| 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 33 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1023180 |
| OCR Text |
Show ELMAN EL WORT University of Utah. The title s all in plac . WIN: Well I guess the university has been quit aggr th n · n hi In th t n . ELM: The university is in a little comer, and it n ds r ale tat . Th r n qu ti nab t that. So I recognized that. It's growing, growing growing. It s going far b y nd what th original planners ever thought the university would be. WIN: Oh, of course. They thought that the circle would suffice right? The circle s just an obscure part of it now. ELM: So I ended up at Fort Douglas as an advisor. At that time they had what was called the sub-sector and sectors. The state was a sector, and the sub-sectors were Ogden, Logan, Provo, and Salt Lake. Eventually, I became the sub-sector commander for Salt Lake, which had an overall interest in all the reserve units, and reserve issues, and people in the Salt Lake area. You mentioned you had already interviewed Glen LaPine. Glen was out at 4500 South. Eventually, I became his commander until I retired. We've been associated ever since. I finally found out what he did in World War II. WIN: 82nd Airborne, right? He was in the D-Day invasion; parachuted into the swamps at a major battle, got shot, and sent back to England to recuperate. ELM: When we left South Hampton, outbound, there was an incoming ship that was loaded with paratroopers. I don't know which division. I've forgotten whether it was 82nd, or if it was the 101 st. But they asked us where we were going, and some of our guys came back "We're going to Normandy." The paratroopers came back in unison, "You'll be sorry." 31 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s60021cm/1023180 |
