Box 24
Container
Contains 16 Results:
Donaldson B. Robbins, 2006
File — Box: 24, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
Robbins (b. 1921) graduated from the University of Utah (where he was in the ROTC program) in 1943 and was sent to OCS in Fort Sill, Oklahoma. He was assigned to the 83rd Infantry Division, 908th Field Artillery Battalion, as a forward observer. He provides a detailed description of his duties and experiences. He received both a Bronze and Silver Star. Following the war he served in occupied Czechoslovakia until November 1945 when he was sent to Reims, France.Interviewed by Becky Lloyd. 36...
Dates:
2006
Reece B. Robertson, 2002
File — Box: 24, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
Robertson (1920-2009) attended the University of Wyoming and joined the National Guard Calvary Unit, which was activated in February 1941. He was trained to fly the B26, A20, and A26 aircraft and was assigned to the European Theater. He served with the Ninth Air Force, 115th Bomb Group, 67th Squadron at Braintree in Southern England. He was shot down on Christmas Eve 1944, and held in Barth, Germany, at Stalag Luft One, which was later liberated by the Russian army. Interviewed by Benjamin...
Dates:
2002
William Sackett, 2004
File — Box: 24, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
Sackett (b. 1922) was drafted into the Navy and attended basic training at Camp Bennion. He received further training in San Diego, Key West, Newport, and on Long Island. He was assigned as a torpedoman 3rd class to the USS Cart, and spent most of his time on lookout. Interviewed by Frances Merrill. 20 pages.
Dates:
2004
Jeremiah Siggard, 2004
File — Box: 24, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
Siggard enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1997 after graduating high school. After boot camp he completed his combat training at Camp Pendleton, California. He volunteered for an infantry unit being shipped to Kuwait and Iraq. He describes his combat experiences in Al Fujar and Bagdad. He also talks about weather, living quarters, food, and other daily concerns. Interviewed by Frances Merrill. 33 pages.
Dates:
2004
Charles D. Snow, 2003
File — Box: 24, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
Snow (b. 1926) recalls his Utah youth and describes enlisting in the Navy in 1944. He took his basic training in Farragut, Idaho, then was sent to Bremerton, Washington. He was commissioned on the USS Metcalf and served in the Pacific until 1946. Interviewed by Winston Erickson. 33 pages.
Dates:
2003
Francine Sorensen, 2004
File — Box: 24, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
Sorensen (b. 1948) enlisted in the Navy in March 1968. She served as a Petty Officer 3rd Class Disbursing Clerk at the Naval Finance Center in San Diego until 1970. Interviewed by Frances Merrill. 20 pages.
Dates:
2004
Steven L. Sorensen, 2004
File — Box: 24, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents
Sorensen (b. 1947) joined the Coast Guard and was stationed aboard the and the . After ten years with the Guard he joined the Navy and was assigned recruiting responsibilities in Salt Lake City. He later attended OCS and was commissioned in 1981. His military career spanned twenty years active duty and six years in the Reserves. He retired in 1991. He served in a variety of locations, including Hawaii, the Philippines, Japan, Guam, British Columbia, the Aleutian Islands, and Vietnam. Assigned...
Dates:
2004
Wayne Ursenbach, 2004
File — Box: 24, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents
Ursenbach (b. 1923) was drafted into the army in 1943 and assigned to Company A of the 524th MP Battalion. His initial assignment was as part of an honor guard for dignitaries flying into Los Angeles. In the Autumn of 1944, Ursenbach was shipped to Europe, where he was at Liverpool and Southhampton before going to France. He was injured in the Battle of the Bulge. After a hospital stay he was sent to France to serve in the 43rd Air Supply Squadron. He was discharged in 1946. Interviewed by...
Dates:
2004
Robert Keith "Scotty" Allan, 2004
File — Box: 24, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents
Allan (b. 1919) was born in Garfield, Utah. He enlisted in the army in 1941, took basic training in Everett, Washington, and was shipped to a B-17 squadron at Hickam Field. He was at Midway and in the Solomon Islands in 1942, then graduated from OCS at Camp Davis in 1943. He was assigned to 10th Army headquarters at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, then shipped to Hawaii to participate in the planning for the invasion of Okinawa. He was engaged in the battle for Okinawa. After the war Allan was...
Dates:
2004
Kenneth W. Baldridge, 2005
File — Box: 24, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents
Baldridge (b. 1926) was born in Modesto, California and describes growing up in the Depression. He joined the Aircraft Warning System of the Ground Observers Corps prior to enlisting in the Navy in December of 1943. He attended the College of the Pacific and University of California at Berkeley in the Naval ROTC program. He was sent to Great Lakes Naval Training Center for boot camp, then attended signal school. He was assigned to the USS Rendova, a CVE-114...
Dates:
2005