| Title |
Ray E. Brim, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Winston P. Erickson, June 25, 2001: Saving the legacy tape no. 109 |
| Alternative Title |
Ray E. Brim, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Brim, Ray E., 1922- |
| Contributor |
Erickson, Winston P., 1943-; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2001-06-25 |
| Date Digital |
2015-09-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Dividend, Utah County, Utah, United States; Germany; London, England, United Kingdom |
| Subject |
Brim, Ray E., 1922- --Interviews; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; Veterans--Utah--Biography |
| Keywords |
Mining towns; Pearl Harbor; Military aircraft; Pilot training; B-17; England; Bovingdon; 92nd Bomb Group; 482nd Bomb Group; Pathfinders; 100th Bomb Group; Air Force; Korea |
| Description |
Transcript (36 pages) of interview by Winston P. Erickson with Ray E. Brim on June 25, 2001. This is tape number 109 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Brim (b. 1922) volunteered for the Army Air Corps shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor. After eight months of training he was assigned to Paine Field, near Seattle, Washington, where he flew P-39 aircraft. He recalls training on B-17s and his experiences in Africa and England. Brim remained in the service and retired as a colonel in 1975. 36 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
36 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/s6612zj7 |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Military operations, Aerial--American |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1020633 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6612zj7 |
| Title |
Page 16 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1020610 |
| OCR Text |
Show RAY E. BRIM June 25, 2001 RAY: We arrived at Chandler, and we were all in civilian clothes, and the 2nd lieutenant got us aboard a big truck with our luggage and we drove to Williams which was the training base for the Chinese at that time. WIN: Oh, really? RAY: This was for the Chinese nationalists. They had Chinese pilots there, cadets. So the first thing we had to do was set up tents so that we could have a place to live. WIN: Oh, they didn't have barracks for you? RAY: The barracks were not ready We didn't have uniforms. I had a navy blue serge suit on, and they had us marching and so forth. I finally sent that home when they issued us some clothes. But that suit could have stood by itself with all the dust and dirt. WIN: And all the Arizona sand. RAY: Yes. And marching, and going to class, and taking shots, things of that type. WIN: Where did your Interest In flying come from? RAY: I had never been In an mrplane before. I had heard the tales of my uncle In World War I and the difficulties that he went through, so I wasn't particularly interested In becoming an Infantry man, or someone like that. I don't swim very well, so I thought the navy was not for me. And it was an opportunity to become an officer In a short period of time. I admit that I had to struggle to learn how to fly It was a new experience. I had no Idea of the concepts of flight. So It was a decision, and a convenient decision, at the time. WIN: So you went down to Williams field, and how long did they keep you there? RAY: They kept us there for about a month. Then we went over to Santa Ana, California. In 14 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6612zj7/1020610 |
