| 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 62 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1022238 |
| OCR Text |
Show ETH R. MADSEN [lllow came in and was left there for, oh, a couple to three weeks. And h wa right tr i ht across the ward from me. And, after a couple of days, he found out what my situati n ry morning when I woke up he'd say, "Well, they're going to take it off today." And that wa hi greeting everyday from then on. And I said, "No, they're not." And, finally he says "Why not?" I said, "Because the LDS Church doesn't approve." And I didn't say anything more than that. Then I wrote him a poem. I did write-what is loosely called poetry-all the time I was in the service. I wrote him a poem and it was entitled-because he always would say after that, every morning he would say, "Well, the LSD is going to approve today ... " So, finally, I wrote him a poem titled The LSD's Don't Approve. He got quite a kick out of it and it gave me something to think about and do. I don't think he ever got it straight that it was LDS and not LSD. He wasn't the brightest person in the world. WIN: He was just a little ahead of his time actually. KEN: Yeah. He was quite the guy. There were many characters that you met in the hospital, believe me. So many of them were so glad to be there that they were completely uninhibited. I don't know how many nurses were proposed to by some guy who was coming out from being under an anesthetic. It was an interesting experience. After I was able to get around on crutches I was sent to the French Riviera to one of the most beautiful hospitals I had ever seen. It had wide, wide corridors and one side was where the rooms were and the other side was just huge arched windows that had no glass or anything because that wonderful, warm Mediterranean air would blow through there like-well, it made you think of what heaven might be like. I'd gotten to--------?-------- by then, as a lot of the fellows 60 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6zw3k5k/1022238 |
