| Title |
John B. Goddard, Ogden, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, September 30, 2004: Saving the legacy tape no. 714 |
| Alternative Title |
John B. Goddard, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Goddard, John B., 1920-2015 |
| Contributor |
Lloyd, Becky B.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2004-09-30 |
| Date Digital |
2015-09-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Africa; Italy; France; Ogden, Weber County, Utah, United States |
| Subject |
Goddard, John B., 1920-2015--Interviews; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; Veterans--Utah--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe, Southern--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Military operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Medical care |
| Keywords |
Hospitals |
| Description |
Transcript (53 pages) of an interview by Becky B. Lloyd with John B. Goddard on September 30, 2004. This is from tape numbers 714.1 and 714.2 in the "Saving the Legacy Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Goddard (b. 1920) describes his youth in Ogden, Utah. He enlisted in the army in 1942. After basic training at Camp Roberts, California, he completed officer candidate school and parachute school at Fort Benning. He served in Africa, Italy, and France with the Third Infantry Division of the Fifth and Sixth Armies. After he was wounded he was sent to the 300th General Hospital, then to Hammond Hospital in Modesto, California. He also spent time in Madigan Hospital (Seattle), Bushnell Hospital (Utah), and Bruns Hospital (Santa Fe, New Mexico). He was discharged in 1946. 53 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
53 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/s6m927v2 |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Medical care |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1022128 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6m927v2 |
| Title |
Page 29 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1022102 |
| OCR Text |
Show JOH B. GODDARD EPT MB R 30 2004 s them just in flames. It was the most horrible sight. I still have nightmar s about it. I thought even the Germans didn't deserve that. Oh, that was a horrible experience. I aw others but that, to me, was the worst. So that's my story. I had two combat promotions and came back as a captain. BEC: I'm sure you've asked yourself this question too. You wonder what would've happened if you had either been able to get that order through and go to the Air Corps or if you had done what your officer had asked you to do, and tom up the order and stayed there to be the gun instructor. JOHN: Well, the 104th, I understand, ultimately went overseas. They were a green outfit, little or no experience in combat. They were put up on the line and it was that outfit that was hit when Hitler started his offensive to more or less break through the Battle of the Bulge. They were such green troops. They were just slaughtered. What they had to do is put my old division, the Third Division, on the tanks and rushed them up to plug the hole, because they were all seasoned fellows. A lot of the fellows in my company had been in the North Africa campaign, the Sicily campaign, Italy campaign. They were all tried and true. One of the ways I happened to get in the Third Division is that, as I told you, I was in the replacement pool. I kept studying the maps. They'd send a map out every day as to where the front lines were. I always noticed the Third Division was way out front. So I thought, well that's a division that's being commanded very well. They have got some good leaders. So when the replacement officer came back from the Third to pick up replacements, I went up to him and said, "I'd like to join up." I was volunteering. I didn't have to. "I'd like to join the Third Division." He said, "No way." I said, "Why?" and he said, "We don't take second lieutenants. This is an all West Point 28 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6m927v2/1022102 |
