| Title |
Owen W. Burnham, Ogden, Utah: an interview by Winston Erickson, August 28, 2000: Saving the legacy tape no. 92 and 93 |
| Alternative Title |
Owen Wallace Burnham, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Burnham, Owen W., 1923-2009 |
| Contributor |
Erickson, Winston P., 1943-; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2000-08-28 |
| Date Digital |
2015-09-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Blanding, San Juan County, Utah, United States; Italy; France; Germany |
| Subject |
Burnham, Owen W., 1923-2009--Interviews; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; Veterans--Utah--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Military operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe, Southern--Personal narratives, American |
| Keywords |
17th Airborne Division |
| Description |
Transcript (48 pages) of an interview by Winston P. Erickson with Owen W. Burnham on August 28, 2000. This is from tape numbers 92 and 93 in the "Saving the Legacy Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Burnham (b. 1923) recalls his childhood in Blanding, Utah, and describes his basic training as part of the 17th Airborne Division shortly after Pearl Harbor. His unit landed in Naples, Italy, in March of 1944, and later fought in France and Germany. He was mustered out of the service in 1946. 48 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
48 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/s6f49nc4 |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1023653 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6f49nc4 |
| Title |
Page 6 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1023606 |
| OCR Text |
Show Owen W. Burnham jackrabbits quite a bit. And we went camping sometimes to lk M unt in r t 11 it the Blue Mountain, but it's the Abajos. WIN: Yes, they are called either one aren't they? OWE: Uhhuh. WIN: Let's see, Blanding is a little bit lower than Monticello, isn't it? OWE: Yes, it's at least 1,000 feet lower in elevation than Monticello. WIN: Were you between 5,000 and 6,000 feet there? OWE: Yes, Blanding is about 6,000 feet. WIN: While you were growing up did they have the White Mesa Indian Reservation, or were the Indians still down in Allen Canyon? OWE: They were at Allen Canyon. White Mesa wasn't built, or wasn't a community, until quite a lot later. I guess the early 1940s. WIN: As you were growing up in that area, and often went down into the Canyonlands area, did that area seem special to you? OWE: Yes, I was aware that it was very-I thought very beautiful. It wasn't special in the way that it's looked at now as a national park and so forth, but it was enjoyable. It was quite a rough, harsh country. WIN: Did you ever go down Grand Gulch? OWE: I didn't go down Grand Gulch until quite a lot later when I was down there with some friends visiting. We went part-way down Grand Gulch. WIN: Down White Canyon. Was there any kind of road? 3 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6f49nc4/1023606 |
