| Title |
Ralph M. Tannenbaum, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Winston P. Erickson, May 31, 2000: Saving the legacy tape no. 31 |
| Alternative Title |
Ralph M. Tannenbaum, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Tannenbaum, Ralph M., 1921-2006 |
| Contributor |
Erickson, Winston P., 1943-; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2000-05-31 |
| Date Digital |
2015-09-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Guadalcanal; Philippines; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States |
| Subject |
Tannenbaum, Ralph M., 1921-2006--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 (27 pages) of an interview by Winston P. Erickson with Ralph M. Tannenbaum on May 31, 2000. This is from tape number 31 in the "Saving the Legacy Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Ralph D. Tannenbaum (b. 1921) recalls his childhood in Salt Lake City, joining up with the navy V-7 officer procurement program, training, and being assigned to the heavy cruiser USS Chicago at Pearl Harbor in the Spring of 1941. His ship left Pearl Harbor on December 1 as escort to the aircraft carrier Enterprise, and so was not in port when the Japanese attacked. Other topics covered includes an early radar device called CXAM, duty in Australia, the battle of Coral Sea, shore leave, getting married, being stationed in New Caledonia, ship duty throughout the Pacific, and post-war reserve duty. 27 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
27 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/s6tx5dnn |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Military operations, Naval--American |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1024057 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6tx5dnn |
| Title |
Page 6 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1024033 |
| OCR Text |
Show RALPH M. TANNENBAUM MAY 31, 2000 Mrs. Flandro, of course, was well known for her book reviews all over town. WIN: You graduated in '39 or '40? RAL: '38. WIN: '3 8. At seventeen. RAL: Yes, because we had only had eleven years in those days. WIN: In '38, thewarwasn'tgoingyetinEurope, but things were happening there. Were you aware of what was happening? RAL: Not really. Because, you see, right out of high school I went to military school inN ew Mexico, Roswell. I was always very enamored of the military. And while I was in military school for two years of junior college I had hoped to get my commission, but even though I qualified I wasn't old enough. In the army, you had to be twenty-one to have a commission in those days. WIN: And you were nineteen or twenty? RAL: Yes, let's see--I was almost twenty. So, anyway, that summer was when the navy started what they called the V -7 program which was an officer procurement. A gentleman by the name ofEd Walker, an insurance man, was called to duty with his reserve navy commission. He came into the store one day while I was working, in hopes of going to Stanford. When I got out of military school I had applied for Stanford, and I hadn't heard. So, anyway, he said, "How would you like to take a navy cruise?" I said, "Well, that sounds interesting. What is it all about?" "Oh, you'd go out for a month, and see how you like it, and so on." 4 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6tx5dnn/1024033 |
