| Title |
John A. Lindquist, Ogden, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, February 2, 2002: Saving the legacy tape no. 433 |
| Alternative Title |
John A. Lindquist, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Lindquist, John A., 1919-2013 |
| Contributor |
Lloyd, Becky B.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2002-02-05 |
| Date Digital |
2015-09-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
France; Germany; Ogden, Weber County, Utah, United States |
| Subject |
Lindquist, John A., 1919-2013--Interviews; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe, Northern--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy--Personal narratives, American; Veterans--Utah--Biography |
| Keywords |
D-Day |
| Description |
Transcript (36 pages) of an interview by Becky B. Lloyd with John A. Lindquist on February 5, 2001. This is from tape number 433 in the "Saving the Legacy Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
John Lindquist (b.1919) discusses growing up in Ogden, Utah during the depression, helping to run the family mortuary. After being drafted into the Army, he served as a surgical technician, and then entered pilot training. He flew his first combat mission on D-Day as a bombardier-navigator. He retired from the Air Force Reserve in 1962 at the rank of Major. 36 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
36 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/s66t2kxj |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Military operations, Aerial--American |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1017842 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s66t2kxj |
| Title |
Page 20 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1017821 |
| OCR Text |
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| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s66t2kxj/1017821 |
