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Description
Oral history interview of Mr. Trent Tomengo. Interview conducted by Daniela Aguirre at Seminole State Collegein Orlando, Floridaon 02/18/2020.Interview topics include, Introduction;Birth (Naples); Growing up with a twin brother; Parents working; Mother working; Other members in the service; Prior to the military; Motivation to join the military; Basic Training in Ft. Benning Georgia; 1600 training gunner; Civilian to military life; Stories from basic training; Change in personality; M-60 machineguntraining; Transfer to Hawaii; Experience with the military mindset in the infantry; Job within his unit and the peacetime training; Decision to go to college; Process of leaving the army; Adapting back to civilian life; Stories of his time stationed in Hawaii; Stories of being black in the army; Being a civilian in the workforce; Becoming a professor in the humanities at Seminole State College; Closing statements and overall thoughts on the military; Conclusion;
Date of Birth
1967-01-01
Type
Video; MovingImage
Interviewer
Daniela Aguirre
Interview Date
Spring 2-18-2020
Location of Interview
Seminole State College
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
Length of Interview
35:56
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
Spring
Recommended Citation
Central Florida, RICHES of, "Tomengo, Trent interview" (2020). Veterans Oral Histories. 671.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/veteransoralhistories/671