| Title |
Ray D. Gurr, Provo, Utah: an interview by Benjamin Bahlmann, September 14, 2001: Saving the legacy tape no. 364 and 365 |
| Alternative Title |
Ray D. Gurr, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Gurr, Ray D., 1925-2008 |
| Contributor |
Bahlmann, Benjamin; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2001-09-14 |
| Date Digital |
2015-09-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Iwo Jima, Japan; Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea; Guam; Caliente, Lincoln County, Nevada, United States |
| Subject |
Gurr, Ray D., 1925-2008--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; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Guam--Personal narratives, American; Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945--Personal narratives, American |
| Keywords |
Marine Corps; New Caledonia; Guadalcanal; Bougainville; Guam; Iwo Jima |
| Description |
Transcript (69 pages) of an interview by Benjamin Bahlmann with Ray D. Gurr on September 14, 2001. This is from tape numbers 364 and 365 in the "Saving the Legacy Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Ray D. Gurr (b. 1925) recalls his childhood in Utah and Nevada. He received an appointment from Senator Pat McCarran to the Annapolis Naval Academy, but turned it down because he was afraid the war would end before he graduated. He was sixteen years old at the time of Pearl Harbor and had dreamed of being in the armed forces since that time. He enlisted in the Marine Corps and trained in San Diego before being shipped out to New Caledonia and Guadalcanal. He also saw action at Bougainville, on Guam, and on Iwo Jima. He returned home on the aircraft carrier USS Guadalcanal. He was discharged in November 1945. 69 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
69 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/s6pk2fcn |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Military operations, Naval--American; Iwo Jima, Battle of (Japan : 1945) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1024157 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pk2fcn |
