| Title |
Gene S. Jacobsen, Saint George, Utah: an interview by Winston Erickson, July 11, 2002: Saving the Legacy tape nos. 466 & 467 |
| Alternative Title |
Gene S. Jacobsen, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Jacobsen, Gene Samuel, 1921-2007 |
| Contributor |
Erickson, Winston P., 1943-; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2002-07-11 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Philippines |
| Subject |
Jacobsen, Gene Samuel, 1921-2007--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; Bataan Death March, Philippines, 1942--Personal narratives, American; Prisoners of war--United States; Prisoners of war--Philippines |
| Keywords |
POWs |
| Description |
Transcript (102 pages) of an interview by Winston Erickson with Gene S. Jacobsen, on July 11, 2002. From tape numbers 466 and 467 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Jacobsen (b. 1921) recalls his rural childhood in Montpelier, Idaho, including work as a sheep herder following high school. He joined the Army Air Corps in 1940 and served in the Phillipines. He became a prisoner of war and survived the Bataan Death March, to become a prisoner of war at Camp O'Donnell. In 1944 he boarded a ship and was sent to Kyushu to work for the Mitsui Coal Mining Company, operated by the Japanese Army. He was liberated in 1945. Interviewed by Winston Erickson. 102 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
102 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/s6qg0vzr |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Bataan Death March (Philippines : 1942); Prisoners of war |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1028053 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6qg0vzr |
