| Title |
Robert H. Allred, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Benjamin Bahlmann, August 18, 2001: Saving the legacy tape no. 360 and 361 |
| Alternative Title |
Robert H. Allred, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Allred, Robert H., 1925- |
| Contributor |
Bahlmann, Benjamin; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2001-08-18 |
| Date Digital |
2015-09-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Italy; France; Belgium; Germany; Sanpete County, Utah, United States |
| Subject |
Allred, Robert H., 1925- --Interviews; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; Veterans--Utah--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe, Northern--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Military operations, American |
| Keywords |
463rd Parachute Field Artillery; Partroopers |
| Description |
Transcript (89 pages) of an interview by Benjamin Bahlmann with Robert H. Allred on August 18, 2001. This is from tape numbers 360 and 361 in the "Saving the Legacy Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Robert Allred (b. 1925) was with the 463rd Parachute Field Artillery and served in Italy, France, Belgium, and Germany. He recalls his childhood in rural Utah, and discusses his training prior to parachuting into France. He was in Bastogne when it was surrounded by the German army and describes his experience there. 89 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
89 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/s6bc5xss |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1022595 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6bc5xss |
| Title |
Page 55 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1022556 |
| OCR Text |
Show ROBERT H. ALLRED u h literally fell off. It was about two o clock in th m ng h n th t ith They just deadened my arm. I went to sleep that night. The next day, I mean, this nurse she said: You ve b n ugh h ur n You need a bath. Get those rotten clothes off. Go get in the shower! But I wa ju t so tired. Once you let go and relax you did, you know. BEN: Are you in your pocket pants the whole time, or do you switch over to regular Army eventually? ROB: Well, the pocket pants in southern France once things got settled down on the ground. But actually, we went into Bastogne in regular stuff. We wore wool pants and wool shirts and a jacket, but that was all we had. We didn't have any really winter clothes. This coat I had wasn't built for winter. We didn't wear that coat, but we wore them pants and shirts like this. BEN: That was during the winter, obviously. ROB: Oh yeah, it was ten below zero. BEN: No great coats? ROB: No, our outfit didn't have those. But you know, we got along better than the guys that did in a lot of ways. For instance, a Sargents that was from Tennessee, he asked, he said to me, he said: "You're kind of young at this." He said, "I don't care how dirty your socks are, but a couple pair on you shoulders." 53 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6bc5xss/1022556 |
