| Title |
Robert A. McGregor, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Winston P. Erickson, June 13, 2000: Saving the legacy tape no. 40 |
| Alternative Title |
Robert A. McGregor, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
McGregor, Robert A., 1923-1910 |
| Contributor |
Erickson, Winston P., 1943-; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2000-06-13 |
| Date Digital |
2015-09-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Italy; Austria; Germany |
| Subject |
McGregor, Robert A., 1923-2010--Interviews; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe, Southern--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe, Northern--Personal narratives, American; Veterans--Utah--Biography |
| Description |
Transcript (35 pages) of an interview by Winston P. Erickson with Robert A. McGregor on June 13, 2000. This is from tape number 40 in the "Saving the Legacy Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Robert A. McGregor (b. 1923) enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1942. He served as a pilot in Italy and was shot down over Steyr, Austria. He was a prisoner in Stalag Luft 1 in Northern Germany. He was a pilot for the Air Force Reserve until 1955, and for the National Guard until 1961. 35 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
35 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/s6pv8jm2 |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Military operations, Aerial--American |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1024234 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv8jm2 |
| Title |
Page 23 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1024219 |
| OCR Text |
Show ROBERTA.MCGREGOR J 1 20 0 BOB: WIN: Oh, yes, long before. They had seen it all from the ground th r . Wow. So you knew you were going to get caught? BOB: OneofthefirstonestherewasaBritishsoldierfromNewZealand. Hewasaforced laborer on an Austrian farm there, a POW. WIN: Oh, really? BOB: He was a forced laborer and had been there for years. I guess since Dunkirk. He convinced me that he was legitimate, that he was Royal Air Force. So I gave him my name and address, and he wrote it down. He and I had correspondence later after the war. David Noble from New Zealand. WIN: BOB: WIN: Oh, from New Zealand? In fact, that's indirectly how I got that picture. This picture of your downed plane? BOB: This picture was actually taken by a German doctor who was at the scene there in Austria. This David Noble from New Zealand, after the war, told me through correspondence that this doctor, Franz Stoler, had taken pictures and maybe I could write him and get a copy of it. So I did. In due course of time I got it back, and I have the actual letter and everything else. He explained that the Russians had confiscated all of their pictures and their cameras and everything else. So he said, "Treasure this. It's the only one in existence." He had gone to the newspaper, and he got the original file copy from the newspaper of that picture right there, and mailed me that. I had Inkley's photograph it later and reprint it. WIN: So they grabbed you when you got down. Did you get the medical treatment? BOB: No, it wasn't that serious. Then the Austrians had me and they put me on a bicycle. I couldn't walk. They pushed me on a bicycle about a mile into town. Then the fun began. The civilians took me away from the Austrian military and decided they were going to hang me. I had the rope around my neck and the rope to the top of the pole. 21 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv8jm2/1024219 |
