| 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 23 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1020432 |
| OCR Text |
Show I 0 . Q E VIC: For all of that. And it was more important o u t t In h t coffee or hot cocoa, with very nicely done pastries of on kind an r. DAN: So, you had a Pullman chef and a baker? VIC: Right. DAN: You guys were eating better than most soldiers at that point I assume? VIC: That's true. But it was on purpose because the engineers also-when there are terrible storms, and the infantry are holed up, you know, trying to stay warm and dry in their bunkers and whatnot, we're still out digging the ditches and doing the roads. The engineers were responsible for the water points, which is the purification water for drinking, and for running the shower points because we had the heating equipment, and so on. The quartermaster was supposed to, but we were the ones that ended up doing it. Also, repairing bridges, digging revetments, sawing timbers. And, so, it didn't matter what the weather was, we were out in it every day. And if you're standing there in six or eight inches of water having a hot cup of coffee and a nice tart, it is a little different than having cold rations. And we also had a rule in the company that if anybody went on R & R-that's rest and relaxation-they had to bring back something that was assigned to them. It was either china, crystal, or stainless steel flatware. And we had mess kits, and the army had given us the trays, the stainless steel trays, and everything. But there's a big difference between sitting down to dinner with Noritake china and glass-you know, like cut glass-than an aluminum mess kit or mess cup. DAN: Was R & R usually in Japan? 21 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61r8ps1/1020432 |
