| Title |
Kenneth R. Madsen, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Winston Erickson, February 5 - 8, 2001: Saving the legacy tape no. 178 to 182 |
| Alternative Title |
Kenneth R. Madsen, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Madsen, Kenneth R., 1925-2003 |
| Contributor |
Erickson, Winston P., 1943-; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2001-02-05; 2001-02-06; 2001-02-07; 2001-02-08 |
| Date Digital |
2015-09-16 |
| Access Rights |
I acknowledge and agree that all information I obtain as a result of accessing any oral history provided by the University of Utah's Marriott Library shall be used only for historical or scholarly or academic research purposes, and not for commercial purposes. I understand that any other use of the materials is not authorized by the University of Utah and may exceed the scope of permission granted to the University of Utah by the interviewer or interviewee. I may request permission for other uses, in writing to Special Collections at the Marriott Library, which the University of Utah may choose grant, in its sole discretion. I agree to defend, indemnify and hold the University of Utah and its Marriott Library harmless for and against any actions or claims that relate to my improper use of materials provided by the University of Utah. |
| Spatial Coverage |
France; Germany; Utah County, Utah, United States |
| Subject |
Madsen, Kenneth R., 1925-2003--Interviews; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; Veterans--Utah--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Military operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe, Northern--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Medical care |
| Keywords |
Froidenberg Farm; Alsace-Lorraine; Wounded; Lawyers |
| Description |
Transcript (126 pages) of an interview by Winston P. Erickson with Kenneth R. Madsen on February 5-8, 2001. This is from tape numbers 178, 179, 180, 181, and 182 in the "Saving the Legacy Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Madsen (b. 1925) details his family genealogy and recalls his childhood in rural Utah. He was inducted into the army when he turned eighteen and was assigned to the 86th Infantry Division and sent to Louisiana for jungle warfare training. Sent to Europe, instead of the Pacific, Madsen saw combat in France and Germany. Other topics covered include descriptions of the Alsace-Lorraine area, the deaths of fellow soldiers, the "Froidenberg Farm" skirmish, being wounded and receiving medical care, and his long convalescence including time spent at Bushnell military hospital in Brigham City, Utah. Madsen also talks about going to law school, being recruited by Ernest Wilkinson when he was a Senior, and joining the firm of Wilkinson, Cragun and Barker, which specialized in Indian claims cases. He left there for a job at AT&T, from which he retired. 126 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
126 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/s6zw3k5k |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Medical care |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1022305 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6zw3k5k |
| Title |
Page 42 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1022218 |
| OCR Text |
Show ETH R. MADSEN ua ' did die I went back out of the ... We continued to get artillery fire, but I went back to the place where I was supposed t be. The next morning I was to go up the hill and be the first man to lead the company into what was supposed to, ultimately, be combat. But we didn't know where the Germans had stopped to put up their defense and they didn't know for sure where we were. Not too much goes on during the night, so it was a stalemate. Neither side was doing much of anything. The next morning, I continued with my assignment to be up on the top of the hill. And, ultimately, my goal was supposed to be the walled farm if I could get that far. WIN: You didn't carry a radio or anything did you? KEN: No, no. We didn't have that kind of communication. WIN: You were just a visual target for ... KEN: Right. So, as I was going up a hill-------?-----the other troops who had been on the front. Those we were replacing were stretched along the slope and just waiting for us to "go through them-it was called-so that they could then move on. As I went up the slope, I first encountered two American soldiers. They were lying about, oh, twenty to thirty feet apart, just waiting for an opportunity to get up and go forward. I had arrived and they could officially leave. Just then, a tree burst came in. I was actually lying between these two men who were coming down the slope. I had gotten so that I was physically between them and was just slightly ahead of where they were when this tree burst came in. The shrapnel hit both of the men on either side of me and riddled their legs and the lower part of their bodies but I was far enough ahead of them that I didn't get hit. Again, I don't know why. I was certainly lying within the area that the tree burst should have 40 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6zw3k5k/1022218 |
