| 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 32 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1023179 |
| OCR Text |
Show LM NELL WORT tay put for a while? Bring your families ov r. pl n h u in . u t u . But the policy makers-I have real mi d motion about hat I b rv d nth of national policy regarding what we did in the MAG in Vi tnam. It a ob i u 1 goofed up. WIN: Yeah, it was a whole misguided enterprise from the beginning I think. ELM: Fortunately, I retired before the combat troops were sent because I didn t want to go back there. WIN: Is that one of the reasons you retired? ELM: No, I had no option. My retirement was extended twice. The Berlin problem extended it for a year, and the Cuban Crisis extended it for another year. Otherwise, I would have retired a little earlier. WIN: So you got out of the army eventually? ELM: Well, I was assigned here at Fort Douglas as an advisor in the reserve program. So I spent three years here at Fort Douglas in the military fighting with lots of people, including President Olpin, because he wanted Fort Douglas even then. WIN: The university has always wanted Fort Douglas, right? They're slowly getting it. ELM: They're slowly getting it. They have it all legally. WIN: All except for that one little section, isn't it? ELM: No, no, they have it even for that. The title is all under the university. WIN: Oh, even for the Camp Douglas part? ELM: When, and if, the army no longer needs it, it will automatically revert to the 30 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s60021cm/1023179 |
