| 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 7 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1021594 |
| OCR Text |
Show Glenn Parkin 17 eptemb r 200 good idea the Japanese were on the move but they didn t know wher to lo k. Th y had a feeling that they were going to come from Truk Island way down in the outhw st Pacific, down in the Carolines, and they were going to come up to the Marshall and Gilbert Island to Eniwetok and K wajalein, and then come up. Well, that wasn't the case. They came from the north. That task force was going to be in Pearl Harbor on the seventh. Well, Admiral Halsey was always a person to keep the destroyers topped off with fuel so in case we have to make a speed run you don't have to stop and refuel the destroyers. JOEL: I see. GLENN: Okay, so we were refueling the destroyers. As these two ship's destroyer would come along the cruiser, they take lines and put over to hold them together, and the hose line is about three inches in diameter. Then the two fueling lines are 6H with about sixteen hundred pounds pressure, just blowing that fuel into the ship. Well, anyway, the weather was kind-of bad. The two ships came together, they pulled in the lines to raise them out of the water. Well, the dam ships just split. It broke all the lines between the two ships, the refueling line and everything. If you want to see a sight, look at an air hose with high pressure. That'~ the same way on fueling lines. Well, anyway, the hose lines got caught in our screw on the Northampton and it got wound around the shaft, and it just brought that ship to a screeching halt. They had to send divers over to cut it loose. Well that delayed the whole task force about six hours. You never go in Pearl Harbor at night. You don't go in in the afternoon. You go in in the morning at six o'clock. JOEL: Why is that? 5 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6q25zgg/1021594 |
