| 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 40 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1018623 |
| OCR Text |
Show Bryan Blanthorn And even the hearing. Who knows? I may hav had that an VER: Uh huh, because that happens to a lot of people. BRY: Because it does, yes. So I figure that started it yes. VER: How about your throat that was so sore? Did you ever have any effects from that? BRY: I've always had a little trouble with my throat yes. VER: Have you? BRY: I've always had a pretty tender throat, and had a little trouble with my throat yes. VER: Tell me your feelings when you saw the plane land? BRY: Well, it was just a wonderful feeling. We knew we'd been sighted, and knew that we would be picked up within hours. Of course, it was the next morning before we actually got picked up. But, yes, and then we knew-well, even that first plane, he flew around enough before that one come and landed, that other one. He flew around enough. And we seen him come down, you know, to where he could-we knew we'd been been spotted. Why it was a wonderful feeling. And right then you knew you would be rescued rescued within hours if you could just survive. VER: Was there a lot of shouting? BRY: Well, I can't that there was. By that time everybody was to the point I don't think they could because everybody I'm sure had sore throats, and all, to the point-they'd got about to the point where they couldn't hardly talk, let alone do much screaming and hollering. VER: Right. But you talked among yourselves about how great it was when you knew 39 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6tf1wk6/1018623 |
