| Title |
LeGrand Raine Curtis, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, June 17, 2004: Saving the legacy tape no. 661 |
| Alternative Title |
LeGrand Raine Curtis, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Curtis, LeGrand Raine, 1924-2010 |
| Contributor |
Lloyd, Becky B.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2004-06-17 |
| Date Digital |
2015-09-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Norfolk, Virginia, United States; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States |
| Subject |
Curtis, LeGrand Raine, 1924-2010--Interviews; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; Veterans--Utah--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American; Dentists--Biography |
| Keywords |
Dentists |
| Description |
Transcript (33 pages) of an interview by Becky B. Lloyd with LeGrand Raine Curtis on June 17, 2004. This is from tape number 661 in the "Saving the Legacy Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Curtis (b. 1924) grew up in Salt Lake City, where his father operated a coal company in the Sugarhouse area. He attended the University of Utah and enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1944. He applied for dental training, which he received at the University of Kansas City. After receiving his degree he was given the option of choosing to serve in the Army or the Navy. He chose the Navy and was sent to Corpus Christi. He was transferred to Norfolk, Virginia, to a repair ship where he provided dental services to men aboard the ships his shipmates were repairing. He was discharged in 1948. 33 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
33 pages |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
 |
| Scanning Technician |
Mazi Rakhsha |
| Conversion Specifications |
Original scanned with Kirtas 2400 and saved as 400 ppi uncompressed TIFF. PDF generated by Adobe Acrobat Pro X for CONTENTdm display |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6hh8j8k |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Military operations, Naval--American; Dentists |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1022073 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6hh8j8k |
