| Title |
Lorraine J. Robinson, Salt Lake City., Utah: an interview by Winston P. Erickson, July 10, 2001: Saving the legacy tape no. 253 |
| Alternative Title |
Lorraine J. Robinson, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Robinson, Lorraine J., 1923- |
| Contributor |
Erickson, Winston P., 1943-; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2001-07-10 |
| Date Digital |
2015-09-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, United States; Wisconsin, United States |
| Subject |
Robinson, Lorraine J., 1923- --Interviews; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; Veterans--Utah--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--War work--United States; World War, 1939-1945--Women--United States--Biography; United States--Marine Corps Women's Reserve--Biography |
| Description |
Transcript (49 pages) of an interview by Winston P. Erickson with Lorraine J. Robinson on July 10, 2001. This is from tape number 253 in the "Saving the Legacy Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Robinson (b. 1923) recalls her childhood in Wisconsin. She was a student at Carroll College in Waukesha when Pearl Harbor was attacked. She went to Milwaukee and worked in a defense factory, then enlisted in the Marine Corps, women's reserve. After boot camp at Camp LaJune, North Carolina, she went to Norman, Oklahoma, for aviation machinist mechanical school. She sailed aboard the SS Lurlene to Pearl Harbor, where she was crew chief on an SN-J or AT-6. After returning home in 1945 she attended the University of Wisconsin on the GI Bill. 49 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
49 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/s6641p0d |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Women in war; War work; United States. Marine Corps Women's Reserve |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1022501 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6641p0d |
| Title |
Page 3 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1022469 |
| OCR Text |
Show THIS IS AN INTERVIEW WITH LORRAINE J. ROBINSON IN AT THE AMERICAN WEST CENTER OFFICES ON THE CAMPUS OF THE U. OF U. ON JULY 10 , 2001 . THE INTERVIEWER IS WINSTON P. ERICKSON. BOB STACK IS PRESENT . THIS IS FOR THE SAVING THE LEGACY PROJECT: AN ORAL HISTORY OF UTAH 'S WORLD WAR II VETERANS. WIN: This is an interview with Lorraine J . Robinson . Today is the lOth of July , year 2001 . We are at the American West Center Offices on the campus of the University of Utah in the Annex Building . Today with us is Bob Stack . Bob do you want to say hello? BOB: It is nice to be here , and thank you Lorraine for allowing me to sit in and do this . WIN: We need to get Bob ' s voice , in case he says something, then the transcribers will know what that is . Lorraine , when and where were you born . LORRAINE: I was born in Edgerton , Wisconsin , July 12 , 1923 . WIN: Who were your parents? LORRAINE: My parents were Roland Alexander Turnbo and Inez Adeline Lanora Strummand Turnbo , quite a lingo . WIN: Did you come from a line of Norwegians? LORRAINE: I am five - eighths Norwegian and three-eighths Scotch. Turnbo is a Scottish name , and my father is three - fourths Scotch. WIN: Had your parents been in Wisconsin long? LORRAINE: Oh , yes . My people , since 1843 our ancestors came . WIN: That was when the Norwegians came and the Scots , they came |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6641p0d/1022469 |
