| Title |
Della M. Petty, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, April 30, 2002: Saving the legacy tape no. 450 |
| Alternative Title |
Della M. Petty, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Petty, Della M., 1923- |
| Contributor |
Lloyd, Becky B.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2002-04-30 |
| Date Digital |
2015-09-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Salina, Sevier County, Utah, United States; San Francisco, California, United States |
| Subject |
Petty, Della M., 1923- --Interviews; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; United States. Naval Reserve. Women's Reserve--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Women--United States--Biography; Veterans--Utah--Biography |
| Keywords |
Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service in the U.S. Naval Reserve; WAVES |
| Description |
Transcript (33 pages) of an interview by Becky B. Lloyd with Della M. Petty on April 30, 2002. This is from tape number 450 in the "Saving the Legacy Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Della Petty (b. 1923) grew up in Salina, Utah. She joined the WAVES and was stationed in San Francisco, where she was a secretary for Commander Ross. She recalls life on the West coast during the war. 33 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
33 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/s68k989m |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); United States. Naval Reserve. Women's Reserve |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1022630 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s68k989m |
| Title |
Page 19 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1022614 |
| OCR Text |
Show DELLA M. PETTY PRJ 2 2 DEL: It was. It was fun. I don t know I think p pl that r m rl War II, met a lot of wonderful people and had so many experi nee . I m trying t writ myself a little book about my life for my kids. I wouldn't trade any of my tim in th service for anything. I think that was-in fact I think other than being married to my wonderful husband, and having all my children, that was one of the highlights of my life that I really enjoyed. Then we started WAVES of the Wasatch, and it was me and Ruth Tuttle and three others that started it here. I was the vice president when we started with it, and we've kind of kept it up. They've tried to get more in the chapter. And like I say, I still keep in contact with some of my friends that I've met in boot camp. I enjoyed the Statue of Liberty when we were in New York. That was nice. That was something. And you know, New York is such a fascinating place; I wouldn't want to live there, but I love to visit it and I'd like to go back sometime. BEC: You've not been back since you were there? DEL: No, I haven't, and I would like to sometime. No, I got married when I was twenty-five and I worked then had my children. My husband was a driver for Garrett Freight Lines and when it was time for vacation, that was our quality time together, so we'd take the kids and go to Disneyland or take two weeks and go camping. He wasn't in the service. He had punctured eardrums so he never did get to go in the service. BEC: So how did you two meet? DEL: Well, let's see (laughs). The first time I met him, I used to go with some fellow, and we'd go to the Coconut Grove to dance. BEC: DEL: This is when you were in San Francisco? No, this is in Salt Lake. 18 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s68k989m/1022614 |
