| 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 69 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1020478 |
| OCR Text |
Show VI 0 E. HENRIQUES nd when I grew up I was raised in my grandfather s hous . missionary in Utah with a notable lack of success but non th 1 th r . t up with were all bigger than me. You know, the big strapping w d s h n six four. And some guys were built-the Scots were built like tanks you know. And I al ay thought I was a little kid with no physical talent whatsoever. And then suddenly w 11 you ar up here. You're not a subordinate. You are as capable as they are. And then the second one was going to Korea and finding out that I was not a coward. DAN: Did that occur suddenly, or ... ? VIC: Deciding I wasn't? DAN: Yes. At what point did you realize that? Did it take one night, or ... ? VIC: Well, you always have apprehension. And if anybody that ever served told you he wasn't scared, he's loony. DAN: Right. VIC: But there's a difference between apprehension and not performing. And it was-Ijoined this alien outfit, who were a bunch of people that we always used to hoot at, you know, because they were a different corps than we were-the Corps of Engineers, not the Corps of Artillery. And being told by the intelligence officer, "Okay, this is your platoon. You're all bunked in. You've got everything set up, and everything put away?" "Yes." "Okay. Tonight I want you to go out, and I want you to go up and probe these three points to see what kind of resistance is there." "Okay. And how do you do that?" He said, "Look, you go out and you draw their fire and see what kind of weapons they're using, and so on. And don't get anybody shot." 67 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61r8ps1/1020478 |
