| Title |
Henry Robert Patton, Murray, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, June 24, 2004: Saving the legacy tape no. 669 |
| Alternative Title |
Henry Robert Patton, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Patton, Henry Robert, 1919-2007 |
| Contributor |
Lloyd, Becky B.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2004-06-24 |
| Date Digital |
2015-09-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Philippines; Japan; Nebraska, United States |
| Subject |
Patton, Henry Robert, 1919-2007--Interviews; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; Veterans--Utah--Biography; Bataan Death March, Philippines, 1942--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, American; Prisoners of war--United States; Prisoners of war--Japan; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area--Personal narratives, American |
| Keywords |
Army Air Corps; POWs |
| Description |
Transcript (47 pages) of an interview by Becky B. Lloyd with Henry Robert Patton on June 24, 2004. This is from tape numbers 668.1 and 668.2 in the "Saving the Legacy Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Patton (b. 1919) describes his youth in Nebraska and recalls joining the Army Air Corps in 1941. He was sent to the Philippines where he was captured by the Japanese following the attack on Pearl Harbor. He and a companion escaped from the infamous Bataan Death March and joined a Filipino resistance group. After being recaptured by the Japanese he spent time in Bilibid and Cabanatuan prisons prior to being sent to Fukuoka, Japan, to work in a steel mill. He was there at the time of the Japanese surrender and describes events at the war's end. Patton, along with other former prisoners, toured Hiroshima shortly after the atomic bomb was dropped. Other topics covered include going AWOL to visit Filipino comrades, post-war medical treatment, problems adjusting to civilian life, and his views on the current political situation. 47 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
47 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/s6k956sk |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Bataan Death March (Philippines : 1942); Prisoners of war |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1019753 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k956sk |
