Ed Gunning
U.S. Army veteran and West Chester University undergraduate Lawrence Davidson interviewing Korean war veteran, United States Navy airman Martin Edward “Ed” Gunning Jr., in the Library at Atria Woodbridge Place, Phoenixville, PA as part of the Soldiers to Scholars project at West Chester University, West Chester, PA.
Chapter Index
Chapter 1 (10:01): Family background, date of birth 30 September 1931, native of Baltimore (Locust Point), dad’s occupation (insurance, shipping), Pearl Harbor memory, World War II, cousins went to war, listening to the radio, Walter Mitchell (radio personality), family memories of the Great Depression, Brooklyn Dodgers tryout, V-J Day.
Chapter 2 (10:01): “Locust Point Pirates,” trip to Reading, PA, decision to join the Navy, registered at Post Office, on call for three months, worked at Montgomery Ward dept. store (met wife to be, Frances Herzberger), dating, navy boot camp, basic training (April 1951), “fire hose fight.”
Chapter 3 (10:01): Training from WWII veterans, Cold War, job selection, aviation ordinance, job description, Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana, Virginia Beach, free time, listening to music, experience relative to Korea.
Chapter 4 (10:01): 20 September 1952 married, “brown bagging,” thoughts about service life, looking for work post-military, “rigger,” Baltimore Gas & Electric (1956), retirement (1996), back to work until the age of 74, thoughts on history of time, raising a family.
Chapter 5 (10:01): Son’s interest in radiology, Chief of Radiology at Johns Hopkins, son’s transfer to Philadelphia area, Civil Rights movement, on the streets, Vietnam War era, draft dodging, current war, Iraq, Libya, reflections on his generation, memories of presidents, Kennedy assassination.
Chapter 6 (5:00): Youth today, youth then, grandchildren (Miss Maryland, 2001), talking about history with family.
Chapter 1 (10:01): Family background, date of birth 30 September 1931, native of Baltimore (Locust Point), dad’s occupation (insurance, shipping), Pearl Harbor memory, World War II, cousins went to war, listening to the radio, Walter Mitchell (radio personality), family memories of the Great Depression, Brooklyn Dodgers tryout, V-J Day.
Chapter 2 (10:01): “Locust Point Pirates,” trip to Reading, PA, decision to join the Navy, registered at Post Office, on call for three months, worked at Montgomery Ward dept. store (met wife to be, Frances Herzberger), dating, navy boot camp, basic training (April 1951), “fire hose fight.”
Chapter 3 (10:01): Training from WWII veterans, Cold War, job selection, aviation ordinance, job description, Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana, Virginia Beach, free time, listening to music, experience relative to Korea.
Chapter 4 (10:01): 20 September 1952 married, “brown bagging,” thoughts about service life, looking for work post-military, “rigger,” Baltimore Gas & Electric (1956), retirement (1996), back to work until the age of 74, thoughts on history of time, raising a family.
Chapter 5 (10:01): Son’s interest in radiology, Chief of Radiology at Johns Hopkins, son’s transfer to Philadelphia area, Civil Rights movement, on the streets, Vietnam War era, draft dodging, current war, Iraq, Libya, reflections on his generation, memories of presidents, Kennedy assassination.
Chapter 6 (5:00): Youth today, youth then, grandchildren (Miss Maryland, 2001), talking about history with family.