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Description
Oral history interview of Jerry Colahan. Interview conducted by Jessica Oldham via Zoom in Orlando, FL on November 15th, 2021.
Log
:30 Early life and family; 3:00 Family members in service; 3:35 College and job experiences prior to enlisting; 4:55 Joining the Army; 7:01 Family reaction; 8:21 Training after enlisting; 9:20 Fort Bliss, Texas; 10:00 Working on Hawk missiles; 11:30 Transfer to Germany; 12:00 Traveling to Germany; 13:10 Experience in Giesen, Munich, and Dachau, Germany; 14:10 Transfer to Bad Aibling, Germany; 15:00 Experience at the Army Security Agency - Bad Aibling, Germany; 16:00 Memories of duty after President Kennedy assasination; 19:15 Experience being stationed so close to the Iron Curtain; 20:22 Experience acclimating to military life; 22:30 Basic Training - Fort Knox; 23:30 AIT school - Fort Belvoir; 24:34 Standout memories from time at Fort Belvoir; 25:50 Experience at Fort Bliss; 27:00 Memorable countries and cities visited; 28:40 Standout memories from time in Germany; 30:00 Volunteering for missions in Germany; 32:15 Thoughts on re-enlisting; 34:00 Visiting Bad Aibling, Germany as a civilian; 36:00 Thoughts on political tension in the military; 38:49 Returning home; 40:08 Professional careers after leaving the Army; 40:54 Acclimating to civilian life; 42:20 Staying in touch with fellow service members; 43:45 Applying military training in civilian life; 44:38 Professional careers in civilian life; 47:30 Children and Grandchildren; 48:48 Thoughts on serving your country
Date of Birth
1940-11-07
Place of Birth
Norwalk (OH)
Gender
Male
Race
White - Non Hispanic
Home State
Ohio
Status
Veteran
Begin/End date of Service - 1st
1960
Begin/End date of Service - 1st
1963
Type
Video; MovingImage
Entrance into Service
Enlisted
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Unit of Service
6 Missile BTL, 62 ART; LLang
Location of Service
Germany, USA
Highest Rank
SP4
Prisoner of War
No
Service Related Injury
No
Medals
Good conduct
City of Birth
Norwalk
Country of Birth
United States
Interviewer
Oldham, Jessica.
Interview Date
11-15-2021
Location of Interview
Virtual using Zoom
Subjects
Colahan, Jerry; 1960-1963, Personal Narratives. United States Army.
Contributor Affiliation / Organization
RICHES University of Central Florida
Contributors
Jessica Oldham
Length of Interview
49:52:00
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
Recommended Citation
Central Florida, RICHES of, "Colahan, Jerry Interview" (2021). Veterans Oral Histories. 706.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/veteransoralhistories/706
Transcript - J. Colahan