at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, FL.
Date of Birth
1983-11-01
Place of Birth
Tallahassee (Fla.)
Gender
Male
Race
White - Non Hispanic
Home State
Florida
War or Conflict
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Status
Veteran
Begin/End date of Service - 1st
2003-10-10
Type
Video; MovingImage
2011-03-16
Entrance into Service
Enlisted
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps Reserve
Unit of Service
Charlie Company, 8th Tank Battalion; 4th Marine Division (Tallahassee); Direct Support Motor T Company Alpha; 6th Motor Transport Battalion; 4th Marine Logistics Group (Orlando); Transportation and Support (TS) Company; 2nd Supply Battalion; 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) (Iraq)
Location of Service
Tallahassee (Fla.); Orlando (Fla.); Iraq
Highest Rank
Staff Sergeant
Prisoner of War
Unspecified
Service Related Injury
Unspecified
Battles
Unspecified
Medals
Humanitarian Service Medal; Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; Armed Forces Reserve Medal; Sea Service Deployment Ribbon; Iraqi Campaign Medal; National Defense Medal; Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal
Achievements
Graduated with Honors from Boot Camp; Graduated with Honors from Tank School; Was named Fire Team Leader, Squad Leader, Platoon Sergeant and Platoon Commander; Meritoriously promoted to Load Master for Platoon, TS Co. Iraq, Assistant Convoy Commander for 6 convoys, TS Co., Iraq, and Assistant Convoy Commander during a 1 week named raid in November 2007 near Hawas, Iraq; Was a.50 Caliber Machine Gun Instructor, TS Co., Iraq.
Note
Humanitarian Service Award was given for work in the Hurricane Katrina and Rita cleanups; Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal was granted for service in Iraq.
City of Birth
Tallahassee
Country of Birth
United States
Interviewer
Bradfield, Daniel
Interview Date
10-9-2014
Location of Interview
University of Central Florida in Orlando, FL.
Subjects
Taylor, Roland; Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Personal Narratives; Afghanistan and Iraq Wars, 2001-present -- Personal Narratives; United States. Marine Corps Reserve
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
Bradfield, Daniel
Length of Interview
142 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, "Taylor, Roland interview" (2014). Veterans Oral Histories. 334.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/veteransoralhistories/334