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Description
Oral History interview of Lawrence Kennedy. Interview conducted by Webb, Joshua at JHT Offices off of Research Parkway in Orlando, FL.
Log
0:01 Introduction; 0:31 Birth Place and date; 0:40 Growing up; 1:03 Graduating High School; 1:25 Growing up (continued); 1:47 Parents Occupation; 2:22 Siblings; 2:31 Family in the military; 3:00 Decision to join the military; 3:21 Decision to join the Navy over the other services; 3:48 Choices of Military occupation; 4:41 How family and friends reacted to joining; 5:00 Boot camp location and weather; 5:23 Memorable experience of boot camp; 5:42 Additional training at Groton and other schools; 6:31 Opinion of Submarine School; 6:49 First assignment USS Sunfish; 7:37 Average day on the Sunfish; 8:18 Shore Leave; 8:40 Most memorable experience on the Sunfish; 9:04 Contact with family; 9:24 Meeting his wife; 9:47 Going to the next ship; 10:22 Differences in duties; 12:04 Next duty at Shore Intermediate Maintenance Activity; 12:56 Memorable experiences at Shore Intermediate Maintenance Activity; 13:51 Going to the USS Minneapolis-St. Paul; 14:25 Differences from previous two ships; 15:44 USS Minneapolis-St. Paul compared to the USS Sunfish; 16:40 Making Chief; 17:19 Transferring back to the USS Cheyenne; 17:26 Most memorable experience on the Minneapolis-St. Paul; 17:40 Differences in the USS Cheyenne from when she was a PCU; 18:08 Deployment to support Iraqi Freedom; 19:51 Launching the first Tomahawk cruise missiles into Iraq; 20:32 Opinion of being the first ones to launch an attack on Iraq; 21:38 Transfer to last station; 22:08 Retirement; 23:38 Choosing final terminal shore duty; 24:16 Last days in service.
Date of Birth
1970-01-21
Place of Birth
Kinston (N.C.)
Gender
Male
Race
White - Non Hispanic
Home State
North Carolina
War or Conflict
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Status
Veteran
Begin/End date of Service - 1st
1990-01-08
Type
Video; MovingImage
2010-01-31
Entrance into Service
Enlisted
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Unit of Service
Submarine School Groton CT; USS Sunfish (SSN-649); PCU (Pre-Commissioning Unit) Cheyenne (SSN-773); SIMA Norfolk VA (Shore Intermediate Maintenance Activity); USS Minneapolis St. Paul (SSN-708); USS Cheyenne (SSN-773); SLF Norfolk VA (Submarine Learning Facility)
Location of Service
USS Sunfish; USS Minneapolis (St. Paul); USS Cheyenne; Iraq
Highest Rank
Electronics Technician Chief Petty Officer; ETC
Prisoner of War
Unspecified
Service Related Injury
Yes
Battles
Unspecified
Medals
National Defense Service Medal; Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal; Good Conduct Medal; Meritorious Unit Commendation; Navy "E" ribbon; Navy Unit Commendation; Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal; Sea Service Deployment Ribbon; Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal
Achievements
Qualified in Submarines
Note
Awarded National Defense Service Medal twice, Good Conduct Medal six times, Meritorious Unit Commendation twice, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal four times and Sea Service Deployment Ribbon six times.
City of Birth
Kinston
Country of Birth
United States
Interviewer
Webb, Joshua
Interview Date
4-8-2015
Location of Interview
JHT Offices off of Research Parkway in Orlando, FL.
Subjects
Kennedy, Lawrence; Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Personal Narratives; Afghanistan and Iraq Wars, 2001-present -- 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
Webb, Joshua
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
Recommended Citation
Central Florida, RICHES of, "Kennedy, Lawrence interview" (2015). Veterans Oral Histories. 341.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/veteransoralhistories/341