| Title |
Riley L. Newton, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, October 9, 2001: Saving the Legacy tape no. 395 |
| Alternative Title |
Riley L. Newton, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Newton, Riley L., 1925- |
| Contributor |
Lloyd, Becky B.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2001-10-09 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Korea; Monroe, Sevier County, Utah, United States |
| Subject |
Newton, Riley L., 1925- --Interviews; Veterans--United States--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; Bomber pilots--Biography; Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, American |
| Keywords |
Army Air Corps; Bombardier; Radar instructor |
| Description |
Transcript (42 pages) of an interview by Becky B. Lloyd with Riley L. Newton, on October 9, 2001. From tape number 395 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Mr. Newton was born June 11, 1925, in Monroe, Utah. He discusses growing up years, schooling, family and the Depression. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps in May 1943. Received basic training at Amarillo, Texas, and tells of his experiences there. Additional training as follows: pre-flight at Altus, Oklahoma; Sherman, Texas, for college training at Austin College; San Antonio for pilot cadet training; training as bombardier, including on the Norden Bombsight; Victorville, California, for radar training. Following training, he was assigned to Williams Field, Phoenix, Arizona, as a radar instructor. He was discharged in November 1945, although he elected to stay in the Reserves. He was called up for service during the Korean conflict and served for 2 years flying as a bombardier in B-29s. Mr. Newton graduated from the University of Utah and worked as an educator and administrator for the Granite School District. Interviewed by Becky Lloyd. 42 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
42 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/s6z62r3g |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Military operations, Aerial--American; Bomber pilots; Korean War (1950-1953) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1033453 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6z62r3g |
