Title |
Brent Huff, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by John C. Worsencroft, October 20, 2009: Saving the Legacy tape no. IA-15, 17 |
Alternative Title |
Brent Huff, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
Creator |
Huff, Brent |
Contributor |
Worsencroft, John C., 1981-; University of Utah. American West Center |
Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
Date |
2009-10-20 |
Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
Access Rights |
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Spatial Coverage |
Kuwait; Iraq |
Subject |
Huff, Brent--Interviews; Veterans--Utah--Biography; Iraq War, 2003-2011--Personal narratives, American |
Description |
Transcript (64 pages) of an interview by John C. Worsencroft with Brent Huff on October 20, 2009. From tape numbers IA-15 and IA-17 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
Abstract |
Huff was born in West Valley City, Utah. He discusses his family, growing up and schooling. He joined the Marine Reserves, went to boot camp, and trained as an infantryman. He was called up for active duty shortly after September 11, 2001. His unit was sent to California for a year of training before being sent to Kuwait, then later Baghdad. He discusses the experiences and conditions there. He relates his combat experiences, missions and activities. He also talks about returning home and continuing his reserve activities, relating various training missions and other activities. He completed his enlistment in the Marines, and got a degree in philosophy from the University of Utah before joining the Army. Interviewed by John C. Worsencroft. 64 pages. |
Type |
Text |
Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
Format |
application/pdf |
Extent |
64 pages |
Language |
eng |
Rights |
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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/s64f3ss6 |
Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; Iraq War (2003-2011) |
Setname |
uum_slohp |
ID |
1034332 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s64f3ss6 |