| Title |
Elman Ellsworth, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Winston P. Erickson, May 30, 2000: Saving the legacy tape no. 28 |
| Alternative Title |
Elman Ellsworth, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Ellsworth, Elman K., 1918-2009 |
| Contributor |
Erickson, Winston P., 1943-; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2000-05-30 |
| Date Digital |
2015-09-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
France; Germany; Japan; Korea; Vietnam |
| Subject |
Ellsworth, Elman K., 1918-2009--Interviews; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; Veterans--Utah--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Artillery operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe, Northern--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy--Personal narratives, American |
| Keywords |
Utah National Guard; Utah Beach; Dachau; Occupied Germany; Occupied Japan |
| Description |
Transcript (37 pages) of an interview by Winston P. Erickson with Elman Ellsworth on May 30, 2000. This is from tape number 28 in the "Saving the Legacy Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Ellsworth (b. 1918) entered the National Guard and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1940. He trained as an artillery officer and became a communications officer in an artillery battalion. Initially scheduled to go to the Philippines following Pearl Harbor, his unit ended up in England, landing on Utah Beach in July of 1944. Ellsworth recalls the move through France and Germany, entering Dachau, serving in the occupation forces in Europe, and being discharged in 1945. Less than a year later he rejoined the army and was sent to Japan, where he remained for four years. He also served in Germany, Korea, and Vietnam, before returning to Utah and Fort Douglas. He retired in 1964 and was recruited by a reserve unit, serving in various places, including Israel. He retired from the reserve in 1983.37 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
;37 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/s60021cm |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Military operations, Artillery--American |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1023187 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s60021cm |
| Title |
Page 22 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1023169 |
| OCR Text |
Show LM LL WO WIN: Oh r ally? ELM: We were at a place called Mond ee. It was nic . ga1n it a prtng ant weather, pleasant location. We would bring the Hungarian soldier and offic r in and t their weapons, and provide them transport to Vienna, or wherever they w re going. o that was our post-war. Then, after that was done, they sent us back to the Munich area and they gave us some occupation assignments. Some that were-! wished they hadn t happened. We were ordered to take the displaced persons from the Munich area to Plauen and tum them over to the Soviets. Of course, the displaced persons didn t want to go and every time we did this, our train was either shot at, or we had to use force to keep them. Of course, these were the people that were sent back. Obviously, the Soviets didn't want them back, but they took them back. They were sent to Siberia. WIN: Who would shoot at you? ELM: We don't know, but every train was shot at. WIN: Every train was shot at, so some of the Germans, Nazis, whatever, could have. ELM: Well, Soviet soldiers, too. WIN: Oh, they would shoot at you? ELM: Oh yes. It wasn't completely peaceful. WIN: Did you have much personal interaction with the Soviet troops? ELM: No, we didn't. The only interaction we had was when we'd take a train to Plauen and turn them over to them. So my contacts with the Soviets were nil. 20 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s60021cm/1023169 |
