| 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 87 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1020496 |
| OCR Text |
Show VICO E. HENRIQUES consistency of that will pass through and continue its fl. ht. DAN: Most effectively. VIC: Oh, yes. It's only happened to me once, and that was by accid nt b cau I next to somebody he was aiming at. And the keepers don t understand that. e h a c pt y u. The big silver back that we had to split his family up and send two of them out to op a because one of the boys was getting too big, and they needed to get a breeder out there. And so he and his younger brother went out. And we had to separate them. And he liked being in the domestic relations court. And they could still hear each other. And they re yelling and screaming. And the big fellow just stopped eating. DAN: He was upset by it? VIC: Yeah, very upset. And he would call to him. They have different calls, and his call was "Where are you?" And they'd answer him, but he couldn't get to them. And he was very frustrated, and very perturbed. And I go in on Fridays. And the curator said, "Well, Vico's here. Let's see if he can do anything?" Because he likes me, this big guy. So, I went there. And I said, "Kuja, I have breakfast for you." His name is Kuja. I've got a picture of him downstairs I'll show you. I said, "Kuie, you've got to come over here and get your breakfast." He looked at me. And I said, "No, I want you to turn around and come over here." So, he turned around. He was sitting 12 feet away from me. And I said, "Come over here and sit." And he came over and he sat down. He had his head down. And I said, "I have something for you." So he took it. He accepted it from me. And he loves apples. And, so, he 85 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61r8ps1/1020496 |
