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Description

Oral History interview of Alvin Schuetz. Interview conducted by Alex Thorp at Lake County, Florida.

Log

0:35 Birth date and place; 1:05 Did not speak English until going to school; 1:45 Living in Monroe, Wisconsin farm; 3:05 Goes to college during the height of Korean War; 3:45 Gets drafted and goes to Army basic training; 4:40 Loaded into troop transport ship to Korea; 5:50 Arrives in Camp Drake, Japan, Japanese riots; 7:10 Designated to battalions as replacements, placed on front lines; 8:36 Pulled back to reserve, sent to communication school; 9:45 Going to army school while behind the front lines; 10:40 Sent back to the lines, in charge of communications; 11:15 Moved to battalion headquarters, great camaraderie with fellow soldiers; 12:15 Takes direct hit on bunker and radio truck; 12:50 Korean propaganda versus American propaganda; 14:00 Korean prisoners and the reality of war; 14:30 Chinese military tactics; 14:50 Situation at the end of year in service in Korea; 15:45 Korean and Chinese prisoners did not want to go back home; 16:00 Gets sent home, war ends; 16:30 Family in the military; 18:15 Reaction to the Korean War; 19:20 Reaction to being drafted; 20:15 Letters written home; 20:55 Acclimatizing to military life; 21:45 Being offered Officer Candidate School; 22:40 Met wife at university; 23:20 Duties and free time at Ft Laughton Washington; 24:55 Duties at Camp Drake, Japan; 25:20 Arriving at Inchon, impressions of Korea; 26:00 May Day riots in Japan and Japanese people; 27:30 Friendship within the unit; 28:10 Friends gambling problem and attempts to help; 30:10 Seeing a helicopter for the first time; 30:45 Communicating by Morse code and radio; 32:40 Living conditions in Korea; 34:20 Serving with other nations; 35:45 Writing home while in Korea; 36:30 Close relationships with fellow service members; 37:20 Running into someone from home in Korea; 38:40 Nearly shot by commander.

Date of Birth

1931-10-27

Place of Birth

Monroe (Wis.)

Gender

Male

Race

White - Non Hispanic

Home State

Wisconsin

War or Conflict

Korean Conflict

Status

Veteran

Begin/End date of Service - 1st

1951-09-09

Type

Video; MovingImage

1952-06-09

Begin/End date of Service - 2nd

1953-06-01

1953-08-08

Entrance into Service

Drafted

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Unit of Service

40th infantry division, 160th regiment, headquarters, 2nd battalion

Location of Service

Korea

Highest Rank

Sergeant; SGT

Prisoner of War

No

Service Related Injury

No

Battles

Unspecified

Medals

United Nations Service Medal for Korea for Korea; Combat infantryman badge

Achievements

Served as Radio Operator, Radio Sergeant.

Note

Served in conflict 1952-1953.

City of Birth

Monroe

Country of Birth

United States

Interviewer

Thorp, Alex

Interview Date

Fall 12-3-2015

Location of Interview

Lake County, FL.

Subjects

Schuetz, Alvin E.; Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal Narratives; 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

Thorp, Alex

Length of Interview

58 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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