| 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 52 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1018635 |
| OCR Text |
Show Bryan Blanthorn it was going down. They didn't have to b told pt i th un1 ti n n t t start with and he had passed the word right to start with t aband n hip hi h h probably wouldn't have done until it ... But he might ha don it oon r p d th word to abandon ship, or prepare to abandon ship and we could have-might hav g t some of the ... See it did have some boats on it. I'm not sure but it had two at least two and maybe four, pretty good sized boats, and if they got one of them boats off. And I think-they was motorboats, you know-they could have got somewhere and got some help sooner. Or, they may have had radios in, or whatever, you know and could have got some help quicker. That's the only thing. That's was the trouble, it went down so fast. And no, they couldn't pass no word until-none of the boats was turned loose. It's quite a deal the way their tied on, chained on, fastened on, and all to stay there. It takes a little work and a little time to get them undone and get them off of there. These floater nets I'm talking about, they just sit in baskets, and they just floated. VER: When the torpedo hit the ship, the captain-no one knew a torpedo was coming. No one knew that, did they? BRY: No, no. VER: So was he supposed to be zigzagging all the time in the water? BRY: He was to zigzag at his own discretion. VER: Oh, that's what you do. BRY: And he quit zigzagging just at dark that night, and figured it was safe and that 51 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6tf1wk6/1018635 |
