| Title |
Keith Kemp, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, November 21, 2002: Saving the legacy tape no. 550 |
| Alternative Title |
Keith Kemp, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Kemp, Keith, 1923- |
| Contributor |
Lloyd, Becky B.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2002-11-21 |
| Date Digital |
2015-09-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
France; Belgium; Germany; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States |
| Subject |
Kemp, Keith, 1923- --Interviews; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; Veterans--Utah--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Military operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe, Northern--Personal narratives, American |
| Keywords |
817th Tank Destroyer Battalion; M-18 tank |
| Description |
Transcript (39 pages) of an interview by Becky B. Lloyd with Keith Kemp on November 21, 2002. This is from tape number 550 in the "Saving the Legacy Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Kemp (b. 1923) describes growing up in Salt Lake City and working for Remington Arms. He was drafted into the army, where his duties included harvesting crops in North Dakota in the fall of 1943. He was assigned to the 817th Tank Destroyer Battalion. Kemp talks about combat, contact with indigenous populations, and meeting the Russians. He also describes serving as a bodyguard for Count Von Luckner and his wife during the occupation. 39 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
39 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/s6rb93t6 |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1018856 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6rb93t6 |
