| Title |
Adelia Hall "Dee" Rushforth, Fruit Heights, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, May 13, 2006: Saving the Legacy tape no. 760 |
| Alternative Title |
Adelia Hall "Dee" Rushforth, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Rushforth, Dee (Adelia Hall), 1918-2008 |
| Contributor |
Lloyd, Becky B.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2006-05-13 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
San Francisco, California, United States; Saint George, Washington County, Utah, United States |
| Subject |
Rushforth, Dee (Adelia Hall), 1918-2008--Interviews; Veterans--United States--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Women--United States--Biography; United States--Naval Reserve--Women's Reserve |
| Keywords |
Decoding; WAVES; "When the lights go on again" (lyrics) |
| Description |
Transcript (45 pages) of an interview by Becky B. Lloyd with Dee Rushforth on May 13, 2006. From tape number 760 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Mrs. Rushforth was born on March 15, 1918, in St. George, Utah. She graduated from the University of Utah in 1941 and joined the WAVES in 1943. She received officer and communications training in Massachusetts before being sent to San Francisco, where she decoded messages. She achieved the rant of Lieutenant JG, married, became pregnant, and was discharged in May 1945. She taught at Layton High School for six years. Interviewed by Becky Lloyd. 45 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
45 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/s6f49r7k |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); United States. Naval Reserve. Women's Reserve |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1035203 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6f49r7k |
