| 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 126 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1022302 |
| OCR Text |
Show NNETH R. MADSEN of a sudden he jerked that box back and he said, "You're the one that' not u t th' I That's what the "X" was for. And I can say that in my whole Bell System and milit that once people found out they very quickly accepted me in spite of the fact I was D . I d 't think it would have been possible for me to break one of the church standards without v rybody that I was with at the time immediately stopping me and calling me to task for not living my religion. All the time I was in the army there was only one woman that I ever knowingly associated with. All the time I was AT&T I bet there wasn't-well, there were no LDS people on my level. If I went to a meeting, a banquet, or something like that, I would be the only member of the church there. But, as I say, I remember the church got me my job with AT&T. It was my only interviewthe only thing that came up in my interview and I think those people would have stopped me if I'd started living in a way that was contrary to church standards and I mean that seriously. One other experience I would like to mention, when I started with AT&T, they sent me a pretty young lady who was to be my secretary. She introduced herself and we talked. That was the first day at work. There was nothing unusual. She started to do her secretarial duties and, boy, she was----?-----secretary, too. I lucked out all the way. My whole time with AT&T and U.S. West, I had the most-well, I couldn't have succeeded at my job without them. I would tell them so. I mean they knew just exactly------?------and it became at every place that I worked a very important role because they had to carry a lot of responsibility to keep track of me. I had two secretaries in Kansas City and to keep track of me with the traveling and what I was doing and the things I was supposed to be doing on the job and being a bishop, I just couldn't have put it all 124 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6zw3k5k/1022302 |
