| 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 25 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1020619 |
| OCR Text |
Show RAY E. BRIM June 25, 2001 used to say we wouldn't bomb civilians, and so forth. But we did. WIN: The Bntlsh would fly at night. RAY: The Bntlsh would fly at night. WIN: Then they had no qualms about JUSt bombing. RAY: Their whole philosophy was that If you disturb a man's sleep, if you destroy his family, he won't be as productive. Therefore, you are helping the war effort. The Germans had the same attitude. WIN: The Germans were bombing V-2s and V-2s. RAY: That was later Early In the war when they were raiding Coventry and London and places like that. It was JUSt area bombing, and that's when the east side of London was so badly destroyed. The Germans were closer to home. They could get rid of their bomb, and they could say they hit London and get out of that. So war IS JUSt brutal. That's the only way you can describe It. WIN: How many missions did you have? RAY: I had 25 missions. I missed the Schweinfurt raid. I'd been out on a rmd the day before, so my name didn't come up on the schedule. I had rmds to Munich and Berhn, Bremen, Ludwigshafen, Mannheim, Frankfurt. I have to say that the only time I saw the results of bombing was early in my war experiences. I was so busy I couldn't look over the side to see the results. My concern was to get the hell out of there. I had a lot of respect for the Germans in their flying ability WIN: When you were flying, It was fmrly early in the flights over, so the Germans still had 23 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6612zj7/1020619 |
