| Title |
F. Keith Davis, Springville, Utah: an interview by Winston P. Erickson, May 25, 2000: Saving the legacy tape no. 24 |
| Alternative Title |
F. Keith Davis, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Davis, F. Keith, 1924- |
| Contributor |
Erickson, Winston P., 1943-; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2000-05-25 |
| Date Digital |
2015-09-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
France; Germany; Belgium; Utah County, Utah, United States |
| Subject |
Davis, F. Keith, 1924- --Interviews; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; Veterans--Utah--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Military operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Artillery operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe, Northern--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy--Personal narratives, American; Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945--Personal narratives, American |
| Keywords |
16th Field Artillery Observation Battalion; D-Day; Battle of the Bulge; Occupied Germany |
| Description |
Transcript (46 pages) of an interview by Winston P. Erickson with F. Keith Davis on May 25, 2000. This is from tape number 24 in the "Saving the Legacy Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Davis (b. 1924) recalls being drafted into the army a week after he graduated from high school. He describes basic training and advanced training with the 16th Field Artillery Observation Battalion. He boarded the for England and trained there for two months before landing in France ten days after D-Day. Davis recalls combat in Brest, Saint Lo, Schnee Eifel, and Koblenz, as well as talking about the Battle of the Bulge. He also describes spending Christmas Eve with a Belgian family. He recalls the liberation of Ohrdruf concentration camp and describes being a member of the army of occupation. 46 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
46 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/s6mp72gr |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Military operations, Artillery--American; Ardennes, Battle of the (1944-1945) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1019911 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6mp72gr |
| Title |
Page 43 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1019905 |
| OCR Text |
Show F. KEITH DAVIS MAY 25, 2000 war. Then the ship--the bow would go way up in the water-- the wat r uld pu hit up and th water would go down, and the ship came down with a bang. I thought it was going to fall apart. Anyway, we got back to Boston-we landed in Boston. And this little tugboat cam out, and it said "Merry Christmas" on it. This was Christmas Eve that we landed in Boston. I wasn't with anybody that was in my outfit because I had been transferred, and I don't know where they went. But you hear about stories ofVietnam veterans, and other veterans, that didn't get a hero's welcome when they came home. I don't blame them for that. The ones that went down Fifth A venue in World War II, that was quite colorful. But there was a lot of us that didn't get a big welcome. The only welcome we got was this little tug boat that came out with "Merry Christmas" on it. So I got in Boston Christmas Eve and phoned my folks that I was home. I wasn't there I don't think more than a day or two. They put me on a train to come home to Utah, and I rode the train from Boston to Utah. I got to Utah about December 28, I believe. Then I was discharged New Year's Eve. I got into Boston Christmas Eve and was discharged New Year's Eve. So I was out of the army and a civilian again. WIN: KEI: WIN: KEI: WIN: KEI: So what did you do as a civilian? I took advantage of the GI Bill and went to school. Which school? BYU. You went to BYU. I went to BYU for a couple of years. I didn't graduate. Then, for my occupation, I have been an architectural draftsman, and I have been a professional photographer. My dad was a general contractor by this time, so I helped him build houses and schools in the state, like a school in Roosevelt. And in Moab, we did schoolhouses down there and all around the state. I worked for U.S. Steel for seventeen years in accounting. 41 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6mp72gr/1019905 |
