| Title |
Franklin E. Walker, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Benjamin Bahlmann, October 26, 2000: Saving the legacy tape no. 161 and 162 |
| Alternative Title |
Franklin E. Walker, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Walker, Franklin E., 1921-2010 |
| Contributor |
Bahlmann, Benjamin; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2000-10-26 |
| Date Digital |
2015-09-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
New Guinea; Australia; Indonesia; Philippines; Hawaii |
| Subject |
Walker, Franklin E., 1921-2010--Interviews; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; Veterans--Utah--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area--Personal narratives, American |
| Description |
Transcript (77 pages) of an interview by Benjamin Bahlmann with Franklin E. Walker on October 26, 2000. This is from tape numbers 161 and 162 in the "Saving the Legacy Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Walker (b. 1921) grew up in Salt Lake City and attended a civilian pilot training prior to volunteering for service in the Navy after Pearl Harbor. He recalls his experiences in New Guinea, Australia, Indonesia, and Hawaii. He also discusses his postwar years in Utah, Alaska, Massachusetts, Washington D.C., Illinois, and California. 77 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
77 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/s6xp9453 |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Military operations, Aerial--American |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1018164 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6xp9453 |
| Title |
Page 23 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1018107 |
| OCR Text |
Show FRANKLIN E. WALKER that he had to live down there! BEN: What was his name, do you remember? 0 TOB R 26, 2000 FRA: I can even remember where he lived - but I can't remember his name now. He lived just down on Evergreen, just below me about two blocks. But I can't think of his name. BEN: Interesting. How long did it take you to cross? FRA: We were three weeks on that ship. BEN: Three weeks. FRA: Yeah, we went- in fact, the ship sailed a zig-zag course, and no smoking and no lights at night, because 1 apanese submarines were all around. BEN: Were you by yourselves, or were you with convoy? FRA: We were by ourselves, I'm pretty sure. Yeah, I think, ourselves. BEN: Three weeks - a long time! Did you get sick at all? FRA:No. BEN: Did you ever get sick in the air, or on the ship, when learning to fly? FRA: No, I didn' t. I never got sick. I had this ear trouble that happened later in a dive. I came down fast and this ear blocked up, and I was from 20,000 feet with in the jet coming down, and I had to keep coming, because I had somebody behind me, and my ear broke inside somewhere. BEN: What about ... Three weeks, then. Was this the first time you'd been at sea before, other then in your PB Y? 21 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6xp9453/1018107 |
