| Title |
O. Marvin Lewis, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Winston P. Erickson, October 18, 2000 & January 17, 2001: Saving the legacy tape no. 307 and 308 |
| Alternative Title |
O. Marvin Lewis, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Lewis, O. Marvin (Oliver Marvin), 1924-2015 |
| Contributor |
Erickson, Winston P., 1943-; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2000-10-18; 2001-01-17 |
| Date Digital |
2015-09-16 |
| Access Rights |
I acknowledge and agree that all information I obtain as a result of accessing any oral history provided by the University of Utah's Marriott Library shall be used only for historical or scholarly or academic research purposes, and not for commercial purposes. I understand that any other use of the materials is not authorized by the University of Utah and may exceed the scope of permission granted to the University of Utah by the interviewer or interviewee. I may request permission for other uses, in writing to Special Collections at the Marriott Library, which the University of Utah may choose grant, in its sole discretion. I agree to defend, indemnify and hold the University of Utah and its Marriott Library harmless for and against any actions or claims that relate to my improper use of materials provided by the University of Utah. |
| Spatial Coverage |
New Guinea; Philippines; Okinawa; Ogden, Weber County, Utah, United States |
| Subject |
Lewis, O. Marvin (Oliver Marvin), 1924-2015--Interviews; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; Veterans--Utah--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Military operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area--Personal narratives, American |
| Description |
Transcript (63 pages) of an interview by Winston P. Erickson with O. Marvin Lewis on October 18, 2000, and January 17, 2001. This is from tape numbers 307 and 308 in the "Saving the Legacy Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Lewis (b. 1924) grew up in Ogden, Utah, entered the army in 1943, and was assigned to the 11th Airborne Division. He describes his jump training, the voyage on a troop ship to New Guinea, being wounded in the Philippines, rejoining his unit and being shipped to Okinawa, hearing about the Hiroshima bomb, and serving in the occupation forces. Lewis also describes his post-war activities in medical school and practicing internal medicine in Ogden. He also talks about learning to fly and various aircraft he has owned. 63 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
63 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/s6c26vqn |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1024485 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6c26vqn |
| Title |
Page 8 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1024427 |
| OCR Text |
Show 0. MARVIN LEWIS 1 time with Hitler, and Europe, and so forth. WIN: But you did feel even at that time that Hitler was a negative? MAR: Yeah, very much so. And I wondered why our hero, Lindy was taking the position of America first and had been over to Hitler's strongholds and seen their airforces and so forth. WIN: How did you get your information about European affairs, was it through newspapers? MAR: Newspapers, and what radio broadcast we could get, and what scuttlebutt was going around among ourselves. WIN: Did you ever discuss it in your high school social studies classes? MAR: No, we didn't, and we didn't have any particular social studies. But ROTC- there was sort of an undercurrent of concern about this and we were warned, and told of the possibility that our military experience would be important to us in the future. So, I think to that extent, we had political and military problems discussed with us. WIN: You graduated from high school in 1942. By that time, of course, the war had begun. What were you doing - I guess your senior year in high school - on December 7th, I guess that was a Sunday. MAR: I don't remember specifically, though I've thought about it many times! I don't remember specifically. I was sort of horrified that it all had happened, I remember, and concerned, but I don't remember exactly where I was or heard the announcement. WIN: The war began, you were still in high school, in ROTC, and I guess you were 6 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6c26vqn/1024427 |
