| 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 70 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1020479 |
| OCR Text |
Show VI 0 E. HENRIQUES And so, I tum around. And I've got these si guy I m t in they're all looking at me trustingly because you're a masters rg ant. We're just PFC's. DAN: Right. And your orders are not to get anybody shot. t t t. u hi . VIC: Yeah. Well, and they'd been out on these before, you know. And so I said Okay thi is what we're going to do, and this is how we're going to do it." And this kid looked at me. And he said, "Sarge, why are you going out in front of us?" I said, ' Well, that s part of leadership. And I remembered something that I had learned when I first got called to active duty. At Fort Benning the motto is "Follow me", the infantry school. And somebody always asks, "Why is it follow me?" And the answer is have you ever tried to push a piece of string? DAN: Right. VIC: So, I said, "Because I can get a better view. You can cover me." He said, "The sergeant we had before, he never went out. He used to stay at least a quarter mile behind us and sort of wave us which way to go." So I said, "That's one way of doing it, but that's not the way I'm going to do it." You know, my knees quaking and my gut turned to jelly. And I went out. And we went around and did what we were supposed to do. And we all got back. And 1: I didn't turn and flee running and screaming and whatnot. And 2: They accepted me. I'd gained their trust. And then at that point I had to lead them because they were looking to me to lead. But you're scared. DAN: There's an expectation there. VIC: Well, you don't know how you're going to perform. You don't know what you're going 68 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61r8ps1/1020479 |
