| Title |
Vico E. Henriques, an interview by Daniel McCool, November 9, 2004: Saving the legacy tape no. 729 |
| Alternative Title |
Vico Henriques, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Henriques, Vico E., 1930- |
| Contributor |
McCool, Daniel, 1950- ; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2004-09-09 |
| Date Digital |
2015-09-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Korea |
| Subject |
Henriques, Vico E., 1930- --Interviews; Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, American; Veterans--Utah--Biography |
| Keywords |
Utah National Guard |
| Description |
Transcript (86 pages) of an interview by Daniel McCool with Vico Henriques in Arlington, Virginia, on November 9, 2004. This is from tape number 729 in the "Saving the Legacy Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Henriques (b. 1930) joined the National Guard in 1947. He had been in the State Guard during World War II. In 1950 he was on a survey crew working for the Bureau of Land Management at thd Dugway Proving Grounds when a man came out and told him that he had been ordered to active duty because war had broken out in Korea. According to Henriques, 80% of the Utah Guard was called up on the first day of the Korean War. He recalls being processed and sent to Japan, then Korea. He was immediately transferred to the 1343rd Engineer Combat Battalion (Alabama National Guard)and put into an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon. He talks about being a Sergeant Major and what that means in the military, being promoted to 2nd lieutenant, and about army life in combat. Other topics covered include leadership in combat, the CIA, being a primate caretaker for the National Zoo, political advice from J.D. Williams, hunting game in Korea, adjusting to civilian life after the military, leading the "enemy" unit in field maneuvers, and receiving the Bronze Star. 86 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
86 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/s61r8ps1 |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; Korean War (1950-1953) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1020499 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61r8ps1 |
| Title |
Page 17 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1020426 |
| OCR Text |
Show VI OE. EN QUE thing happen-well actually, I had a funny thing happ n in o r 1 51. I called up in 1950 all the Guard was extended for one year du to a tio al m r d I wasn't paying any attention to it. I had joined in 1947. So I was due for discharg in 1 50 but I was extended for a year. And when that year ended I was in Korea. And the battalion commander called me in and said, "I have a little bit of an embarrassment to talk to you about. I said, ' What s that sir? He said, "You're due for discharge in ten days." He said, "I can't get you home in ten days. You're very valuable to me, and you've turned out to be a better soldier than I would have thought at your age," and so on, and so on. He laid it on pretty thick. So out of a sense of loyalty, I guess as much as anything else, I reenlisted for three years. And I reenlisted in the regular army because that's what you reenlist in when you're there, which was okay because I had a permanent grade of Master Sergeant when I was just barely 21 years old. DAN: So, your rank remains the same? VIC: Yeah. But then I realized that I had taken on a three-year commitment, as opposed to some alternatives that I might have considered. And, so, I talked it over with the battalion commander. And he said, "Well, I think we can get you a battlefield commission," which is only two years. And I said fine. And, so, I was commissioned in May of 1952. And prior to the commissioning I had to appear for a board. DAN: As a first lieutenant? VIC: No, as a Master Sergeant. DAN: As a Master Sergeant. 15 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61r8ps1/1020426 |
