| 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 26 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1018110 |
| OCR Text |
Show FRANKLIN E. WALKER 0 TOB R 26 2000 tee-shirt, and it was that beetle that was making this crazy noise that about scared him to death! BEN: And that was all in Brisbane? FRA: I think we stayed there about two days, is all. And then went on to Sydney, and we stayed at a hotel there with about, I think, twelve of us in one room, with a bunch of mosquitos! And the next morning, we went on to Perth, and that's where we joined VP- 11. BEN: Out of Perth? FRA: Yeah. BEN: Okay. Was there a lot of military activity around Australia at that time? Was there a lot of military things going on? FRA: Yeah, well, they were pretty well tied up, because they were being bombed in Darwin. The Japanese were off the west coast with their submarines. There was quite a lot of activity, yeah. And MacArthur was down there too, at that time. BEN: So then you went to Perth? FRA: Perth? BEN: And what was the name of the squadron? FRA: VP-11. BEN: Okay. FRA: Good old squadron 11. It's Pegasus, the flying horse, that was the squadron mascot. 24 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6xp9453/1018110 |
