| 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 34 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1022107 |
| OCR Text |
Show JOH B. GODDARD EPTEMB R 30 2004 move along on crutches if you really get to use them. I d been using them for y ar o I knew how to operate crutches. BEC: Oh that's interesting. JOHN: I had some other funny stories but I can't remember what they are now. I told you the one about on the ship when we were being strafed and torpedoed at the same time trying to get people up and down. I kept wondering, "What the devil is that officer doing sending them all up?" And he was, "What the devil is he doing sending them down?" Well, that's about all I can remember in sequence right now. BEC: Did you ever find out how your platoon fared after you were shot and taken out? Have you ever met any of those people again? JOHN: No, I didn't. But there's a sidelight to the story. I told you about this friend of mine that went into the paratroopers? BEC: Yes. JOHN: When I was in Anzio, I got a letter from him, and I was cold and I was miserable and I'd been shot at, and I didn't like it. I got a letter and he said, "You lucky S.O.B, you're sitting over there having all the fun and I'm still back in Fort Benning." He said, "How could you be so lucky? I want to get in the action, and here you're in it, and I'm not!" And so, I didn't hear from him again. So, when I was in the hospital and the 300th General, there was a fellow that came in from the 101 st Airborne Division. And I said, "Incidentally, did you ever know a fellow by the name of Carl Yarrington. He was a friend of mine." "Oh yeah, he was in my group, too." "He was?" "Yeah." Whatever happened to him?" "He was shot in the air on D-day. Never hit the ground." BEC: Oh, wow. 33 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6m927v2/1022107 |
