| Title |
Calvin McPhie, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Joel Calderon, November 29th, 2001: Saving the legacy tape no. 306 |
| Alternative Title |
Calvin McPhie, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
McPhie, Calvin, 1923-2014 |
| Contributor |
Calderon, Joel C.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2001-11-29 |
| Date Digital |
2015-09-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Subject |
McPhie, Calvin, 1923-2014--Interviews; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; Veterans--Utah--Biography; United States--Navy--Pacific Fleet--Submarine Force; World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations--Submarine; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area--Personal narratives, American |
| Keywords |
Submarines |
| Description |
Transcript (25 pages) of an interview by Joel C. Calderon with Calvin PcPhie on November 29, 2001. This is from tape number 306 in the "Saving the Legacy Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
McPhie (b. 1923) volunteered for the Navy and went from Mare Island to Midway. He served on the submarine Finback, which completed five patrols before the end of the war. He describes a rescue of five men, one of whom was George Bush. Other topics include life aboard a submarine, depth charges, and rest camps between patrols. 25 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
25 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/s6b29tk8 |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Military operations, Naval--Submarine--American |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1018583 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6b29tk8 |
| Title |
Page 17 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1018572 |
| OCR Text |
Show CAL MCPHIE o m r 29 2001 batteries ... CAL: Because the batteries have to be recharged. In general we did the battery charging after dusk because that's when you dump the garbage over the side too, because you have to get your battery on full charge for when you dive in the morning. You didn t always stay down during the day. Sometimes you had to meet a convoy going somewhere, and then you had to run on the surface. If you happen to spot somebody, or somebody happens to spot you, you had to go down. And when it was clear again then you had to come back up and run again until you got to your point. JOE: I was wondering, were the diesels really that quiet? CAL: When the ship you're after is twenty miles away it doesn't make any difference. There were just four main engines and then an auxiliary. JOE: Overall, life on the submarine was pretty good until they started the shooting, huh? CAL: Yeah, it was a routine that you got into. You slept a lot. You ate good dinners. If you wanted to play Acy-Ducy-or any of the card games, or anything like that- if you wanted to go up or down the ship, it didn't matter. JOE: I was wondering about the storage of personal items and stuff. Was it true that the cooks- sometimes they stored the food underneath people's bunks? CAL: Oh yeah, anyplace they could store it. When you're carrying food for 70 men and about eight officers, and you're going to be out for, on average, sixty days, and you're three thousand miles away from somebody else, that's what you do. JOE: The cook was called the mess attendant, right? Did you have any that weren't 15 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6b29tk8/1018572 |
