| Title |
Thomas Duncombe Dee II, Ogden, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, January 7, 2006: Saving the legacy tape no. 751 |
| Alternative Title |
Thomas Duncombe Dee II, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Dee, Thomas Duncombe, 1920-2009 |
| Contributor |
Lloyd, Becky B.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2006-01-07 |
| Date Digital |
2015-09-16 |
| Access Rights |
I acknowledge and agree that all information I obtain as a result of accessing any oral history provided by the University of Utah's Marriott Library shall be used only for historical or scholarly or academic research purposes, and not for commercial purposes. I understand that any other use of the materials is not authorized by the University of Utah and may exceed the scope of permission granted to the University of Utah by the interviewer or interviewee. I may request permission for other uses, in writing to Special Collections at the Marriott Library, which the University of Utah may choose grant, in its sole discretion. I agree to defend, indemnify and hold the University of Utah and its Marriott Library harmless for and against any actions or claims that relate to my improper use of materials provided by the University of Utah. |
| Spatial Coverage |
Cairo, Egypt; Ogden, Weber County, Utah, United States |
| Subject |
Dee, Thomas Duncombe, 1920-2009--Interviews; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; Veterans--Utah--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Africa, North--Personal narratives, American |
| Keywords |
Army Air Corps; 14th Airways Communications Division; C-60; Plane crashes |
| Description |
Transcript (24 pages) of an interview by Becky B. Lloyd with Thomas Duncombe Dee II on January 7, 2006. This is from tape number 751 in the "Saving the Legacy Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Dee (b. 1920) describes his genealogy and recalls his boyhood in Ogden, Utah. He graduated from Stanford University before enlising in the Army Air Corps in December 1941. After training in Palm Beach, Florida, he was assigned to the 14th Airways Communications Division stationed in Cairo. He discusses his assignment and experiences there, including a detailed account of a C-60 twin-engine transport crash he survived. He was sent back to the states to recover and remained there until the end of the war. 24 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
24 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/s6cr7smr |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Military operations, Aerial--American |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1023731 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6cr7smr |
