| 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 49 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1022225 |
| OCR Text |
Show N ETH R. MADSEN 2 that were litter bearers, which is what they were supposed to be doing. o he w nt back d g t them and in a few minutes the two fellows with a stretcher came. They loaded me onto th stretcher and took me back to the aid station that had been set up for this particular battle. It was nothing but a small tent and a couple of medics and other people that had assignments that would keep them there. So they got me back to the aid station and the medic that came up asked me how long it had been since I had a morphine shot and, I will admit, I had to chuckle. I told him we hadn't seen any morphine up there for weeks and they didn't have any either, so I didn't get any morphine. Then he asked me if I wanted to drink cognac which was very definitely available. In fact, we were advised to drink the cognac rather than the water if we didn't have time to purify the drinking water. So, again, I just told him "no thanks." Next he offered me a cigarette and I told him I really didn't need one. Then he turned-the chaplain was there-and he just called out to the chaplain, "Hey, Chaplain, you'd better come on over here. We've got a psycho." I told them I wasn't psycho and that I knew very much what was going on and I had no delusions or anything else. The chaplain did come over and talk to me. There was another person in the little tent, a 2nd lieutenant. He was sitting on a chair. He was just sobbing out of control. So I asked the medic what the situation was. He was the officer that was supposed to come up and be our new company commander, but he only got as far as that aid station. I don't know when he actually had his break with reality-well, he hadn't broken with reality, but he just could not go any further-he was the one that was psycho. They were waiting for some form of transportation to get him back where he could get the attention that he needed. The fellows at the aid station, all they could do was put a bandage. I assume they put a bandage. When I think about it I'm not 47 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6zw3k5k/1022225 |
