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| Duration | 01:01:52.138 |
| Abstract | Randorf discusses his family background and life growing up in Wisconsin. He details his enlistment in the United States Army in 1966, describing basic training in Missouri and Fort Benning, Georgia. He discusses going AWOL from Fort Benning twice and being sent to prison in Wisconsin and Kentucky. He also focuses on his service in the Vietnam War and his perceptions of life in Vietnam, including the presence of prostitution. Also discussed are the following topics: Combat ready unit, Fort Riley, KS—Probation, AWOL—Thoughts, Vietnam War, 1961-1975—Poor training—Deployment, fears—Deployment, Vietnam War, 1961-1975—Anchorage, AK—Yokota Air Base, Japan—First impressions, Vietnam War, 1961-1975—Odors—Vietnamese, physical appearance—Thoughts, Bien Hoa Air Base—Thoughts, Long Binh—Military payment currency—Prostitution—Sexual deviance—Racial discrimination—Assignment, artillery fire—Guerilla warfare, Vietnam War, 1961-1975—Infiltration routes, bombing—South Vietnamese soldiers, respect. |
| Interviewee | Randorf, Roy |
| Interviewer | Fredricks, Howard R. |
| Owner | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse |
| Type of resource | sound recording |
| Genre | sound |
| Genre authority | marcgt |
| Publisher name | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Oral History Program |
| Place of publication | La Crosse, Wisconsin |
| Date published | 1971 |
| Date captured | 2017-09-10 |
| Language | eng |
| Subject topic | Randorf, Roy -- Interviews Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Oral history Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Oral history -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Interviews -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | La Crosse (Wis.) -- History Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Vietnam -- Social life and customs Authority: LCSH |
| Content | 00:00:00—Combat ready unit, Fort Riley, KS | 00:03:40—Probation, AWOL | 00:07:45—Thoughts, Vietnam War, 1961-1975 | 00:11:35—Poor training | 00:13:00—Deployment, fears | 00:16:35—Deployment, Vietnam War, 1961-1975 | 00:19:49—Anchorage, AK | 00:21:35—Yokota Air Base, Japan | 00:23:30—First impressions, Vietnam War, 1961-1975 | 00:24:30—Odors | 00:27:30—Vietnamese, physical appearance | 00:29:27—Thoughts, Bien Hoa Air Base | 00:30:34—Thoughts, Long Binh | 00:33:00—Military payment currency | 00:36:40—Prostitution | 00:50:40—Sexual deviance | 00:51:45—Racial discrimination | 00:53:00—Assignment, artillery fire | 00:56:43—Guerilla warfare, Vietnam War, 1961-1975 | 00:57:38—Infiltration routes, bombing | 01:00:45—South Vietnamese soldiers, respect |
| Source note | Tape 4 of 7. |
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| Collection | UWL Oral History Program Collection |
| ID | aa172543-df64-469f-9585-15a8bb4e56e4/wlacu000/00000018/00000091 |
| Doi | 18-0091 |