An Oral History with John McNamara

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  • Release Date : 2011
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  • Genre : Marine Corps Air Station El Toro (Calif.)
  • Pages : 92
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  • File Size : 26,26 MB
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Book Description: An oral history with John McNamara, resident of Laguna Hills, California, and former member of the United States Marine Corps (USMC). This interview was conducted as part of the El Toro Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Oral History Project for California State University, Fullerton and the Center for Oral and Public History. The purpose of this interview was to gather information regarding McNamara's experiences at and around El Toro. Specifically this interview includes discussion about McNamara's family background and childhood; talks about influential role models and boyhood aspirations; explains rationale for joining the USMC and describes training at Officer Candidate School; talks about how the USMC utilized helicopters in combat; describes harrowing mission in Vietnam and time spent in-country including his tour in HMM-354 (Purple Foxes) and an average medevac extraction; shares thoughts on how the Vietnam War is depicted in film and how the USMC prepared him for warfare; shares memories about squadron life; explains why he chose to leave the USMC at the end of his enlistment and how me met his wife; talks about why he liked Southern California and LTA; describes an average training flight and assignment as flight instructor; reminisces about El Toro including social activities and medical facilities; discusses transition to civilian employment and work at Electronic Data Services; documents how Orange County, California, has changed over the years; discusses how military service affected his life and view of patriotism; and finally, shares thoughts on MCAS El Toro's transition to the Orange County Great Park and how the base should be remembered. This oral history spans 1945-2011. Bulk dates: 1966-1971.

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