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Description
Oral history interview of Mr. Gabriel Cintorino. Interview conducted by Karen Kelly at the veteran's home in Orlando, Florida on June 20, 2017.
Log
0:24 Birthplace, childhood, and family; 1:45 Enlistment; 2:30 Boot camp and adapting to military life; 3:20 Where he served in the Pacific, injured by Kamikaze attacks; 4:05 Describing the USS Auburn, and his role on the ship; 4:42 Training and dry runs; 5:02 Writing letters, constant fighting; 5:30 Arriving in Saipan, witnessing post bombs; 6:45 Taking pictures after the bomb in Nagasaki; 7:08 Preparing for Iwo Jima; 8:10 First experience with combat at Saipan, command ship a target; 9:08 Injured at Iwo Jima and Okinawa, Kamikaze attacks, near misses; 10:33 Barely sleeping, trading shifts; 11:30 Friendships aboard ships, boxing at Pearl Harbor; 12:12 Home port at Pearl Harbor; 13:35 Okinawa kamikaze raids; 14:20 Captain used smokescreen at Okinawa; 15:08 Thoughts on combat; 15:47 Memories of the Japanese surrender; 16:14 Held aboard ship a little longer because of potential war with Russia; 16:58 Memories of Nagasaki and the destruction; 18:20 Picked at random to take pictures; 19:11 Returning to the U.S.; 19:30 His brothers' service during the war; 20:35 Brother Tony, a marine, died in Guam; 21:45 Family's reaction to condolence letter; 22:28 Memories of homecoming; 22:58 Wanting to forget the war, unable to talk about much of it; 23:50 Effect of combat injuries, hearing damage; 24:19 Difficult transition back to civilian life; 25:08 Career after the military; 25:48 Experience and memories of war never leaves; 27:24 Moving to Florida; 27:50 Thoughts on young people serving today; 30:00 Memories of his brothers; 30:55 Not wanting to talk about the war, the VA and combat injuries; 32:20 Conclusion.
Date of Birth
1927-06-14
Place of Birth
Brooklyn (N.Y.)
Gender
Male
Race
White - Non Hispanic
Home State
New York
War or Conflict
World War II
Status
Veteran
Begin/End date of Service - 1st
1944-06-12
Type
Video; MovingImage
1946-06-12
Entrance into Service
Enlisted
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Unit of Service
USS Auburn (command ship)
Location of Service
Saipan; Okinawa Island (Japan); Iwo Jima (Volcano Islands, Japan); Nagasaki (Japan)
Highest Rank
Seaman; SN
Prisoner of War
No
Service Related Injury
Yes
Battles
Battle of Saipan; Battle of Iwo Jima; Battle of Okinawa; Bombing of Nagasaki
Medals
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
Achievements
Was a gunner; saw Kamikaze attacks.
Note
Received Letter from the War Department. Suffered spinal cord injury.
City of Birth
Brooklyn
Country of Birth
United States
Interviewer
Kelly, Karen
Interview Date
6-20-2017
Location of Interview
Orlando, FL.
Subjects
Cintorino, Gabriel; World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives; United States. Navy
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
Kelly, Karen
Length of Interview
33 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 & University Archives
Contributing Project
UCF Community Veterans History Project
Document Type
Interview
Semester
Summer
Recommended Citation
Central Florida, RICHES of, "Cintorino, Gabriel interview" (2017). Veterans Oral Histories. 533.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/veteransoralhistories/533