| Title |
Ray H. Church, Ogden, Utah: an interview by Winston P. Erickson, June 12, 2000: Saving the legacy tape no. 39 |
| Alternative Title |
Ray H. Church, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Church, Ray H., 1920-2013 |
| Contributor |
Erickson, Winston P., 1943-; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2000-06-12 |
| Date Digital |
2015-09-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Delta, Millard County, Utah, United States; Guam; Japan |
| Subject |
Church, Ray H., 1920-2013--Interviews; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; Veterans--Utah--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Japan; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, American |
| Keywords |
Marines; Prisoners of war; Tanagawa; Death camp; Osaka |
| Description |
Transcript (32 pages) of an interview by Winston P. Erickson with Ray H. Church on June 12, 2001. This is from tape number 39 in the "Saving the Legacy Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Ray Church (b. 1920) recalls his childhood in Depression-era Delta, Utah. After two and a half years at Dixie College, he found himself without funds and joined the Marines. He was posted to Guam in 1941 and attached to the military government. He was taken prisoner in December, shortly after Pearl Harbor. Church describes his time as a prisoner of war in Tanagawa, known as the "death camp," and in Osaka. 32 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
32 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/s6sf4vft |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Prisoners of war; Concentration camps |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1020845 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6sf4vft |
| Title |
Page 5 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1020815 |
| OCR Text |
Show y 2 WIN: Did you establish any lifelong friendship whil y u r in high h 1? RAY: I did. I did. In fact a man that lives down in t. G org now h and I on th state championship in horseshoes. WIN: Oh, really? RAY: In 193 7, I believe, and so all these years he, of course was in the war. He called last year and wondered if I'd come down and join him in the senior 0 lympics, which I didn't do. WIN: For horseshoes? RAY: They would have been fun. We keep in touch three or four times a year, I suppose, with him and a couple of people that we went to school with. WIN: RAY: What did you father do during the Depression after he left the Panguitch area? We had a little farm there at Delta. We had a couple of cows and a few things and other animals to run the farm and kind of help us survive. WIN: RAY: WIN: RAY: So you had some food, but like most everybody else, money was scarce. Money was scarce. What were your chores or your responsibilities around the house? I did about everything. I milked the cows and fed the cows and pitched the hay and stacked the hay, and did everything I could around the farm, you know, just normal farm work, which was a great blessing for me. WIN: Did you have siblings, brothers and sisters? 4 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6sf4vft/1020815 |
