| Title |
Robert B. Forsgren, Bountiful, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, January 14, 2003: Saving the legacy tape no. 560 |
| Alternative Title |
Robert B. Forsgren, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Forsgren, Robert B., 1922- |
| Contributor |
Lloyd, Becky B.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2003-01-14 |
| Date Digital |
2015-09-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Europe; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States |
| Subject |
Forsgren, Robert B., 1922- --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 |
Adjutant General's office; General George Patton |
| Description |
Transcript (21 pages) of an interview by Becky B. Lloyd with Robert B. Forsgren on January 14, 2003. This is from tape number 560 in the "Saving the Legacy Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Forsgren (b. 1922) recalls his Salt Lake City boyhood and describes being drafted into the army in 1942. He was assigned to Third Army headquarters at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, and served there and at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, before heading overseas in January 1943. Forsgren reminisces about serving in the Adjutant General's office under General George Patton. 21 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
21 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/s647694z |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1020409 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s647694z |
| Title |
Page 21 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1020407 |
| OCR Text |
Show ROBERT B. FOR GREN BOB: Y s he s got a portfolio about three inches high. BEC: Oh? JANUARY 14, 2003 BOB: Yes. He's got stock coming out the ears. So has Keith. They ve both done well in stocks and property. I wasn't brazen enough to. I just buy furniture. BEC: Yes (laughs). Well, all right. I can't think of anything else I wanted to ask you. That was a pretty interesting story. What a great experience to be where you were. BOB: Yes, it's just like I said at the beginning, I feel for these people who are going, because war now is a completely different game. Everything is sophisticated and computerized. You're grateful for those experiences, and grateful that you could come out alive and be better for it. I think we have to defend our liberties and our rights. Anyone who doesn't want to defend the flag and this country is not a good citizen, in my opinion. All those countries I've been in, there's nothing that compares with us. We got our taxes and we got our regulations, but other countries have got even more. We can go have a nice drink of water and we can have nice cars and nice homes, if we want to work for it. Those people don't have the same opportunities and we should be grateful for these things. This is the Promised Land. This is a favored land and as long as we don't go beyond what we should be doing, it's always going to be a favored land and a protected land. We're grateful to be here, I'll tell you, and to rear kids here. You know, if my forefathers hadn't left Sweden, and Sweden is not a bad country, that's probably where we'd have ended up, if it hadn't have been for the Church. My mother would have been in England or in Denmark. It's great that these people immigrated to this land, where they had much greater opportunity and potential to better their lives. It's been fun to talk to you, Becky. 20 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s647694z/1020407 |
