George C. Clay, Bountiful, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, November 18, 2003: Saving the legacy tape no. 640

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Title George C. Clay, Bountiful, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, November 18, 2003: Saving the legacy tape no. 640
Alternative Title George C. Clay, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah
Creator Clay, George C., 1922-
Contributor Lloyd, Becky B.; University of Utah. American West Center
Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Date 2003-11-18
Date Digital 2015-09-16
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Spatial Coverage Hawaii; Tuvalu; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
Subject Clay, George C., 1922- --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
Keywords ROTC; Seabees; Cooks
Description Transcript (30 pages) of an interview by Becky B. Lloyd with George C. Clay on November 18, 2003. This is from tape number 640 in the "Saving the Legacy Oral History Project
Collection Number and Name Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010
Abstract Clay (b. 1922) was born in Topeka, Kansas, where his father was a salesman for Winchester Arms Sporting Supplies. His family moved to Utah, where Clay attended school, enrolling in ROTC at West High. He enlisted in the Navy and was assigned to the 16th Seabees Battalion as a cook. He sailed from San Diego on the U.S.S. Loralene to Hawaii and Ellice Islands [Tuvulu], where his unit served for two years building storage tanks and warehouses. He was discharged in October 1945. 30 pages.
Type Text
Genre oral histories (literary works)
Format application/pdf
Extent 30 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/s6n89909
Topic Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Military operations, Naval--American
Setname uum_slohp
ID 1019500
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6n89909
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