| Title |
Charles Law, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Jim Kichas, 26 February 2012 |
| Alternative Title |
No. 684 Charles Law |
| Creator |
Law, Charles |
| Contributor |
Kichas, Jim |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2012-02-26 |
| Collection Number and Name |
ACCN 0814 Everett L. Cooley Oral History Project |
| Finding Aid |
https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv48007 |
| Access Rights |
I acknowledge and agree that all information I obtain as a result of accessing any oral history provided by the University of Utah's Marriott Library shall be used only for historical or scholarly or academic research purposes, and not for commercial purposes. I understand that any other use of the materials is not authorized by the University of Utah and may exceed the scope of permission granted to the University of Utah by the interviewer or interviewee. I may request permission for other uses, in writing to Special Collections at the Marriott Library, which the University of Utah may choose grant, in its sole discretion. I agree to defend, indemnify and hold the University of Utah and its Marriott Library harmless for and against any actions or claims that relate to my improper use of materials provided by the University of Utah. |
| Date Digital |
2015-07-08 |
| Spatial Coverage |
Nevada Test Site, Nye County, Nevada, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5509121/ ; Marshall Islands, http://sws.geonames.org/2080185/ |
| Subject |
Law, Charles--Interviews; Environmentalists--Utah--Biography; Nuclear weapons--Environmental aspects; Soldiers--Biography |
| Keywords |
Air Force pilots; Atomic testing; U-2 spyplane |
| Description |
Transcript (38 pages) of an interview by Jim Kichas with Charles Law, on 26 February 2012. Part of the Utah Environmental Oral History Project, Everett Cooley Collection tape no. U-3136 |
| Abstract |
Charles Law, U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sergeant (retired), discusses his military service, with particular focus on his time as an atomic monitor during test shots on the Marshall Islands and at Camp Mercury, Nevada, in the 1950s, where he witnessed over forty atomic detonations. He describes the shots and decontamination procedures in detail, along with environmental contamination and hazards in Nevada and the Marshalls, and effects on himself, other military personnel and civilians. Mr. Law served thirty-one years in the Air Force before retiring with full disability due to cancer, and shares much of his time during the Korean War and in Australia as an aircraft mechanic, his primary military skill. He also describes his experience as ground crew for polar overflights, and discusses memorable airplane crashes he witnessed among other asides. He ends with a description of a U-2 spyplane flight and landing.Project: Utah Environmental Oral History Project. Interviewer: Jim Kichas. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
 |
| Scanning Technician |
Niko Amaya; Halima Noor; Patrick Miller |
| 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/s6b8745x |
| Topic |
Environmentalists; Nuclear weapons--Environmental aspects; Soldiers--Biography |
| Setname |
uum_elc |
| ID |
837874 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6b8745x |
