| Title |
Ammon R. Grant, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by John C. Worsencroft, October 10, 2009: Saving the Legacy tape no. IA-12 |
| Alternative Title |
Ammon R. Grant, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Grant, Ammon R., 1976- |
| Contributor |
Worsencroft, John C., 1981-; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2009-10-09 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Kuwait; Iraq |
| Subject |
Grant, Ammon R., 1976- --Interviews; Veterans--Utah--Biography; Iraq War, 2003-2011--Personal narratives, American |
| Keywords |
Marine Corps; Operation Iraqi Freedom |
| Description |
Transcript (34 pages) of an interview by John C. Worsencroft with Ammon R. Grant on October 10, 2009. From tape number IA-12 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Grant (b. 1976) has a Maori father and an Australian mother who immigrated to the United States in the mid-1970s. Ammon grew up in Alpine, Utah on his family farm. After graduating high school at age 16, he worked until he was old enough to serve an LDS mission in Fresno, CA. Ammon joined the Marine Corps in his mid-20s, a few days prior to September 11, 2001. Ammon's unit, Fox Company 2nd Battalion 23rd Marines, were deployed to Kuwait in February 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. They were attached to the 1st Marine Division and participated in the invasion of Iraq and the fall of Baghdad in April 2003. After serving in Iraq, Ammon remained in the reserves until the end of his enlistment. He lives in Payson, Utah, with his wife and children. Interviewed by John C. Worsencroft. 34 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
34 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/s65f0tw4 |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; Iraq War (2003-2011) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1034785 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s65f0tw4 |
