Lorraine J. Robinson, Salt Lake City., Utah: an interview by Winston P. Erickson, July 10, 2001: Saving the legacy tape no. 253

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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
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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
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