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Description

Oral History interview of Gary Daigle. Interview conducted by Schneider, Sarah at Orlando, FL.

Log

0:29 Birth and Early Life; 2:16 Education; 5:35 Joining the Military, Family in military, Choice of branch; 9:21 Basic Training; 15:11 Advanced Training/Tech school (Weapons Control); 19:27 Assignment to Homestead Air Force Base for additional training; 23:52 Work on Weapon Control Systems; 27:50 Assignment to Karat, Thailand; 29:42 Local Interaction; 31:40 Leisure Activities; 32:48 Base lockdown; 34:48 Accidents on Base/Ejection seat accident; 35:28 Maintaining Contact with home/Leave; 37:08 Sent back to Homestead Air Base/Air Force command restructure; 40:13 End of Service; 41:52 Reception at home after service/Anti-War Sentiment in the U.S.; 47:01 College Education after service; 48:03 Jobs after service; 49:30 Maintaining contact after service; 50:16 Additional remarks/Pictures of units/Reunion.

Date of Birth

1948-03-31

Place of Birth

Portland (Me.)

Gender

Male

Race

Unknown

Home State

Maine

War or Conflict

Vietnam Era

Status

Veteran

Begin/End date of Service - 1st

1968-10-01

Type

Video; MovingImage

1972-08-01

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

U.S. Air Force

Unit of Service

4531 Tactical Fighter Wing; 469 Tactical Fighter Squadron Homestead; 388 Tactical Fighter Wing Korat; 309 Tactical Fighter Wing Korat; Avionics Maintenance Squadron

Location of Service

Homestead Air Force Base (Fla.); Lackland Air Force Base (Tex.); Lowry Air Force Base (Colo.); Korat Air Force Base (Thailand)

Highest Rank

Sergeant

Prisoner of War

No

Service Related Injury

No

Battles

Unspecified

Medals

Vietnam Service Medal; Good Conduct Medal

Achievements

Weapon control systems (worked on jets)

Note

"Was going to be drafted into the Army so he enlisted in the Air Force." - The interviewer.

City of Birth

Portland

Country of Birth

United States

Interviewer

Schneider, Sarah

Interview Date

4-18-2016

Location of Interview

Orlando, FL.

Subjects

Daigle, Gary; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- 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

Schneider, Sarah

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

Spring

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