| Title |
John Perschon, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, January 15, 2002: Saving the legacy tape no. 421 |
| Alternative Title |
John Perschon, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Perschon, John, 1921- |
| Contributor |
Lloyd, Becky B.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2002-01-15 |
| Date Digital |
2015-09-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Italy |
| Subject |
Perschon, John, 1921- --Interviews; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Military operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe, Southern--Personal narratives, American; Veterans--Utah--Biography; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th--History--World War, 1939-1945 |
| Keywords |
10th Mountain Division |
| Description |
Transcript (46 pages) of an interview by Becky B. Lloyd with John Perschon on January 15, 2001. This is from tape number 421 in the "Saving the Legacy Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
John Perschon (b. 1921) was a member of the Tenth Mountain Division, which was shipped to Italy shortly after Anzio. He discusses training at various bases, fighting alongside the 442nd regiment, the heavy casualty rate under Major General George Hayes, digging foxholes, life at the front, and the fighting methods of Gurkhas. Perschon was awarded two Bronze Stars. 46 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
46 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/s6j40rrt |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1021368 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6j40rrt |
| Title |
Page 3 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1021323 |
| OCR Text |
Show THI I AN INTERVIEW WITH JOE PER CHO 0 J INTERVIEWER IS BECKY B. LLOYD. THI I THE PROJ LEGACY: AN ORAL HISTORY OF UTAH'S WORLD WAR II TAPE NO. 421. BEC: This is an interview with Joe Perschon at his home in alt Lake City, soon to be Holladay, I understand? JOE: Well, Holladay's at Forty-fifth. They're still debating whether we' re going to go into Holladay or not. Our tax base is not commercial. They don't really want us. Eventually if they don't Salt Lake will grab you because the Legislature says there won't be unincorporated areas anymore. BEC: Okay. So you're still in Salt Lake, then. Let's see, today's date is January 15, the year 2002. My name is Becky Lloyd, and this is part of the Saving the Legacy Project. Joe, let's start with when and where you were born. JOE: I was born in 1921, Salt Lake City, Utah, the eighth of nine children, which several of them are still alive and the youngest of them is seventy-eight, so you see we've got things coming shortly. Went to school here up through the University; did not graduate, however. BEC: Now where was your family living when you were born? JOE: In west Salt Lake City, 831 Washington Street in Salt Lake City, which is the old Eighth and Ninth South, First and Second West. BEC: I see. JOE: I always said the poor part of town. BEC: Yeah, I know that area. |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6j40rrt/1021323 |
