| 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 85 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1020930 |
| OCR Text |
Show HARRY A. MOYER ovember 22, 2002 two? HAR: Well, that's why you pull the trim tab back and when you're pulling out of the dive, you just pull back and let it control you. BEN: Come to, and you're back at it again! HAR: Back out, and away you go! BEN: Okay, like I said, any other specific things that you recall, that you think would be interesting to tell? Just any other combat experiences? HAR: Well, we had a lot of fun going out on the Sorrento Peninsula and Amalfi coast, we'd go up there as much as we could. The British had that area under their physical control, and we got a hold of a couple- you know, when we'd go up to Naples. So we picked up on the Amalfi coast. Not so much as on the other coast, Sorrento, but the Amalfi coast. We'd go, and we just went up there quite a bit. It's almost like Southern California, if you know that. So we went up there quite a bit, and had a couple of hotels that we'd stay at, and we'd take "c" rations and stay over night and just rest in life. And get some wine and just relax. We liked that drive up too. That was kind of nice, finding some of those Greek and Roman ruins is always interesting! BEN: During your missions, how often, were most of them tactical like that? But you would escort the bombers occasionally? HAR: Yeah, we didn't have too much bomber escort in Italy- it was mostly tactical. BEN: Did you ever see any bombers go down during those times? HAR: Hardly. We never lost a bomber to enemy aircraft on an escort. The whole group 84 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6t45sb7/1020930 |
