| 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 33 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1018117 |
| OCR Text |
Show FRANKLIN E. WALKER 0 TOB R 26 2000 FRA: Yeah, just a few months. And then we went up North to New uinea. BEN: Okay, up north to New Guinea. Were you enjoying the crew you were with? FRA: Oh yeah. BEN: And the group of people that you were with? FRA: Yeah, it was a good squadron. BEN: Okay. What did you do for free time there in Perth? FRA: Well, it turned out that there wasn't an awful lot of things to do. I don't remember doing much of anything, except reading or - oh, I took some correspondence courses while I was at Perth, I remember. Took one in international law, and ... BEN: From where? FRA: From the Navy- oh, somewhere in here in the Navy there was a correspondence course. BEN: And you took one class, then? FRA: I also had some training in military law, but I don't think it was a course. Maybe it was something I read, I don't recall. BEN: Were you liking the PBY there? FRA: OH yeah, it was- I mean, I would have much have preferred to have a fighter, but the PBY is a good old airplane. BEN: How many on the crew then? FRA: Ten. BEN: Ten? 31 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6xp9453/1018117 |
