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Description

Oral History interview of Gloria Corbet. Interview conducted by Tyler Campbell at Lake County Florida.

Log

0:30 Birthdate and location; 0:45 Parent's occupations; 1:46 Other family in the service; 2:50 College before service; 4:55 Choosing what service to join; 5:45 Assimilating into military life; 6:55 Going to chemical school in the Army; 7:50 Women's Army Corps and school; 8:40 Working as a chemical instructor at WAC basic training; 10:08 Attempting to volunteer for Vietnam; 11:20 Next station at Okinawa in charge of WAC detachment; 13:40 Average day at Okinawa; 14:40 Death of Truman; 15:10 Fear of Korean aggression '68-69 and plans to protect themselves; 16:50 Interaction with other service and death of husband; 19:05 How she met her husband and learning to shoot; 20:40 Questions ability to kill; 21:10 Selecting a new duty station and learning to work on computers; 24:10 Teaching at the computer school; 24:45 Husband gets out of Marines and they get married; 27:05 Stationed at Baileys Crossroads, Va. in computer acquisition; 28:22 Working at the Pentagon; 31:09 Reassigned to Ft. McClellan and WAC transition to regular Army; 33:05 Dealing with sexism in the Army; 35:55 Army downsizes; 37:50 Reassigned to Army Reserve headquarters, creating programs; 39:00 Making major and the opening of the Army ranks to women; 39:55 Husband gets a job as civilian bus driver; 41:00 Assigned to Ft. McPherson, Georgia assessing Army Reserves cost; 42:20 Dealing with integrating the WAC and Army; 45:00 Average day in Ft. McPherson; 46:35 Retiring at Ft. McPherson; 47:07 Reason for retiring; 49:06 Goes to school at UCF after retiring; 51:10 Getting jobs after school with organizations; 52:26 Staying in contact with people from the military; 53:22 Membership in veterans' organizations; 55:40 Dad reaction to joining the Army; 56:23 Conclusion.

Date of Birth

1940-04-17

Place of Birth

Detroit (Mich.)

Gender

Female

Race

White - Non Hispanic

Home State

Michigan

War or Conflict

Vietnam Era

Status

Veteran

Begin/End date of Service - 1st

1965-08-01

Type

Video; MovingImage

1985-10-01

Entrance into Service

Commissioned

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Unit of Service

RCPAC, St. Louis, MO

Location of Service

Fort McClellan (Ala.); Okinawa Island (Japan); Fort Monmouth (N.J.); Arlington County (Va.); St. Louis (Mo.); Fort McPherson (Ga.)

Highest Rank

Lieutenant Colonel; LTC

Prisoner of War

No

Service Related Injury

No

Battles

Unspecified

Medals

Unspecified

Achievements

See video for details.

Note

Transition from WAC to Army. Awarded many medals.

City of Birth

Detroit

Country of Birth

United States

Interviewer

Campbell, Tyler

Interview Date

Fall 11-15-2015

Location of Interview

Lake County FL.

Subjects

Corbert, Gloria L.; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives; Women and the military -- United States; United States. Army

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

Campbell, Tyler

Length of Interview

56 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

Fall


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