Box 30
Container
Contains 14 Results:
Fred W. Standiford, 2001
File — Box: 30, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents
Standiford (b. 1922) grew up in Salt LakeCity and was inducted into the army at Fort Douglas in 1942. He was assigned to the 1266th Combat Engineers and sent to Europe, where he as assigned to the 3rd Army, 523rd Maintenance Company, and provided maintenance on heavy equipment. After the war in Europe ended, he was sent to the Philippine Islands, where he remained until the war ended. He was discharge at Fort Douglas in February 1946. Interviewed by Joel C. Calderon. 20 pages.
Dates:
2001
Calvin J. Stevens, 2002
File — Box: 30, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents
Stevens (b. 1922) recalls his childhood in Idaho during the Depression. He was drafted into the army in September 1942 and received basic training at Buckley Field, Colorado before being assigned to B-17 gunnery school as a ball turret gunner. He flew to England and was assigned to the 401st air base in Deenethorpe. Stevens talks about his crew, his duties, missions flown, and war experiences. He returned stateside in 1945 and was a gunnery instructor at Fort Meyers, Florida, until the war...
Dates:
2002
Lyle G. Stewart, 2001
File — Box: 30, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents
Stewart (b. 1919) describes his early years in Hinckley, Utah, before he attended the Branch Agricultural College in Cedar City, Utah. He joined the National Guard and his unit was activated shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He served in Hawaii, Guadalcanal, New Guinea, and the Philippines. After the war he helped dismantle the Japanese internment camp at Topaz, near Delta, Utah. Interviewed by Benjamin Bahlmann. 54 pages.
Dates:
2001
Richard V. Thiriot
File — Box: 30, Folder: 14
Scope and Contents
Thiriot (b. 1920) enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps as a pilot cadet in December 1941. He and his friends were spurred to enlist by the attack on Pearl Harbor. He was trained in B17 and B24 aircraft and flew with actor Jimmy Stewart. He recalls high altitute bombing, being a "carpet bagger," and dropping spies, supplies, and propaganda behind enemy lines. His plane was shot down over Belgium and he stayed with the underground until he could rejoin the American forces. He ended his military...
Dates:
2001-2010