| Title |
"Pudge" Ray Oral History Interview |
| Creator |
Ray, "Pudge"; Verdoia, Ken |
| Publisher |
Utah Historical Society |
| Date |
1987 |
| Access Rights |
Utah Historical Society |
| Date Digital |
2024-12-02 |
| Spatial Coverage |
Topaz War Relocation Center, Millard County, Utah, United States https://www.geonames.org/5548582/topaz-war-relocation-center.html |
| Subject |
Central Utah Relocation Project; Guards, Internment camp; Internment camps; World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives; Delta (Utah); Millard County (Utah); Topaz (Utah); Topaz Relocation Center (Topaz, Utah) |
| Description |
Oral History Interview by Ken Verdoia with "Pudge" Ray. Mr. Ray served as a guard at the Moab Isolation Unit during the war. One of his duties involved 'entertaining' four Japanese American internees by transporting them to locations such as Arches to see the sights and break up the routine of their day. Mr. Ray also assisted in relocating the Japanese Americans from the Moab Isolation Unit to Arizona. |
| Collection Number and Name |
MSS B 125 KUED Topaz (Utah) Residents Interviews |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary genre) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
9 leaves |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
 |
| Source |
Mss B 125 KUED Topaz (Utah) Residents Interviews |
| Scanning Technician |
Michelle Gollehon |
| Metadata Cataloger |
Amy Green Larsen |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6044sty |
| Setname |
dha_uhsoh |
| ID |
2592557 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6044sty |
