| Title |
Glenn H. Parkin, North Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Joel C. Calderon, 17 September 2001: Saving the legacy tape no. 315 |
| Alternative Title |
Glenn H. Parkin, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Parkin, Glenn H., 1922-2014 |
| Contributor |
Calderon, Joel C.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2001-09-17 |
| Date Digital |
2015-09-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Guadalcanal, Marshall Islands |
| Subject |
Parkin, Glenn H., 1922-2014--Interviews; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; Veterans--Utah--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area--Personal narratives, American |
| Description |
Transcript (30 pages) of an interview by Joel C. Calderon with Glenn H. Parkin on September 17, 2001. This is from tape number 315 in the "Saving the Legacy Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Parkin (b. 1922) recalls his childhood in North Salt Lake. He entered the U.S. Navy in February 1941 and was assigned to the Northampton, which was sunk at Guadalcanal. He later served on the Hoel. Parkin recalls experiences in the Marshall and Gilbert Islands, Bougainville, Wake, Marcus, Midway, Tassafaronga, Palau, and the Battle of Leyte Gulf. He appeared on the History Channel's . 30 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
30 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/s6q25zgg |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Military operations, Naval--American |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1021620 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6q25zgg |
| Title |
Page 3 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1021590 |
| OCR Text |
Show THI IS AN INTERVIEW WITH GLENN PARKIN OF ORTH LT L UTAH. TODAY IS AUGUST 17,2001. THIS I JOEL CALDERO CONDUCTING THE INTERVIEW FOR THE AMERICAN WE T CENTER. JOEL: Mr. Parkin, can you please tell us where you grew up and where you went to school, and how you ended up in the Navy? GLENN: Well, to begin with my parents were both born and raised in Bountiful, so, of course, I was born and raised in Bountiful. I went to local schools in the early 30's and what not, but I didn't graduate from Davis High School. I went into the Navy when I was eighteen. I was just a few credits shy of my graduation, but in those days everybody wanted little bit of excitement, I guess. JOEL: How was it like growing in the 1930s Utah? GLENN: We weren't poor because everybody was that way. We thought that was the norm. Everybody was struggling. I don't think we struggled. Everybody worked. It didn't seem much different to me because all my school mates and friends and everything were pretty much in the same situation, although when I was about ten years old I found out my grandfather had a ranch out in Wyoming, and sometimes my brothers and I would spend summers out there. Altogether, I have six brothers (there were seven boys in the family and no girls) so we were a bunch of hellions, you know. JOEL: Did any one of them join the service? GLENN: Yes, my older brother was three-and-a-half years older than I. He was in the National Guard and he was called on active duty I think in September, or let's say, approximately six months before me. I went in February 14, 1941. My brother, just 1 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6q25zgg/1021590 |
