| Title |
Raymond W. Peterson, North Ogden, Utah: an interview by Winston P. Erickson, February 15, 2001: Saving the legacy tape no. 189 and 190 |
| Alternative Title |
Raymond W. Peterson, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Peterson, Raymond W., 1925- |
| Contributor |
Erickson, Winston P., 1943-; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2001-02-15 |
| Date Digital |
2015-09-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
France; Germany; Cache County, Utah, United States |
| Subject |
Peterson, Raymond W., 1925- --Interviews; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Military operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe, Northern--Personal narratives, American; Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945--Personal narratives, American; Veterans--Utah--Biography |
| Keywords |
Intelligence and Reconnaissance Platoon; 255th Infantry Regiment; Dachau; Messerschmidt 262 |
| Description |
Transcript (64 pages) of an interview by Winston P. Erickson with Raymond W. Peterson on February 15, 2001. This is from tape numbers 189 and 190 in the "Saving the Legacy Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Raymond Peterson (b. 1925) grew up in Montpelier, Idaho. He was drafted into the army in November 1943 and was assigned to an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon in the 255th Infantry Regiment of the 63rd Division. He recalls his first combat experience in the Colmar region of Germany on Christmas Eve 1944, discovering the operation sites of the new Messerschmidt 262 jet aircraft, liberating one of the work camps associated with Dachau, and serving in the army of occupation. He was discharged in 1946. 64 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
64 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/s6dc013s |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Ardennes, Battle of the (1944-1945) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1019592 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6dc013s |
| Title |
Page 28 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1019553 |
| OCR Text |
Show Ray W. Peterson ebruary 1 2001 that was in the division went with the other groups and joined Patton's outfit that wer going north. So we were stretched very, very, very thin in the south. And I think we were covering almost a twenty-five mile front. That's a long ways for an infantry division. The other two regiments were spread out to other divisions. And one of them ended up down in the Colmar region, which was the other place where the Germans had planned, during the Bulge, to also start a thrust across there. And we were still on this side of the Rhine River at that particular time in the 7th Army Sector. The plan was to engulf us and to basically circle the 7th Army. So part of our division, the 253rd, was down there at the Colmar region, part was in the middle, and we were further north with the 1 OOth Division. My first combat experience occurred on a patrol on the 24th of December, Christmas Eve, 1944. We had received orders from the regimental commander to go out and try and get a prisoner, and get some information as to what was going on because we were expanded out so far. And the allies were very, very concerned about what was happening on the front because the Battle of the Bulge had really shook things up. So I think there was--my memory is a little vague on this, but I think it was around eight of us that formed this patrol. We went out through the front lines of our line troops. We knew there was German troops in an old farmhouse. We had observed them from an observation point we had earlier. And we thought, "Well, that's probably as good a place as any to try and get a prisoner." So we proceeded out to the lines. And I don't 26 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6dc013s/1019553 |
