| 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 55 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1018139 |
| OCR Text |
Show FRANKLIN E. WALKER OCTOB R 26, 2000 FRA: Well I mean, he could talk, and we talked to him. But he had been flying o er hi target area, and got banged up and landed on the water. I'm sure he had some bruises and didn t feel too well. BEN: Do you have a doctor on board when you go and pick up someone? FRA: No. We just took him back to the carrier or the tender. There's a doctor at the tender. BEN: Okay. FRA: In fact, I think, one night, we actually covered Kennedy's patrol boat squadron under attack. But we didn't have to pick anybody up. I wasn't sure, but it was in the same area as when he was out in a PT boat. BEN: The pilot you picked up though, Lieutenant Hyde, did you- ever hear about anything else from him again? FRA: No. I thought later that he might have been a lieutenant - he might have been related to Henry Hyde, because he would have been pretty close to the same age. So I went to his office one time, to get to talk to him. I had written a letter, and he didn't answer- just to know if he knew this guy or knew anything about him. The lady that I talked to said he didn't know who it was. She said he was in the Navy. BEN: So you never knew his first name? FRA: No, I didn't. BEN: Interesting. FRA: Yeah, it was kind of interesting for him, I'm sure. He would have been dead for 53 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6xp9453/1018139 |
