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Description
Oral history interview of Laura Ann Livingston. Interview conducted by Diana Dizon via Zoom in Orlando, FL on November 8th, 2021.
Log
:43 Early life and family; 2:40 Family members in service; 3:05 Education and Occupation prior to Navy enlistment; 3:45 Reasons for joining the Navy; 4:45 Basic Training - Orlando, FL; 7:24 Elaboration on role as Recruit Chief Petty Officer; 8:14 Stand-out memories during time in basic training; 9:26 Next station - Great Lakes; 9:50 Electronics training in Great Lakes; 10:32 Elaboration on tech training in Navy; 12:00 Typical day while stationed at Great Lakes; 14:23 Achieving rank of Chief Petty Officer; 15:04 Memorable exxperiences from time in Great Lakes; 16:57 Experience being stationed at Lowry Air Force Base - Colorado; 18:48 Electronic calibration training; 19:24 USS Vulcan; 20:16 Acclimating to ship life; 21:48 Duties and responsibilities while on the USS Vulcan; 25:35 Memories from USS Vulcan; 26:05 Experience serving during Desert Storm; 30:30 Standout memories from time on the USS Vulcan; 32:00 Experience in Italy; 34:15 Memories of the decomissioning of the USS Vulcan; 35:30 Experience at Fleet Training Center - Norfolk; 37:30 Duties and responsibilities at Norfolk; 38:15 Experience during Instructor tour; 38:45 Experience in GUantanamo Bay, Cuba; 44:25 Experience being a radar technician and Base Communications; 46:13 Experience transitioning from radar tech to Base Communications head; 50:51 USS Shenandoah; 51:33 Transfer to USS Emory S. Land; 53:47 Duties and responsibilities on the USS Emory S. Land; 54:24 Decomissioning of USS Shenandoah; 57:02 Duty at Pensacola, FL; 59:08 Civilian certification training: 1:00:25 Elaboration on time in Pensacola, FL; 1:03:00 Duty in Norfolk and precomissioning of USS Ronald Reagan; 1:05:55 Experience being on an aircraft carrier; 1:09:15 Memorable experiences from USS Ronald Reagan; 1:11:40 Duties and responsibilities on USS Ronald Reagan; 1:13:40 Experience in Rio, Chile, and Peru; 1:17:33 Experience of making the rank of Chief; 1:20:36 Transfer to shore duty at Dam Neck; 1:22:40 Volunteering for Guard Duty Officer - Iraq; 1:24:15 Training in El Paso; 1:27:53 Experience in Iraq; 1:29:18 Responsibilities and duties at Camp Bucca - Iraq; 1:30:00 Experience guarding detainees; 1:41:40 Experience in Iraq; 1:44:27 Transfer back to Dam Neck; 1:45:40 Retirement from the Navy; 1:46:42 Thoughts on returning to the US from Iraq; 1:49:50 Injuries sustained during service; 1:54:01 Dealing with PTSD after returning from Iraq; 1:57:00 Experience with the DAR; 1:57:53 Awards and Commendations received during service; 2:01:07 Employment after retiring from the Navy; 2:03:25 Experiences from 2013; 2:04:20 Experience traveling the US in a camper; 2:06:38 Moving back to Florida; 2:07:27 Returning to school; 2:08:59 Experience being a part of the DAR
Date of Birth
1961-04-12
Place of Birth
Missouri
Gender
Female
Race
White - Non Hispanic
Home State
Missouri
War or Conflict
Desert Storm/Desert Shield/Operation Iraqi Freedom
Status
Veteran
Begin/End date of Service - 1st
1986
Begin/End date of Service - 1st
2008
Type
Video; MovingImage
Entrance into Service
Enlisted
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Location of Service
Norfolk, VA; Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; Pensacola, FL
Highest Rank
E7 DPO
Battles
DS/DS OP Iraqi Freedom/Enduring Freedom
Medals
Bronze Star, Navy Comm, Army Comm, Good Conduct
Country of Birth
United States
Interviewer
Dizon, Diana.
Interview Date
11-8-2021
Location of Interview
Virtual using Zoom
Subjects
Livingston, Laura. Desert Storm/Desert Shield/Operation Iraqi Freedom, 1986-2008, Personal Narratives. United States Navy.
Contributor Affiliation / Organization
RICHES University of Central Florida
Contributors
Dizon, Diana.
Length of Interview
2:11:30
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
Semester
Fall
Recommended Citation
Central Florida, RICHES of, "Livingston, Laura Interview" (2021). Veterans Oral Histories. 708.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/veteransoralhistories/708
Transcript - L. Livingston