| 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 69 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1022245 |
| OCR Text |
Show NET R. MADSEN staff different from the rest, who would take care of us because we had di different protocol. They had four wards, two up and two down. End of side A of tape 180 WIN: On the other side we got you to the Bushnell Hospital in Brigham City. You were describing the wards and saying that they had about forty people in each ward and four wards to a building. KEN: Right, four wards, up and down. So there were a total of eight wards that were nothing but nerve damaged patients, GI's. Anyway, I lucked out again. Each ward had three private rooms in it and I was immediately taken to a private room. I was there until the last couple of weeks before I left the hospital with my discharge. That was only because I asked to be put out on a ward. I thought that there had to be others that were in worse shape than I was by then because I was in dam good shape. I can't second guess my care as a wounded GI. You would have thought I was the wounded King of England. But I finished my recovery in Bushnell. WIN: Do you recall how long you were there? You must have gotten there in April. How long did you stay? KEN: Goodness, I'll have to think. I spent more than a month there. Well, actually, I spent six months there, technically. I was operated on when I got there and it was the first real repair surgery that I had had. As I mentioned, Bushnell was a nerve patient center so my first surgery was, oh, just a matter of days after I got there. I was again taken in to the operating room lying on my stomach and, somewhere, I have a series that was in Life magazine of the exact surgery that I had right down to the last little knot. Anyway, I've never seen the scar, but I had-they tell 67 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6zw3k5k/1022245 |
