| Title |
Harold D. Collipriest: an interview by Winston P. Erickson, June 10, 2000: Saving the legacy tape no. 61 |
| Alternative Title |
Harold D. Collipriest, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Collipriest, Harold D., 1926-2010 |
| Contributor |
Erickson, Winston P., 1943-; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2000-06-10 |
| Date Digital |
2015-09-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Manila, Philippines; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States |
| Subject |
Collipriest, Harold D., 1926-2010--Interviews; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; Veterans--Utah--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Philippines; MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964 |
| Keywords |
Air Force Reserve; General Frayne Baker |
| Description |
Transcript (39 pages) of an interview by Winston P. Erickson with Harold D. Collipriest on June 10, 2000. This is from tape number 61 in the "Saving the Legacy Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Collipriest (b. 1926) was raised in Salt Lake City by his widowed mother. He had an older brother who was a pilot in the Navy. Collipriest was drafted in 1944 and sent to Manila. Shortly after he arrived there, his brother was killed in action. As the last surviving son of a family, he was no longer eligible for combat duty and so remained in Manila as a member of General Baker's staff. Collipriest's godfather was an aide to General MacArthur, and he relates some personal anecdotes about the General. After the war, Collipriest stayed in the Air Force Reserve and retired as a Colonel 39 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
39 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/s64q9t61 |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964 |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1021806 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s64q9t61 |
| Title |
Page 28 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1021790 |
| OCR Text |
Show Harold D. Collipriest Jon 10 2 0 HAL: It was just uncalled for from the point of view of some. But th n th war ttl d down, of course. Finally, the war ended. And then everyone became anxi u to g h m and there were the expected complaints of not having enough points (which was the priority to go home, as the points were given for the length of time served overseas). But, finally, it was our tum, and I came home on a Norwegian ship I think it was. WIN: Did you stay in the Philippines the whole time? You weren't put over for occupation in 1 apan? HAL: No, I was not put in the occupation. At one time, I tried to get an Air Force ride to Okinawa to see my brother's grave. They eventually found my brother's body. The marines found it after they were mopping up on Okinawa. They buried his remains in the 7th Marine Division cemetery on Okinawa, near Naha I guess it was. I tried to fly up there on a pass, a weekend pass. There were two airfields near Manila. One was Nichols Field and the other was Clark Field. And I was out on a tarmac just walking past the planes to see if I could hitch a ride up to Naha. And there was an Australian B-24, and the pilot was warming up. He said, "Yeah, come on board. We're going to Naha." So I got on the plane. He said, "We don't have a seat for you, so you'll have to stand in the bomb bays and hold on to the guy wires while we take off, and then you can go crash in the back in the plane," which I did. It was an interesting experience because there was just a little catwalk in the bomb bay and I watched the runway go by beneath my feet. But I never made it up there all the way because the weather shifted. We had to 26 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s64q9t61/1021790 |
