Dennis Schultice

Segment Synopsis: Schultice was raised in Byesville, Ohio calling it the greatest place in the world to grow up. Schultice's father served in the infantry in World War II and was commended for his actions during the Battle of the Bulge. He discusses his father and some of his struggles after the war.

Keywords: Byesville (Ohio); Caldwell (Ohio); Camp Atterbury (Ind.); Camp Shanks (N.Y.); Radio Corporation of America; World War, 1939-1945

Subjects: Childhood; Father's service

Segment Synopsis: Schultice entered meat cutting school right out of high school. He moved to New Washington, Ohio for his first job, but his very first letter from home was his draft notice. He talks about joining the Army, basic training, and his cook's training. He shares his father's tips: "do not volunteer for anything, and make friends in the right places: the motor pool, the mess hall, and the payroll clerk..." He attend basic training and Cook and Baker School at Fort Knox, Kentucky where he ended up serving as the meat instructor..

Keywords: Basic training; Cooks; Fort Knox (Ky.); Meat cutting; New Washington (Ohio); Toledo (Ohio); United States. Army

Subjects: First job; Leaving home; Military training

Segment Synopsis: Schultice was deployed to Germany with the 81st Field Artillery Service Battery. They were stationed with the 507th Airborne in Mainz, Germany. Schultice shares stories about how the two groups didn't get along, a strawberry chiffon that came out like concrete, and surveying missile sites. He talks about German kitchen workers, good German food, and feeding men on the move.

Keywords: Barberton (Ohio); Cooking for military personnel; Frankfurt am Main (Germany); Mainz (Germany : Landkreis); Pershing (Missile); United States. Army. Field Artillery 81st; United States. Army. Parachute Infantry Regiment, 507th

Subjects: Cooking; Germany

Segment Synopsis: Schultice talks about how he got interested in the cooking and the food service industry. His father taught him the importance of education, but Schultice originally wanted to be a lawyer. After getting out of the Army he worked for Church's Fried Chicken setting up new restaurants. He later got a job with Aramark at Muskingum College. He said the Army taught him sanitation and food presentation. He also shares more wisdom from his father.

Keywords: Aramark Corporation; Baylor University; Church's Fried Chicken, Inc.; Colorado School of Mines; Cooking; Heidelberg University (Tiffin, Ohio); Kroger Company; Military education; Muskingum College; Sanitation; University of Minnesota; University of Virginia

Subjects: A father's wisdom; Interest in cooking; What he learned from the Army

Segment Synopsis: Schultice talks about serving with soldiers who joined in lieu of jail. He tells a story about a soldier who didn't want to make casserole, the importance of an "equalizer," and making a friends. His nickname was "Bones" because he was so skinny. He had a sergeant, Sgt. Watson, who joked about turning him into a jockey. He describes a homesick Christmas, the excellent German brotchen (bread), and water skiing on the Rhine.

Keywords: Beer; Fighting; Gin; Homesickness; Jockeys; Military discipline; Rhine River; Water skiing

Subjects: Homesickness; Military discipline; Water Skiing

Segment Synopsis: Schultice was assigned to inventory United States military sites in France in preparation for their withdrawal of troops. He talks about orders to not wear military uniforms when on leave, even in the states because of negative responses to the Vietnam War. He also discusses an accident where he fell off the back of a truck with a field oven on top of him and the continuing medical issues.

Keywords: Camp Lejeune (N.C.); France; Gaulle, Charles de, 1890-1970; Inventories; North Atlantic Treaty Organization; Wounds and injuries

Subjects: Injuries; Pulling out of France

Segment Synopsis: For the last nine months of service Schultice was transferred to Fort Hayes, which was in the process of being closed. He talks about his duties at Fort Hayes where he cooked for the base commander, helped move equipment to Fort Devens in Massachusetts, and escorted bodies back to Ohio. The base commander often entertained and Schultice credits this time to learning the finer elements of food service. He also discusses his brother who was wounded and the difficulties surrounding his condition and treatment.

Keywords: Addiction in America; Fort Benjamin Harrison (Ind.); Fort Devens (Mass.); Fort Hayes (Ohio); Kroger Company; Military funerals; Oakland (Calif.); Protest movements; Purdue University; United States. Army. Reserve Officers' Training Corps; Walter Reed Army Hospital (Washington, D.C.); Weddings

Subjects: Brother's injuries; Cooking; Escort duties; Fort Hayes

Segment Synopsis: Schultice discusses his experiences at military funerals and how painful they could be. He explains how the dignified transfer process worked. He also shares a story about his own experience of being judged for his service.

Keywords: Chaplains; Military funerals; Port Columbus International Airport; Rickenbacker International Airport; Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Subjects: Dignified transfer

Segment Synopsis: Schultice recalls how he felt when he got his draft letter and said he asked his father for a letter with better news. He talks about how his mother responded to his draft and talks about a friendship with a fellow recruit which lasted throughout their lives. He talks about how his service changed his relationship with his father and how his father's tips paid off.

Keywords: Agent Orange; Cambridge (Ohio); Draft; Muskingum College; Racism; Radio operators; Spitfire automobile

Subjects: Draft; Relationships

Segment Synopsis: Schultice said the only regret is that he didn't stay in the Army longer. He credits his experiences with making him who he is and allowing him to accomplish what he did. He discusses a letter from his brother on a c-ration, his membership in veterans' organizations, and his feeling about mandatory service.

Keywords: American Legion; Byesville (Ohio); Cambridge (Ohio); Organization; Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States; Veterans organizations; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Đà Nẵng (Vietnam)

Subjects: How the military changed him; Veterans organizations