| Title |
Harry A. Moyer, Park City, Utah: an interview by Benjamin Bahlmann. Saving the legacy tap no. 613 |
| Alternative Title |
Harry A. Moyer, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Moyer, Harry A., 1920- |
| Contributor |
Bahlmann, Benjamin; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2002-11-22 |
| Date Digital |
2015-09-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Africa; Sicily; China |
| Subject |
Moyer, Harry A., 1920- --Interviews; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; Veterans--Utah--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Africa, North--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe, Southern |
| Description |
Transcript (115 pages) of an interview by Benjamin Bahlmann with Harry A. Moyer on November 22, 2002. This is from tape number 613 in the "Saving the Legacy Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Moyer (b. 1920) was in the aviation cadet program at the University of Akron at the time of Pearl Harbor. He was called to active duty in January 1942. He discusses his flight training at length. Other topics covered include joining the 33rd Fighter Group, Africa and Sicily, aerial combat, his views on General Montgomery, contact with Sicilian civilians, the merits of various aircraft, Anzio, being stationed in China, marriage, and duty as a flight instructor. 115 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
115 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/s6t45sb7 |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1020962 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6t45sb7 |
| Title |
Page 72 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1020917 |
| OCR Text |
Show HARRY A. MOYER o emb r 22 2002 didn't have to prove myself; we were there, so to speak. o I think that wa a big plu in my experience going over with the group of people that I did. BEN: Yeah, you mentioned that. How about replacement people that do come in, is it hard to warm up to somebody you don't know? Are you nervous about taking them up for the first time? What's that like, training new people, if that's the right word? HAR: Well, I have to tell you about the one experience then. In Italy, I was made flight leader of Amber flight, which consisted of- I was the leader of six guys. We usually flew four flight with two spares. So we were up over Cassino - if you know where in the hell that was - that was a bottleneck for the troops going through there, and there was a lot of flack and gun placements. They had a lot of 88's just pounding the troops, light machine guns, like anti-aircraft, and what not, up there in Cassino. So there's a lot of movement between our lines and the Germans ... END OF TAPE 2, SIDE ONE BEN: Okay, sorry. HAR: So we had this new guy come in, and I was a First Lieutenant at the time, and we had this replacement pilot. I don't know who he was, but he was assigned to my flight. And so I put him on my wing, and we were on what we call "Bomb Line Patrol." Just cruising back and forth. BEN: Cruising back and forth, and that's the path the bombers are going to take? 71 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6t45sb7/1020917 |
