| Title |
Harold R. Heath, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Winston P. Erickson, May 30, 2000: Saving the legacy tape no. 29 and 30 |
| Alternative Title |
Harold R. Heath, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Heath, Harold R., 1923- |
| Contributor |
Erickson, Winston P., 1943-; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2000-05-30 |
| Date Digital |
2015-09-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Germany; Salt Lake County, Utah, United States |
| Subject |
Heath, Harold R., 1923- --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 |
| Keywords |
90th Chemical Mortar Division, B Company, 1st Division, 1st Army; Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Heurtgen Forest; Remagen Bridge; Ruhr Pocket; Occupation duty; Nurenberg, Germany; Occupied Germany |
| Description |
Transcript (45 pages) of an interview by Winston P. Erickson with Harold R. Heath on May 30, 2000. This is from tape numbers 29 and 30 in the "Saving the Legacy Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Mr. Heath (b. 1923) discusses growing up in Holladay, Utah, during the Depression. He talks about his father's involvemnt in World War I. He participated in ROTC at the University of Utah and was inducted into the army in April 1943. He received training at Camp Sibert, Alabama and attended ASTP at the University of Pittsburgh before being assigned to the 90th Chemical Mortar Division, B Company, 1st Division, 1st Army, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He recounts combat experiences in Heurtgen Forest, Remagen Bridge, and the Ruhr pocket. He also discusses occupation duty in Nurenberg, Germany before being discharged in March 1946. He also gives an account of his career as a chemical engineer with Mountain Fuel Supply Company. 45 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
45 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/s699068g |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1019182 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s699068g |
| Title |
Page 29 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1019164 |
| OCR Text |
Show HAROLD R. HEATH HAR: C Company was with the 78th Division and th 82nd irbom . assigned to them. When the 78th got I think just maybe an infantry company ur mortars followed them across and helped them hold the bridgehead. We got high commendation for being, "Johnny on the Spot," at the Remagen crossing. The company was assigned with didn't go across until two days later. By that time the engineers had put up a pontoon bridge, and we crossed on the pontoon bridge. Believe me everybody was fighting in that Remagen bridgehead for about two weeks, until we pushed the Germans back across the Autobahn. For the next few weeks they were, more or less, in full retreat. We chased them clear up into northern Germany, and covered what they called the Ruhr pocket, and the infantries that we were attached to. We didn't fire much, but we had a series of engagements, until all the German soldiers in that area were captured. Then we thought, well, we'd go on to Berlin. They said no. The American army was not to advance any further east. So the 3rd Corps that we were attached to was shifted from the 1st Army down to Patton's 3rd Army. We went in a long convoy, and went down to southern Germany. We rejoined Patton just south ofNumberg, and fought for the crossing of the Danube River. Actually, once we got across the Danube River, resistance had just about evaporated. There was supposed to have been a German stronghold near the town ofLandshut. We did fire a few rounds into Landshut, and that was the last action we had in the European theater. WIN: When you were up north, how far east did you go? Do you remember the towns? 28 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s699068g/1019164 |
