Interview with Frank Houck, April 15, 2022
Project: West Chester University: Vietnam Era Oral History Project
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Frank Houck is a retired member of the United States Airforce, who served for twenty years between 1968-1988. Houck discusses his time in Vietnam, his job as a heavy equipment mechanic, and traveling several times between the United States and foreign countries such as Germany and Thailand. Houck also describes his later career working a myriad of mechanic jobs as a loadmaster in the private sector.Interview Accession
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Selective Service Bootcamps Enlistment Active combat zones Mechanics Air crewmen RetirementInterview Rights
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Houck, Frank Interview by Matthew James Gearhart. 15 Apr. 2022. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Houck, F. (2022, April 15). Interview by M. J. Gearhart. West Chester University: Vietnam Era Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Houck, Frank, interview by Matthew James Gearhart. April 15, 2022, West Chester University: Vietnam Era Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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