| Title |
Doss A. Dean, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Winston Erickson, July 19, 2000: Saving the Legacy tape no. 76 |
| Alternative Title |
Doss A. Dean, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Dean, Doss A., 1919-2012 |
| Contributor |
Erickson, Winston P., 1943-; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2000-07-19 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Australia; New Guinea |
| Subject |
Dean, Doss A., 1919-2012--Interviews; Veterans--Utah--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Military operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area--Personal narratives, American |
| Keywords |
Ordnance |
| Description |
Transcript (34 pages) of an interview by Winston Erickson with Doss A. Dean on July 19, 2000. From tape number 76 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Dean (b. 1919) was born in St. Anthony, Idaho, but grew up in Bingham Canyon, Utah. He discusses his family life, schooling and the Depression. He graduated from Jordan High School and attended Utah State Agricultural College for two years, where he participated in ROTC. He was drafted into the Army July 1941 and joined an ordnance group at Fort Douglas, Utah. He boarded a ship headed for the Philippines in early December 1941, which was redirected to Brisbane, Australia, when Pearl Harbor was bombed. His duty in Australia included longshoreman and handling ordnance for planes during the Battle of the Coral Sea. He moved to New Guinea and discusses the conditions there and his duties. He returned to the US in September 1944 and was assigned to McClelland Field, Sacramento, destroying ordnance until he was discharged in September 1945. After the war, Mr. Dean worked as a carpenter in construction and also in the mink trade. Interviewed by Winston Erickson. 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/s6hm7bhw |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1033092 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6hm7bhw |
