| 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 74 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1020483 |
| OCR Text |
Show VI 0 E. HENRIQUES fight back very well. And then the other one was when I g t a pi c h pn l of my leg, down the shinbone, that is still sensitive to touch. But nothing d · lin . DAN: So that was an air burst somewhere overhead? t r t VIC: It was-we were just getting a lot of-well, I think it was a ground burst probably. DAN: Oh! VIC: But it was all around us. It was-I remember I read a newspaper piece one day here about the Iron Triangle and Heartbreak Ridge, and we were just east of that. And the fellow was writing about it, and he said, "The shrapnel was flying like a swarm of angry bees, and you could just hear it zipping by." And you don't know what direction it's coming from because it's just all over. It's just a blanket. And almost everybody in my unit had their helmets pinged. But luckily enough, none of them were penetrated; none of the helmets. If you're helmet gets pinged, and it collapses on you, there's nothing left anyway. DAN: Right. VIC: But that's sort of the turning point. One, you find out you have the ability; and, two, you assume the responsibility. DAN: To lead. VIC: To lead. And it's a pretty heady thing. And, of course, the big thing that goes along with it is you have to learn to teach. You accept the responsibility for their safety, and all the rest of that stuff, but you also have to teach them, and learn from them. But you still-somebody new comes in and you have to teach. And that's what you do. DAN: In all your years did you meet any famous people? Do you have any impressions of 72 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61r8ps1/1020483 |
