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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.
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Scanning Technician Mazi Rakhsha
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Topic Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945)
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Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6cc2zzm

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