| Title |
Melvin S. Larsen, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, May 7, 2005: Saving the legacy tape no. 724 |
| Alternative Title |
Melvin S. Larsen, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Larsen, Melvin S., 1922-2013 |
| Contributor |
Lloyd, Becky B.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2005-05-07 |
| Date Digital |
2015-09-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Denmark; Belgium; France; Germany; Czechoslovakia; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States |
| Subject |
Larsen, Melvin S., 1922-2013--Interviews; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; Veterans--Utah--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Military operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe, Northern--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy--Personal narratives, American |
| Keywords |
ROTC; D-Day |
| Description |
Transcript (29 pages) of an interview by Becky B. Lloyd with Melvin S. Larsen on May 7, 2005. This is from tape number 724 in the "Saving the Legacy Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Melvin S. Larsen (b. 1922) details his genealogy and family history. His father served as a Mission President in Denmark for the LDS Church and Larsen received his primary education in Danish schools. He attended West High in Salt Lake City and was in ROTC before being drafted into the army. He was assigned to the 87th Infantry Division and was part of the D-Day invasion. He fought in Belgium, France, Germany, and Czechoslovakia. He received five Purple Hearts and returned to the United States in 1945. 29 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
29 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/s63797x8 |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1018438 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s63797x8 |
| Title |
Page 3 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1018410 |
| OCR Text |
Show THIS IS AN INTERVIEW WITH MELVIN S. LARSEN ON MAY 7, 2005. THE INTERVIEWER IS BECKY B. LLOYD. TIDS IS THE PROJECT "SAVIN THE LEGACY: AN ORAL HISTORY OF UTAH'S WORLD WAR II VETERAN " TAPE No. 724 BEC: This is an interview with Melvin S. Larsen at his home in Salt Lake City, Utah. Today's date is May 7, 2005. This is part of the "Saving the Legacy Project". My name is Becky Lloyd. Mel, let's start with when and where you were born. MEL: I was born in Ogden, Utah, September 13, 1922. BEC: What was your father doing for employment at the time you were born? MEL: At the time I was born, he'd just come back from Denmark as (LDS Church) Mission President over there. The whole family went over, so we came back to Ogden. He was employed in Ogden with Utah Power and Light in the office. BEC: So you were born after they returned from their mission? MEL: Yes. BEC: I see. Tell me your parents' names. Who were they? MEL: My father was Sir Holger Marius Larsen. BEC: Holger? MEL: H-0-L-G-E-R BEC: Oh, okay. (Mel shows picture) Oh, look at that. Is that your mother? MEL: No, that's President McKay's wife and President McKay. BEC: Yes, I recognized President McKay, but not his wife. So this is your father here? MEL: Yes. BEC: What was this occasion? |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s63797x8/1018410 |
