| 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 24 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1023363 |
| OCR Text |
Show ELDON BAXTER SEPTEMBER 21, 2001 beret. The green beret. And then I have, all my uniforms are 1n the cedar box. Probably down in the bottom. I still have all that left and stored. At that time, I weighed a hundred and forty pounds. And I'm still, I th1nk I weigh about four pounds heavier now I we1gh about a hundred and forty-four now So I haven't, I've gained and I've lost. As of now, I've had an aneurysm, a stomach aneurysm, that they had to repair and I've got a graft 1n my stomach now from the aorta. So, I am a little handicapped, but I seem to be getting along pretty good. I'm having most of my yard work done. Everything I have done I'm having hired. BEC: Well, let me JUSt bnng th1s up to date. You got back to the United States after you were discharged. ELD: BEC: the time? ELD: BEC: ELD: BEC: ELD: Uh-huh. And as you said, you were already marned. Where was your w1fe at I was discharged at Fort Douglas. At Fort Douglas? Uh-huh. And was your w1fe living in Salt Lake? Yes. She was there to meet me. I called her from New York telling her when I would be In. And she was there to meet me. And I had an old 1935 Ford. And she was there w1th the Ford. And we arranged to find a place to stay that night until the next day After that we went looking for a place, a permanent place. So we found an apartment up on First A venue. We stayed there until 1948 when we moved in th1s VICimty, which was about a little north and a little west of where we are now But 1t's still 23 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6ff5rkn/1023363 |
