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Description
Oral history interview of Bert Kurland. Interview conducted by Anthony Pilot, accompanied by Dr. Austin Raabe, in North Fort Myers, Florida on August 2, 2019. Interview topics include family background and life before joining the service; enlistment for World War II; basic and airborne training; service experience during World War II in the Philippines and Japan; injury during the last combat jump of World War II and convalescence at a field hospital in the Philippines; life after World War II: return to school and employment after the war; deployment for the Vietnam War; job and purpose during the Vietnam War; post-Vietnam work training civilians for work in Vietnam; retirement; grandchildren and greatgrandchildren; feelings and thoughts on war; memberships in Veterans associations; how service changed his life; life lessons learned during service; personal message to future generations of those in the service; and closing remarks.
Date of Birth
1926-11-10
Type
Video; MovingImage
Interviewer
Anthony Pilot (accompanied by Dr. Austin Raabe)
Interview Date
8-2-2019
Location of Interview
North Fort Myers, Florida
Contributor Affiliation / Organization
RICHES University of Central Florida
Length of Interview
64:14
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
Recommended Citation
Central Florida, RICHES of, "Kurland, Bert interview" (2019). Veterans Oral Histories. 689.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/veteransoralhistories/689