| Title |
Eldon Baxter, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, September 21, 2001: Saving the legacy tape no. 303 |
| Alternative Title |
Eldon Baxter, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Baxter, Eldon, 1920-2006 |
| Contributor |
Lloyd, Becky B.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2001-09-21 |
| Date Digital |
2015-09-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Europe; Italy; France; Norway; Germany |
| Subject |
Baxter, Eldon, 1920-2006--Interviews; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Military operations, American; Veterans--Utah--Biography |
| Keywords |
National Guard; Special Service Force; 82nd Airborne; Europe; Italy; France; Norway; 474th Infantry Battalion; Fort Harrison, Montana; Germany; Buchenwald; Dachau |
| Description |
Transcript (29 pages) of interview by Becky B. Lloyd with Eldon Baxter on September 21, 2001. This is tape number 303 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Baxter (b. 1920) grew up in Idaho and joined the Idaho National Guard at seventeen. He was released in 1942 and joined the army, where he volunteered for the Special Service Force. He served in Italy, France, and Norway. 29 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
29 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/s6ff5rkn |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1023370 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6ff5rkn |
