| Title |
William Edward Murray, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Winston Erickson, May 16, 2001: Saving the legacy tape no. 225 |
| Alternative Title |
William Edward Murray, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Murray, William Edward, 1919-2006 |
| Contributor |
Erickson, Winston P., 1943-; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2001-05-16 |
| Date Digital |
2015-09-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Tulagi; Suva; Figi, Noumea; New Caledonia; Australia; Philippines; Guadalcanal; China; Montana, United States |
| Subject |
Murray, William Edward, 1919-2006--Interviews; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; Veterans--Utah--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area--Personal narratives, American |
| Description |
Transcript (46 pages) of an interview by Winston P. Erickson with William Edward Murray on May 16, 2001. This is from tape number 225 in the "Saving the Legacy Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Murray (b. 1919) was raised in the midwest and in Ogden, Utah. He attended Weber Junior College and Utah State University, where he studied Forestry and graduated in 1941. He recalls enlisting in the Navy and being commissioned as an ensign in 1942. He volunteered for hazardous duty and was sent to Rhode Island to the Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron Training Center prior to being sent to Tulagi as a replacement in 1943. He discusses Suva, Figi, Noumea, New Caledonia, Australia, the Philippines, Guadalcanal, and China. 46 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
46 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/s6jm48xm |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Military operations, Naval--American |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1023988 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6jm48xm |
| Title |
Page 14 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1023953 |
| OCR Text |
Show WILLIAM EDWARD MURRAY a 16 2001 WIN: During college did you have these jobs? BIL: Some of them, yes. WIN: And during the summers? BIL: Right, some of them. That's where I got the money to pay my way through college. WIN: Do you enjoy that kind of work? BIL: Oh, yes, yes. I liked the outdoors. I always did like the outdoors. WIN: Did you get lonely up there on the lookouts? BIL: That's a good question. I saw four people all summer. There was the ranger who took me up, and the assistant ranger came up once, and a young lady and her brother came through on a hiking trip. And that's all I saw in two and a half months. WIN: Well, if you're the kind who likes to be with people that isn't the job. BIL: Well, I learned something. I learned how to live with myself. And that helped me all the way through, even my navy career. WIN: It's a good thing to know, isn't it? BIL: Yes, it is. WIN: Okay. So you had these various jobs going through school, and then the summer after you were rejected by the navy. Then you came back, the war began, and you were working for the ... BIL: It was the Teton National Forest. WIN: After the war began, after that, you were working for somebody in Ogden, the 12 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6jm48xm/1023953 |
