Owen W. Burnham, Ogden, Utah: an interview by Winston Erickson, August 28, 2000: Saving the legacy tape no. 92 and 93

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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 I acknowledge and agree that all information I obtain as a result of accessing any oral history provided by the University of Utah's Marriott Library shall be used only for historical or scholarly or academic research purposes, and not for commercial purposes. I understand that any other use of the materials is not authorized by the University of Utah and may exceed the scope of permission granted to the University of Utah by the interviewer or interviewee. I may request permission for other uses, in writing to Special Collections at the Marriott Library, which the University of Utah may choose grant, in its sole discretion. I agree to defend, indemnify and hold the University of Utah and its Marriott Library harmless for and against any actions or claims that relate to my improper use of materials provided by the University of Utah.
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
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