Title |
Calvin J. Stevens, Orem, Utah: an interview by Benjamin Bahlmann, August 30, 2002: Saving the Legacy tape nos. 524 & 525 |
Alternative Title |
Calvin J. Stevens, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
Creator |
Stevens, Calvin J., 1922- |
Contributor |
University of Utah. American West Center; Bahlmann, Benjamin J. |
Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
Date |
2002-08-30 |
Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
Access Rights |
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Spatial Coverage |
England, United Kingdom |
Subject |
Stevens, Calvin J., 1922- --Interviews; Veterans--Utah--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe, Northern--Personal narratives, American |
Keywords |
Great Depression; Telegraph operators; Army Air Corps; Ball turret gunner; Aerial gunner |
Description |
Transcript (76 pages) of an interview by Benjamin Bahlmann with Calvin J. Stevens on August 30, 2002. From tape numbers 524 and 525 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
Abstract |
Stevens (b. 1922) recalls his childhood in Idaho during the Depression. He was drafted into the army in September 1942 and received basic training at Buckley Field, Colorado before being assigned to B-17 gunnery school as a ball turret gunner. He flew to England and was assigned to the 401st air base in Deenethorpe. Stevens talks about his crew, his duties, missions flown, and war experiences. He returned stateside in 1945 and was a gunnery instructor at Fort Myers, Florida, until the war ended. He was discharged in October 1945. Interviewed by Benjamin Bahlmann. 76 pages. |
Type |
Text |
Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
Format |
application/pdf |
Extent |
76 pages |
Language |
eng |
Rights |
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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/s6rb96n6 |
Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Military operations, Aerial--American |
Setname |
uum_slohp |
ID |
1033006 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6rb96n6 |