| Title |
Lee E. Tucker, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Winston P. Erickson, May 19, 2000: Saving the legacy tape no. 13 and 14 |
| Alternative Title |
Lee E. Tucker, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Tucker, Lee E., 1924- |
| Contributor |
Erickson, Winston P., 1943-; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2000-05-19 |
| Date Digital |
2015-09-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
England; Germany; Salt Lake County, Utah, United States |
| Subject |
Tucker, Lee E., 1924- --Interviews; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; Veterans--Utah--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe, Northern--Personal narratives, American |
| Keywords |
9th Air Force, 404th Fighter Group, 507th Fighter Squadron; P-47Ds |
| Description |
Transcript (57 pages) of an interview by Winston P. Erickson with Lee E. Tucker on May 19, 2000. This is from tape numbers 13 and 14 in the "Saving the Legacy Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Lee Tucker (b. 1924) describes his youth on a farm in East Mill Creek, Utah, during the Depression. He attended the University of Utah prior to enlisting in the army air corps. He recalls his training experiences, including meeting his fellow trainee and future actor, Jack Webb. He joined the 9th Air Force, 404th Fighter Group, 507th Fighter Squadron as a pilot of P-47Ds, and was stationed in England, where he flew fifty-four missions. He was discharged at war's end but chose to remain in the reserves and was called up for stateside duty during the Korean conflict. 57 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
57 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/s6fr1vv2 |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Military operations, Aerial--American |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1022689 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6fr1vv2 |
| Title |
Page 31 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1022661 |
| OCR Text |
Show LEE E. TUCKER M 19 2000 fly a close support mission, we would look for those orange panels and they were supposed to have them laid out in front of them and then they would be way back of that. Then we would bomb on the other side of those orange panels. It was kind of a basic system, but it did work. Now they have all this high tech stuff, and they still make mistakes. WIN: I remember reading about the Battle of the Bulge, and at times the Luftwaffe was bombing the German troops and at times Americans were bombing American troops. LEE: Well, at the Battle of Bulge, nobody knew where anybody was because we were retreating and they were advancing. It was a complete chaos. WIN: I understand from my reading that it was probably the interdiction by the air force or fighter-bombers that turned tide to that. LEE: Well, we thought so. We figured we won the war single-handedly at the Battle of the Bulge, but we really didn't. We helped a lot. We were stuck for two weeks with bad weather, and we couldn't fly. WIN: That was one of the reasons the Germans picked that time. LEE: That is one of the reasons they picked the time and one of the reasons they made such big advances. In fact, we were ready to blow up our airfield. At one time, we came within about five or six hours of doing that and retreating. But then the army held, and the weather cleared, and we were able to turn the tide. WIN: Where was your base located? LEE: St. Tronde, Belgium. 30 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6fr1vv2/1022661 |
