| Title |
B. Ward Turner, Roy, Utah: an interview by Winston Erickson, January 17, 2002: Saving the legacy tape no. 309 |
| Alternative Title |
B. Ward Turner, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Turner, B. Ward, 1922-2011 |
| Contributor |
Erickson, Winston P., 1943-; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2002-01-17 |
| Date Digital |
2015-09-16 |
| Access Rights |
I acknowledge and agree that all information I obtain as a result of accessing any oral history provided by the University of Utah's Marriott Library shall be used only for historical or scholarly or academic research purposes, and not for commercial purposes. I understand that any other use of the materials is not authorized by the University of Utah and may exceed the scope of permission granted to the University of Utah by the interviewer or interviewee. I may request permission for other uses, in writing to Special Collections at the Marriott Library, which the University of Utah may choose grant, in its sole discretion. I agree to defend, indemnify and hold the University of Utah and its Marriott Library harmless for and against any actions or claims that relate to my improper use of materials provided by the University of Utah. |
| Spatial Coverage |
France; Germany; Wayne County, Utah, United States |
| Subject |
Turner, B. Ward, 1922-2011--Interviews; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Military operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe, Northern--Personal narratives, American; Veterans--Utah--Biography |
| Keywords |
315th Ordnance MAM Company; Utah Beach; D-Day; Buchenwald |
| Description |
Transcript (54 pages) of an interview by Winston P. Erickson with B. Ward Turner on January 17, 2002. This is from tape number 309 in the "Saving the Legacy Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
B. Ward Turner (b. 1922) was raised in Lyman, Utah. He was drafted into the Army in May of 1943. As a member of the 315th Ordnance MAM Company, he landed on Utah Beach several days after D-Day. He was present at the liberation of Buchenwald concentration camp, and received five Bronze Stars before being discharged in December 1945. 54 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| 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/s6cc2zzm |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1020721 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6cc2zzm |
| Title |
Page 40 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1020704 |
| OCR Text |
Show B. Ward Turner Jaoua 17 20 2 WAR: WIN: WAR: Yeah. Where did they have you stationed after the war? Did they leave you ther ? Well, they sent us back to Numberg. We were just down in Numberg. It was interesting, my brother was in the same kind of outfit. I was telling you about it. They were in Langsburg. That's just northwest of there. WIN: Did you ever find out that he was there, or .. ? WAR: Yeah, he found out where my company was, and he came over and spent the night with me. In fact, when I was England, my brother just older than me was a crew chief on the B17's. So while we were in Oxford, I got a jeep and found out his base, and went down and spent the day with him. So I got to see two of my brothers over there. WIN: WAR: WIN: WAR: WIN: Did they all survive the war? Oh yes. Yeah. Whew. We were lucky. Yeah, crew chiefs on B17's, uh ... WAR: Yeah, they had their hands full coming in with those planes shot up. Occasionally they'd have to fly over the mainland to prepare the B 17's and fly them back. WIN: So you got to Landshut as the war ended, then they moved you back to Nurnberg. What were your duties during the occupation? Just keeping the ... WAR: Well, they were trying to determine whether they wanted our company to stay in as occupation. At that time, they had a plan to set up a depot down in Marseille, France. So they 38 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6cc2zzm/1020704 |
