SL-495, SL-496, SL-497 - Niles W. Drage, 15 February 2002
Item — cassette: 495-497
Scope and Contents
Drage (b. 1923) grew up in Salina, Utah. He was drafted into the Army in March 1942, and took basic training at Camp Sibert, Alabama. He was sent to Alaska to work on the Alcan Highway, then returned to Oregon for additional training before shipping to Europe as part of the 35th Combat Engineers. Drage participated in the D-Day invasion on Omaha Beach and continued in combat to within 25 miles of Berlin before the war ended. He was in Europe for occupation duty before being shipped back to the states for discharge on in 1945. After the war, he worked for Geneva Steel for more than 30 years. Interviewed by Benjamin J. Bahlmann.
Dates
- 15 February 2002
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
Collection material in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Materials must be used on-site; no use of original material, access copies will be made available for viewing. All items have been digitized and are available. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law, condition of the material, or by donor.
Extent
From the Collection: 769 Audiocassette
Physical Description
genreform: audiocassette
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sound
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Tape 1 Side 1: 00:46:05
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Tape 1 Side 2: 00:46:08
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Tape 2 Side 1: 00:46:15
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Tape 2 Side 2: 00:44:56
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Tape 3 Side 1: 00:46:12
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Tape 3 Side 2: 00:47:17
Creator
- From the Collection: University of Utah. American West Center (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu