| 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 71 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1020480 |
| OCR Text |
Show I 0 E. ENRIQUES to do. And it was uncomfortable. D N: Oh, yeah. VIC: It got less uncomfortable. It's always fearful becaus you ju t a dear friend, a battery commander at Fort Sill, who was heading up an artill ry b tt ry i over by the iron triangle. And I was going over to visit it. And I had sort of fr e r ign b in th top NCO. And I told the battalion commander I want to go over and see this guy. And h said "Sure, you can take an afternoon off and go and see him." And, so, I drove around, and across, and got there. And he d been killed that morning. He was in a bunker, a fire control bunker, and they got a direct hit with an 8-inch gun, and everybody was gone. And that sort of focuses-he was safe as houses supposedly. DAN: Right. You never know. VIC: And, so, I talked to a couple of other guys that I had known who were in the same battery with him. And I headed back. It was about 6 o'clock. It was getting dark. And you run with blackout lights on. And you can't see anything, but there's enough-your eyes get to the point where there's enough ambient lighting just from stars that you can sort of see where you are going, and you're not speeding. And I see this guy wave at me, and I get over and I say, "What's the matter?" He said, "We've got a sniper up on the ridge." He was an American soldier. He had the poncho and helmet. I mean you could tell. And he knew I was American because, or at least on their side, because I had a Jeep. And he said, "We've got a sniper up on the ridge." He said, "We've got him sort of cornered up there. What do you what to do?" What do I want to do? 69 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61r8ps1/1020480 |
