| 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 55 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1020464 |
| OCR Text |
Show I 0 E. HE RIQUES important to them." But the thing for me was that it was fun and leami . from the university because they were on a quarter syst m but it t dl t had about 50% again as many credits as I needed, because it was easy to tak on t ill. You didn't have to pay anything. I was on a track scholarship anyway. DAN: What did you do in track? VIC: I did the quarter mile and the half mile. DAN: Okay. I VIC: I was, at least, by some people-a sports writer with the Trib (Mooney) and one of my coaches, the assistant track coach-being groomed for the '52 Olympics trials for the half-mile, the 800 meter. And, of course, I did a lot of running, but it was up and down hills. And then the opportunity passes and you can't keep looking back. But it was always fun to learn. And I learned computers. They weren't teaching computer science anyplace, but the director of the National Bureau of Standards was a University of Utah alumnus. And I was assigned to his office, as part of this management intern training. And he said, "I think you're being wasted here. I'm going to send you down to the computer lab." And, so, I went down there and started programming DAN: I don't quite understand the chronology. So, ... VIC: I was in college until '50. DAN: Let's go back. You graduated from East High? VIC: Uh huh, in '47. 53 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61r8ps1/1020464 |
