| 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 122 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1022298 |
| OCR Text |
Show ETH R. MADSEN KEN: No all of my brothers, went outside the state to work for several mon but we ultimately all got back here. My children have stayed right here in the alt ""-J _ .. ._ WIN: Does your family still own property down in Lakeview? KEN: No, we sold that after our mother passed away. No one in the family wanted it. End of side A of tape 182 WIN: This is the second side of the second tape of the third session of an interview with Kenneth R. Madsen. We were just talking about the property that you grew up on in Lakeview and discussing that you had sold that. KEN: Yes, it wasn't an easy thing to do and if anyone logically should have been the one to buy it and live on it, by the time it really was available for anybody, it was my sister Velma who stayed in the Provo area. She had passed away very unexpectedly of a heart attack. WIN: You did have a place that you escaped to from your wife's side of the family. KEN: Yes, her oldest brother was a professor at BYU and died very young. He and Joyce had been married for, I guess, twenty years or so. It wasn't-he was probably in his late forties when he passed away. He had been a principal at a high school and I think at the time he passed away he was on the faculty at BYU. Then her next brother, who was two years to the day older than she is, was a chemist. I'm trying to remember who he worked for. It was a major company. His work was in the Las Vegas area, Boulder in fact. Then her younger brother, R. J. Snow, has had a very interesting career. I claim to have launched him on it because I was his scout master back in Washington, D. C. when he was thirteen years old. It's hard to believe that he will soon be retired, but he has had a fabulous career. He always wanted to teach. 120 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6zw3k5k/1022298 |
