Box 29
Container
Contains 13 Results:
Barbara Jacobsen, 2002
File — Box: 29, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
Barbara (b. 1922) begins by telling about her rural childhood in Bennington, Idaho, including her entry into college at Utah State University, in Logan, Utah. Barbara wanted to enlist in 1942, but her father refused to give his permission so she accepted a contract to teach school for one year. She joined the WAVES in August 1943 and trained sailors in firing anti-aircraft guns. Interviewed by Becky Lloyd. 37 pages.
Dates:
2002
Gene S. Jacobsen, 2002
File — Box: 29, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
Jacobsen (b. 1921) recalls his rural childhood in Montpelier, Idaho, including work as a sheep herder following high school. He joined the Army Air Corps in 1940 and served in the Phillipines. He became a prisoner of war and survived the Bataan Death March, to become a prisoner of war at Camp O’Donnell. In 1944 he boarded a ship and was sent to Kyushu to work for the Mitsui Coal Mining Company, operated by the Japanese Army. He was liberated in 1945. Interviewed by Winston Erickson. 102 pages.
Dates:
2002
Shirl D. Kemp, 2002
File — Box: 29, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
Kemp (b. 1925) describes his childhood, education, and employment in Murray, Utah. He joined the Navy in1943 and received basic training at Farrigut, Idaho. He joined the submariners and was trained in New London, Connecticut. He describes his training, upon completion of which he traveled through the Pacific to Australia where he was assigned to the Sea Robin. He describes his activities, duties and tours aboard the sub. He was discharged in April 1946....
Dates:
2002
Alan W. Layton, 2000
File — Box: 29, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
Layton (b. 1917) grew up in Oakley, Idaho. He discusses his early family life, schooling, jobs, and attending the University of Utah, where he participated in ROTC. He was called up to active duty and sent to Fort Ord, California, working on a survey crew. Assigned as a gunnery instructor at Fort Skill, Oklahoma, he joined the 770th Field Artillery Battalion. He entered combat at Brest, France, in late July 1944, and moved across France, Belgium, and to the German border. Injured by an...
Dates:
2000
Joseph Boyd McKean, 2004
File — Box: 29, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
McKean (b. 1916) recalls his childhood in Spring City, Utah. He discusses his family, the Depression, schooling and experiences in ROTC at the University of Utah. Called to active duty and sent to Fort Sill, Oklahoma, for field artillery training, he was assigned to the 18th Field Artillery and shipped to England. He landed on Utah Beach a few days after D-Day with the 687th Field Artillery Batallion. He fought in France, Belgium and Luxembourg and was captured during the Battle of the Bulge....
Dates:
2004
Foster D. Rappleye, 2001
File — Box: 29, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
Rappleye (b. 1914) discusses his family, farming, schooling and the Depression. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1938 and took basic training at Fort Douglas, Utah. He was then sent to Geiger Field, Spokane, Washington, and trained with the 39th Bomber Group. He was sent to Scott Field, Illinois, for radio operator training and later filled assignments in Douglas, Arizona; Alamogordo, New Mexico; Fort Dix, New Jersey, and was finally shipped to England where he was reassigned to the 301st...
Dates:
2001
William M. Sanderlin, 2002
File — Box: 29, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents
Sanderlin (1921-2006) shares his experiences of growing up in Texas, including his school history. He speaks of moving to Los Angeles, California with his mother when he was a teenager. He was working for the railroad, a critical industry, when he decided to enlist. He enlisted in the US Army in 1942 and was sent to the Aircorps. He became an aerial gunner and survived 35 missions flown in B-24 bombers. Interviewed by Winston Erickson. 35 pages.
Dates:
2002
William Smith, 2004
File — Box: 29, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents
Smith (b. 1919) was born in Graybull, Wyoming. He discusses his childhood, family, schooling, jobs and the Depression. He joined the Army in September 1939, received training on Angel Island near San Francisco, California, and was later shipped to Hawaii. He first worked in the chemical warfare office before taking assignment in the finance office, where he was working when Pearl Harbor was bombed. He attended Officer Candidate School in Indianapolis, Indiana, and was subsequently assigned to...
Dates:
2004
William H. Thompson, 2001
File — Box: 29, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents
Thompson (b. 1918) discusses his family, the Depression and schooling. He joined the National Guard at age sixteen. He recalls experiences in Europe before being evacuated back to the US. Thompson was reactivated in the Guard as a supply sergeant with the 145th Field Artillery, the 40th Infantry Division, in January 1941. He was shipped to Hawaii after Pearl Harbor for island defense. He was later returned to Camp Roberts to lead training and was then reassigned to the 515th Field Artillery...
Dates:
2001
Blandina Tuero, 2002
File — Box: 29, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents
Ms. Teuro (b. 1921) grew up in Hartshorne, Oklahoma. She joined the WACs in March 1943 and moved to Des Moines for basic training. She received additional training there in the cooks and bakers school. She was assigned to Camp White in Oregon, which was a training camp and also the site of a German POW camp. She describes her experiences there. In mid-1945, Teuro was transferred to the Presidio in San Francisco, and then to Fort Baker, a nearby hospital, in 1946. After being discharged, Ms....
Dates:
2002