Peck, Anne Interview. Part one.

Authors

RICHES of Central Florida, University of Central FloridaFollow

Description

Oral history interviews of Anne Thompson Peck. Interviews conducted by Michael Richardson via Zoom in Orlando, FL on October 25th, 2021.

Log

1:30 Early life and family; 2:50 Family members in service; 3:30 Decision to join the military; 5:29 Air Force recruitment process for women; 9:20 Reactions to Anne joining hte Air Force; 10:18 Women becoming Officers; 10:41 Memories of last day as a civilian; 11:12 Officer training school; 17:00 90 Day Wonders; 17:23 Homesickness during training; 18:00 Advanced Training; 20:35 On becoming Protocol Officer at McGuire AFB; 22:35 Experience being stationed in Korea; 30:00 Uniforms and clothing for women in the Air Force; 32:00 Double standards for women in service; 32:55 Experience with Class A ammunition cargo and airlift crisis; 37:32 Korean floods; 39:50 Experience as a woman on a military base in Korea; 44:12 Travis Air Force Base - Experience as a Flight line duty officer; 50:43 Survival techniques and double standards; 53:25 Experience as Officer in Command for fleet service; 59:20 Standout memories from time in Guam; 1:00:00 Standout memories from time at Travis AFB; 1:02:53 Memories from transfer to Guam; 1:05:45 Implementing women into the Military 1970s; 1:08:42 Experience with supervising cibvilians; 1:10:15 Super typhoon Pamela; 1:15:10 Memory of time bringing Big Bird to Guam; 1:18:54 Bi-Centennial - 1976; 1:19:12 Transfer to Scott AFB; 1:20:06 Experience as Terminal Services Officer; 1:28:06 Experience of deployment out of Scott AFB; 1:35:25 Defense Information School; 1:38:35 Experience at Headquarters 8th Air Force; 1:44:55 Transfer to California - Vandenburg AFB; 1:47:53 Experience at Vandenburg AFB; 1:50:00 Memory of Blue Whale at Vandenburg AFB; 1:51:47 Experience visiting Patrick AFB; 1:53:25 Experience as Traffic Management Officer; 1:57:34 Transfer to Maxwell AFB; 1:58:10 Leadership training; 1:59:47 Field trip to military headquarters Toronto - Canadian Armed Forces; 2:02:03 - Memory of playing broomball in Canada

Date of Birth

1945-10-27

Place of Birth

San Diego

Gender

Female

Race

White - Non Hispanic

Home State

California

War or Conflict

Vietnam Era

Status

Veteran

Begin/End date of Service - 1st

1970

Begin/End date of Service - 1st

1990

Type

Video; MovingImage

Entrance into Service

Commissioned

Branch of Service

U.S. Air Force

Location of Service

NJ; Republic of Korea (twice); CA; Guam (twice); IL (twice); LA

Highest Rank

Lieutenant Colonel

Prisoner of War

No

Service Related Injury

No

Battles

Vietnam War; Operation New Life/Homecoming; Support for Israeli War in 1973; disaster relief through Hurricane Hugo (89); Panama; Desert Shield; Almost all between 1972-1991 (military airlift command - involved in everything)

Medals

Joint Meritorious Suc (unit?) mom; 2 Commendation Medals; Humanitiarian Suc w/ "2" (illegible); UN Gallantry Cross w/ Palm (unit); Republic of Korea Press Unit Citation

Achievements

The veteran was the first woman on two flight lines; hosted Big Bird for (illegible) with children on Guam, in Public Affairs handled 3-train derailment and dead blue whale, among other achievements.

City of Birth

San Diego

Country of Birth

United States

Interviewer

Michael Richardson

Interview Date

10-25-2021

Location of Interview

Virtual using Zoom

Subjects

Peck, Anne. Part one; Vietnam Era, 1970-1990, 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

Richardson, Michael.

Length of Interview

2:57:06

Accessibility Status

Closed captioning is available for the embedded video.

Publisher

Department of History, University of Central Florida

Type

Video; MovingImage

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

Comments

Part one of two

Semester

Fall

Recommended Citation

Central Florida, RICHES of, "Peck, Anne Interview. Part one." (2021). Veterans Oral Histories. 702.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/veteransoralhistories/702