| Title |
LeGrand Raine Curtis, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, June 17, 2004: Saving the legacy tape no. 661 |
| Alternative Title |
LeGrand Raine Curtis, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Curtis, LeGrand Raine, 1924-2010 |
| Contributor |
Lloyd, Becky B.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2004-06-17 |
| Date Digital |
2015-09-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Norfolk, Virginia, United States; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States |
| Subject |
Curtis, LeGrand Raine, 1924-2010--Interviews; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; Veterans--Utah--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American; Dentists--Biography |
| Keywords |
Dentists |
| Description |
Transcript (33 pages) of an interview by Becky B. Lloyd with LeGrand Raine Curtis on June 17, 2004. This is from tape number 661 in the "Saving the Legacy Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Curtis (b. 1924) grew up in Salt Lake City, where his father operated a coal company in the Sugarhouse area. He attended the University of Utah and enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1944. He applied for dental training, which he received at the University of Kansas City. After receiving his degree he was given the option of choosing to serve in the Army or the Navy. He chose the Navy and was sent to Corpus Christi. He was transferred to Norfolk, Virginia, to a repair ship where he provided dental services to men aboard the ships his shipmates were repairing. He was discharged in 1948. 33 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
33 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/s6hh8j8k |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Military operations, Naval--American; Dentists |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1022073 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6hh8j8k |
| Title |
Page 23 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1022061 |
| OCR Text |
Show L RA D RTI J 17 2 4 th hip that I wa on would repair all of their motors and all th m n n th hip had t come through our office and make sure their teeth were all right. ee, they had t ha dentists. There was a dentist (me) and a physician on this ship. We would repair anything that needed to be fixed, dentally or medically while the ship was being repaired. But all that time, we were going to church in Norfolk in the local branch. BEC: That was considered sea duty, even though you were in dock? LEG: It really was. Yes. Well, you can have it, but it was. When my time was up, they pled with me to stay in the Navy and offered me a promotion. But, why would I do that? Nothing could touch Utah. Nothing can touch living in good old Zion. Besides, I wanted to get some more education. I wanted to get a master's in orthodontics. BEC: Could you have gotten that through the Navy? LEG: Sure, if I'd have signed up for another five years. BEC: I see. The Navy just wasn't appealing to you at all? LEG: The Navy's wonderful, but I wanted to get back to Zion. BEC: I see. So when were you finally discharged then? LEG: '46. Well, the first time or the second time? BEC: The second time, from the Navy. LEG: '48. See, I graduated in '46 from dental school. I spent two years in the Navy. Then I went back to orthodontics. That was very difficult to get into but I got in. BEC: Do you remember any other stories of your time in the Navy? Stories like the one about helping out these boys who were smoking. LEG: Well, Rick told you this one, but I'll tell you it anyway. I got onto this ship and there were twenty officers and a thousand, they called them, men. If you're not an 22 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6hh8j8k/1022061 |
