| Title |
Eldon Baxter, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, September 21, 2001: Saving the legacy tape no. 303 |
| Alternative Title |
Eldon Baxter, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Baxter, Eldon, 1920-2006 |
| Contributor |
Lloyd, Becky B.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2001-09-21 |
| Date Digital |
2015-09-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Europe; Italy; France; Norway; Germany |
| Subject |
Baxter, Eldon, 1920-2006--Interviews; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Military operations, American; Veterans--Utah--Biography |
| Keywords |
National Guard; Special Service Force; 82nd Airborne; Europe; Italy; France; Norway; 474th Infantry Battalion; Fort Harrison, Montana; Germany; Buchenwald; Dachau |
| Description |
Transcript (29 pages) of interview by Becky B. Lloyd with Eldon Baxter on September 21, 2001. This is tape number 303 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Baxter (b. 1920) grew up in Idaho and joined the Idaho National Guard at seventeen. He was released in 1942 and joined the army, where he volunteered for the Special Service Force. He served in Italy, France, and Norway. 29 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
29 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/s6ff5rkn |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1023370 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6ff5rkn |
| Title |
Page 18 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1023357 |
| OCR Text |
Show ELDON BAXTER SEPTEMBER 21, 2001 BEC: I see. Oh, that IS also a nice plaque. And then on the back It- I guess I could have read that a couple of years ago, but not anymore. That's too small for me to read. ELD: Oh. Let's see If I can. I can't quite make that out either BEC: Well that's nice anyway That's got your name at the top and "In Memonam," that says. That's great. And then looking at your other-there are a number of books here talking about the history of your bngade-and then there are some certificates. The Silver Maple Leaf. It says, "Certify that Eldon Baxter-" ELD: Endorsed to the Aleutian Islands, Naples, Foggia, Anzio, Rome, Southern France, and the Rhineland. And these are some of the campaigns, Monte Camino, Ante Lorenitantina, Anzio, advance to the Tiber, that's the nver JUSt to the side of Rome. BEC: ELD: Northwest Europe. BEC: Maple Leaf. ELD: BEC: ELD: Uh-huh. Right. And Southern France. And then Monte Carlo, Rome, Italy, '43-'44, Yeah. Been awarded the Canadian Parachute Wings with Silver Yeah. Uh-huh. Hmm. That's nice. Now this was our insignia here that we wore. And this was the insignia when we were-we wore this on our left shoulder and this one on our nght shoulder-when we were In Norway BEC: Norway Yeah. I see the- 17 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6ff5rkn/1023357 |
