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Description
Oral history interview of Charles Lewis Hite. Interview conducted by Edmund Kallina at University of Central Florida Research Parkway.
Log
0:25 Basic bio; 0:50 Family; 2:40 Enlistment; 4:06 Basic training; 7:25 Navigator training; 11:25 Advanced training; 14:15 Planes flown; 16:15 Bliville; 19:30 Simulations/alerts; 21:00 Macabre sense of humor; 23:00 Thailand; 27:20 Cambodian planes landing at Thailand base; 29:30 After Thailand –back to Bliville; 30:20 Job promotion –to Louisiana (4/5 years); 33:00 2 years in Nebraska/ SAC HQ; 36:00 7th Air Division in Germany; 38:00 Travel in Europe; 42:08 post-Vietnam morale Air Force; 45:24 length in Germany; 46:00 Return to Florida –flew around world still; 49:52 General Schwarzkopf; 51:00 General Hoar; 52:28 Duties during Desert Storm; 56:00 Working at UCF.
Date of Birth
1947-03-23
Place of Birth
Centralia (Ill.)
Gender
Male
Race
White - Non Hispanic
Home State
Illinois
War or Conflict
Persian Gulf War; Vietnam Era
Status
Veteran
Begin/End date of Service - 1st
1972-05-09
Type
Video; MovingImage
1992-05-31
Entrance into Service
Commissioned
Branch of Service
U.S. Air Force
Unit of Service
97th Bomb Wine- 340th Bomb Squadron; 1st Combat Evaluation Group; HQ Strategic Air Command; 7th Air Division; DET 1 8th Air Force (SAC) Central Command
Location of Service
Blytheville Air Force Base (Ark.); Barksdale Air Force Base (La.); Offutt Air Force Base (Neb.); Ramstein Air Force Base (Germany); MacDill Air Force Base (Fla.)
Highest Rank
Major MAJ
Prisoner of War
No
Service Related Injury
No
Battles
Unspecified
Medals
Air Force Commendation Medal; Meritorious Service Medal
Achievements
See video for details.
Note
First 2nd LT Radar Navigator- Blytheville AFB; 501 Standardization/ Evaluation Radar Navigator- BAFB
City of Birth
Centralia
Country of Birth
United States
Interviewer
Kallina, Edmund
Interview Date
10-12-2010
Location of Interview
University of Central Florida Research Parkway.
Subjects
Hite, Charles L.; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives; Persian Gulf War Era, 1990-2003 -- 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
Hite, Charles Lewis
Length of Interview
57 minutes
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 and University Archives
Contributing Project
UCF Community Veterans History Project
Document Type
Interview
Recommended Citation
Central Florida, RICHES of, "Hite, Charles Lewis interview" (2010). Veterans Oral Histories. 8.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/veteransoralhistories/8