| 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 25 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1020434 |
| OCR Text |
Show then detached to service the first Korean Marine Di lSI n ith .......... , ........... _._. ... only about 20 miles from the East coast of Korea. And bout m b more miles north of the 3 gth parallel because the line did not go east and southwest to northeast across Korea, and still does. t. t t r m So we were technically in North Korea most of the time I was there. But I was ov r helping; doing a plot for a tank road. And tanks take a better road that even trucks do because of the weight, and the way they chum it up. So we were over plotting out this road and I saw some movement in the slit trench. So I went over. And I said, "Stand up." And this Chinese major stood up. And he was standing with his feet in the slit trench looking me directly in the eye. He was about 6' 7". DAN: He was 6' 7"? VIC: Uh huh. Northern Chinese are very tall. And, so, he stood up. And I said, "You are my prisoner, major." And he sort of smiled. And in perfect English he said, "Well, that's a matter of conjecture." I hear a noise behind me, which was my jeep driver gunning his engine. And I tum around and there are two Chinese soldiers standing behind me with their Tommy guns. And he said, "We've been waiting for a long time. Nobody came." He said ... DAN: To be taken prisoner? VIC: To be taken prisoner. He said, "I want asylum." DAN: Oh, he wants to be taken prisoner. VIC: And so I said, "Fine, come with me." And I said, "Where were you educated?" And he said, "Oregon State." 23 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61r8ps1/1020434 |
