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Description
Oral History interview of Philip Hampton. Interview conducted by Bradfield, Daniel at University of Central Florida's Colbourn Hall Room 401 in Orlando, FL.
Log
0:01 Introduction; 0:40 Early Life in Rural Wisconsin; 1:58 Family; 2:56 Father's Military Service; 3:30 Reason for Enlistment; 4:39 Family Reaction to Enlistment; 5:07 Other who joined the service; 5:27 Early Training; 6:21 Reflection on Basic Training; 7:18 Most Memorable Experience in Basic Training; 8:32 Mechanic Training; 9:27 Comparison of Basic and Advanced Training; 10:35 Desire to be Mechanic not instructor; 11:03 Assignment to Hawaii; 11:51 Interactions with other Races/ Desegregation in unit; 13:28 C-54 Assignment/ Leadership Experience; 14:20 Flight Engineering/ Training for Flight Engineering; 16:15 Non-Commissioned Promotions; 16:35 Day to Day Life as a Flight Engineer; 17:40 Hospital Assignments as a Flight Engineer; 18:30 Thunderstorm Flying/ Flying throughout the Pacific; 20:39 Flying Routes Flown; 21:57 Communications with Family; 22:53 Death in the Family while overseas; 23:35 Phone Call to Wisconsin; 24:28 Assignment Following Hawaii/ Massachusetts; 24:58 Day to Day Work in Massachusetts/ Life in Massachusetts; 25:54 Assignment in Charleston; 26:44 Mechanic Assignment vs. Flight Engineer; 27:35 Management for Delinquent Mechanics; 29:00 Problems exhibited by Mechanics; 30:22 Decision to Retire from the Air Force; 32:24 Aircraft Mechanic Engineering Program after Military Service; 33:40 Evolution of flight engineers and his decision to join rocket engineering; 35:23 Employment at Rocketdyne; 36:13 Effect of Military service on professional life; 38:03 Employment with Rocketdyne/ Assignments with Rocketdyne; 42:42 Problems of Pilots commanding a missile silo/ Construction of Missile Silo; 44:10 Reflection on Air Force while a contractor; 44:56 Assignment to Apollo Missile System; 47:21 Space Shuttle Program and the effect of Layoffs after the Saturn Rocket; 49:03 Decision to move to Florida; 50:27 Unemployed Rocket Engineers finding other jobs; 51:20 Value of Engineers in Business World; 52:20 Remaining in Contact with other Veterans; 52:54 Effect of Korean War on Family Friends; 54:23 Advice for prospective soldiers/ Value of Compulsory Military Service; 55:42 Conclusion.
Date of Birth
1931-07-01
Place of Birth
Rice Lake (Wis.)
Gender
Male
Race
White - Non Hispanic
Home State
Wisconsin
War or Conflict
Cold War Era
Status
Veteran
Begin/End date of Service - 1st
1954-10-01
Type
Video; MovingImage
Entrance into Service
Enlisted
Branch of Service
U.S. Air Force
Unit of Service
Military Air Transport Service (MATS); MOS 43171; 1263rd Air Transport SQD
Location of Service
Texas; Hawaii; Massachusetts; Charleston (S.C.); Japan; England; Africa
Highest Rank
Staff Sergeant; SSgt
Prisoner of War
No
Service Related Injury
Unspecified
Battles
Unspecified
Medals
Unspecified
Achievements
The veteran served as an aircraft mechanic, and flight engineer on C-54 cargo planes (flights Hawaii to Japan; flights Charleston to England and Africa). He established MATS record of monthly aircraft utilization as crew chief.
Note
418 hrs fly time/1 month
City of Birth
Rice Lake
Country of Birth
United States
Interviewer
Bradfield, Daniel
Interview Date
5-4-2015
Location of Interview
University of Central Florida's Colbourn Hall Room 401 in Orlando, FL.
Subjects
Hampton, Philip W.; Cold War -- 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
Bradfield, Daniel
Length of Interview
57 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, "Hampton, Philip W. interview" (2015). Veterans Oral Histories. 349.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/veteransoralhistories/349