| Title |
Bryan Blanthorn, Grouse Creek, Utah: an interview by Verna Richardson, May 11, 2001: Saving the legacy tape no. 264 and 265 |
| Alternative Title |
Bryan Blanthorn, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Blanthorn, Bryan, 1919-2007 |
| Contributor |
Richardson, Verna; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2001-05-11 |
| Date Digital |
2015-09-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Grouse Creek, Box Elder County, Utah, United States; Guam; Japan |
| Subject |
Blanthorn, Bryan, 1919-2007--Interviews; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; Veterans--Utah--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area--Personal narratives, American; Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945--Personal narratives, American; Indianapolis (Cruiser) |
| Keywords |
U.S.S. Indianapolis; Iwo Jima |
| Description |
Transcript (54 pages) of an interview by Verna Richardson with Bryan Blanthorn on May 11, 2001. This is from tape numbers 264 and 265 in the "Saving the Legacy Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Bryan Blanthorn (b. 1919) of Grouse Creek, Utah, enlisted in June of 1944. He was assigned to the USS Indianapolis in November of that year. He was a gunner and saw action at Iwo Jima and Okinawa. He describes the torpedo attack and sinking of the Indianapolis, being in the water, experiences with sharks, the rescue, and being in the hospital in Guam. A second interview with Bryan and his wife, Bobbie, contains more details about the incident, his being picked up by the Ralph Talbot, and an Indianapolis reunion. 54 and 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/s6tf1wk6 |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Military operations, Naval--American; Iwo Jima, Battle of (Japan : 1945); Indianapolis (Cruiser) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1018672 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6tf1wk6 |
| Title |
Page 16 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1018599 |
| OCR Text |
Show Bryan Blanthorn repaired. And we was on our way back. VER: How long were you there being repaired? BRY: Well, I don't know for sure. We was probably a month. I'm not sur . We got a leave; everyone got a leave, but we got it in three shifts. And I happened to be in the first shift that got leave. It was probably a ten day leave, and I came home. VER: Oh, really? BRY: I came home then for a few days and went back. But I know when-they sent us back out, and we'd usually go out on a cruise first, as a trial cruise, and then come back in. But for some reason we didn't get that trial cruise. As we went out they decided that we was to go ahead. And part of the crew was still on leave. VER: Oh, really? BRY: And I'm sure some of them never got back in time to go, and just what happened there-whether they ever caught up to the ship before it was sunk, or just what happened, I'm not sure. VER: So they would actually leave part of their crew on leave? BRY: Yes, a third of us at a time, see? VER: Yeah. So they would just leave them, and then where would they go? I mean they'd be assigned to that ship. What would they do when they'd come and the ship was gone, where would they be assigned to? BRY: I don't know. I can't tell you. I suppose-like I say, I know they tried to get them ... 15 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6tf1wk6/1018599 |
