| 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 7 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1020817 |
| OCR Text |
Show H. 2 0 RAY: I didn't have a major. I was just trying to figur ut h t I ing t d . I was groping I guess because at first I wanted to be a coach then I didn't think 'd d th t. Then I thought I might teach. I didn't think I would do that. I thought "How am I g ing t get through this thing?" I didn't know what to do, really. But I guess it is kind of a general thing. I hadn't found myself as far as what I wanted to do. WIN: About this time things in Europe were getting a little bit hot, by the fall of 193 9 the war over there had begun. What did you think of that war? Were you very aware of what was happening over there through the media? RAY: Yes, I was aware of it. I was just thinking it was kind of a long ways away, and I didn't have an idea. I thought it was a lot of tension, but I didn't think-it was kind of foreign. I think it was kind of back in my mind, but not up on front at the time. I would read about the exploits in England and their air battles and a few things there that interested me, actually. I was very interested in what was happening, but it still didn't quite register to me as a potential. WIN: You didn't think that you were going to be drawn into it at that time. So after you finished your time at Dixie College, did you get drafted? RAY: No. I was going to school there, and I didn't have any money at all. I just couldn't figure it out. See, we had to board ourselves plus our tuition, and the government had plan called NY A, National Youth Administration. What it was, I don't know. They allowed us to come over to school there and sweep out the rooms or fix windows, or 6 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6sf4vft/1020817 |
