| 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 103 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1022279 |
| OCR Text |
Show ET R.MAD EN July and August to make the transition. I worked as if nothing h d h c pt I had gotten engaged so the discussions were now with my fian well we didn't decide-in order to accommodate her father's schedul wedding date. WIN: Bastille Day. n tl ' th t t Jul 1 th KEN: I didn't realize that. If I had thought of that I would have probably changed what it might portend. WIN: Well, let's go back a bit into your personal life and ask how you met your fiancee? KEN: Well, when I first got to Washington, the first few weeks I had an old army buddy-I mean one of my best friends-in the army was there. He worked for the government in the Pentagon. He had a bachelor apartment and lived alone and had plenty of room to accommodate a roommate so, he asked me if I would like to live with him for awhile. I was delighted, but I wanted, ultimately, to move into Washington, D.C. because in Washington, D. C. a ward was there, which was the singles ward of the day. I had ulterior motives in going there rather than staying with the ward in Virginia because it was the married-young married and old married-the people that had been around Washington for centuries. They were wonderful people, but they weren't the people that I wanted at that particular time in my life to be the ones I went to church with. So I, very soon-as soon as I could do so without offending Bill-I went into Washington and attended my first MIA meeting. The first meeting I attended in the Washington, D. C. ward was an MIA meeting. I don't know what they call them now. It's not that but, anyway, it was the young people's program of the church. I walked in and went down some stairs where they were having 101 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6zw3k5k/1022279 |
