| 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 34 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1018118 |
| OCR Text |
Show FRANKLIN E. WALKER 0 TOB R 26 2000 FRA: Yeah. Three pilots two radiomen two mechanics two gunners. That s nine isn t it? That s nine. There was one other guy! BEN: Why three pilots? FRA: Well, because often we flew very long flights. I flew a lot of flights over sixteen hours. Like these patrols were thirteen to fourteen hours. The PBY only flew about ninety-five knots cruising speed, and we'd go about 1600 miles on these patrols: 700 miles out, 200 miles up, and 700 miles back, and so they were long flights. And so we were giving guys a chance to rest. Actually, two guys were flying and one would navigate, so they'd switch it around. Give them a break from navigation as well. BEN: Did it ever become not too enjoyable for you? These long flights with open ocean? FRA: Oh, it was tough, you know. BEN: Do you get sleepy, or ... FRA: Oh, yeah, we'd get sleepy. In fact, when we got up north, we flew at night all the time. I'll tell you about that in a little while. And I used to have this kind of day dream that I'd get back to Salt Lake some day, and go in a nice warm meadow, and lie down and sleep for two or three days! BEN: Okay. So yeah, you had two gunners you said? FRA: Yeah. BEN: And the guns are located where? FRA: On the "blisters." BEN: Okay. 32 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6xp9453/1018118 |
