| 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 24 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1023963 |
| OCR Text |
Show WILLIAM EDWARD MURRAy a 16 20 1 WIN: According to the Japanese that was one of the most embarra ing r ham ful things you could do. BIL: That's right. They had their own creed and code and all that sort of stuff. WIN: It wasn't like what we would have done. BIL: No, no. WIN: Sometimes the honor meant more than life itself. BIL: Yes, right. WIN: So, can you describe a typical day, or typical mission, that you would go on? BIL: Well, there were no typical missions. But we did operate at night most of the time. WIN: Most of the time at night? BIL: Now, we had some special missions in the daytime; special missions that you'd have to go do this or go do that, and sometimes in Jap country. In fact, we were out there one time and I didn't think we were going to make it because we got opened up on. Shore batteries and antiaircraft were in the air, too. Luckily, we had some of our own aircraft there, so they helped us. But Eleanor Roosevelt was out there one time. WIN: She was? BIL: Oh, Geez. You know it seemed like every aircraft that the army and air force and navy had were out there escorting her. WIN: As long as you could stay close to her you were safe, right? BIL: Right. Well, I saw that when I went to Australia. They gave us a month's time 22 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6jm48xm/1023963 |
