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Description

Oral History interview of Charles White. Interview conducted by Webb, Joshua at Leesburg, FL.

Log

0:32 Birth place and date; 0:45 Growing up and Florida food industry; 1:33 Siblings; 1:48 Children's games; 2:15 Parent's occupations; 3:00 Age at the onset of Korean War; 3:30 Education before entering the service; 4:35 Joining the Marines; 5:22 Family history in the military; 6:53 Family reaction to joining the Marines; 7:18 Leaving home to enter the Marines; 8:41 First thought of Boot Camp; 9:23 Routine at Boot Camp; 11:55 Assigned job; 13:05 Training during Boot Camp; 13:56 Additional training to fight in Korea; 14:45 Communicating with family while in training; 15:42 Traveling from California to Korea in a ship; 17:03 Impressions of Korea; 17:48 Duties in Korea; 18:28 Entertainment in Korea; 19:35 Interactions with Korean; 20:42 Units of assignment during service; 22:08 Reassigned to Special Forces unit; 23:24 Feelings when leaving Korea; 24:05 Medals; 24:52 Nearly shoots an officer; 26:42 Getting out of line and punishment; 27:22 Last weeks in the service; 28:08 Reception on return the States; 29:32 Jobs after the service; 30:40 Effect being in the service had on employment; 31:00 Lesson learned from the military; 31:14 Veterans organizations; 31:50 Being in reserve status; 32:20 Advice for people contemplating the military; 33:27 Korean War Vet organization activities in the community; 34:09 Conclusion.

Date of Birth

1935-04-25

Place of Birth

Leesburg (Fla.)

Gender

Male

Race

Unknown

Home State

Florida

War or Conflict

Korean Conflict

Status

Veteran

Begin/End date of Service - 1st

1954-01-19

Type

Video; MovingImage

1957-01-20

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

U.S. Marines

Unit of Service

1st Marine Division; 4.2 Mortar Company while at Camp Pendleton, California before discharge

Location of Service

South Carolina; Camp Pendleton (Calif.); Korea

Highest Rank

Corporal; Cpl

Prisoner of War

No

Service Related Injury

No

Battles

Unspecified

Medals

Good Conduct Medal; Korean Presidential Unit Citation; United Nations Service Medal for Korea

Achievements

See video for details.

Note

Reserves for five years after service.

City of Birth

Leesburg

Country of Birth

United States

Interviewer

Webb, Joshua

Interview Date

2-23-2016

Location of Interview

Leesburg, FL.

Subjects

White, Charles; Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal Narratives; United States. Marines

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

35 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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