| 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 101 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1022277 |
| OCR Text |
Show R.MADSEN harg of what they called the Long Lines Department. That depart nt r tl n1 t corporations. It had a general attorney as its top legal officer and h wa in ct th general attorney of a separate law firm. He shook my hand. We were in no ay c nn ct ith the other lawyers with AT&T -the other headquarters lawyers-unless we wanted to participat with them. Anyway, I had an interview with Mr. Killingsworth, who was the vice-pr sid nt of AT&T. That was, really, in the same status as the president of one of the Bell system compani I at that time, which were all of the telephone companies in the United States the major ones. I had my interview with him. Then, when I came out of that, Mr. North, who was the vicepresident and general counsel who had become my sponsor up in New York and the man that I had been sent to meet-when we stepped out of the interview with Mr. Killingsworth, he says, "Do you have a little bird on your shoulder that tells you just exactly the right thing to say?" I chuckled and I said, "Not that I knew of." And he said, "Well, you haven't got anything to worry about with Mr. Killingsworth or Mr. Craig or any of the higher echelons, of course, Leo Craig was the top. He was the president of AT&T. Then he invited me to lunch. So we went to the place where the executives have their lunch. They came and went. They didn't all sit down together. It was just a designated place and when we sat down Mr. North asked me if I wanted a drink before lunch. I told him, "No, thanks." And Mr. North smoked and during the course of the lunch he offered me a cigarette and I told him, "No, thanks." I didn't say anything but that. I mean I didn't pay any particular attention to it. Then, as the lunch was winding up, they brought in the typical cup of coffee to end the meal and when they went to pour some for me I said, "No thank you"and put my hand over the cup. Again, I didn't pay any particular attention to that 99 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6zw3k5k/1022277 |
