| Title |
John Bleggi, Mapleton, Utah: an interview by Benjamin Bahlmann, 7 December 2000: Saving the legacy tape no. 379 and 380 |
| Alternative Title |
John Bleggi, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Bleggi, John, 1921-2007 |
| Contributor |
Bahlmann, Benjamin; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2000-12-07 |
| Date Digital |
2015-09-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
England; France; Germany; Mapleton, Utah County, Utah, United States |
| Subject |
Bleggi, John, 1921-2007--Interviews; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; Veterans--Utah--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Military operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe, Northern--Personal narratives, American |
| Keywords |
Normandy; Patton |
| Description |
Transcript (92 pages) of an interview by Benjamin Bahlmann with John Bleggi on December 7, 2000. This is from tape numbers 379 and 380 in the "Saving the Legacy Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Bleggi (b. 1921) was the son of Italian immigrants. He recalls his childhood in Mapleton, Utah. He was drafted into the army in September 1942 and took basic training at Camp Kohler, California, before attending Signal Corps training at Camp McCain, Mississippi. He was assigned to the 33rd Construction Battalion and left New York on the H.M.S. Queen in February 1944. He spent five months in Wrexham, England, practicing for the invasion of France. He landed on Utah Beach on D-Day plus six. His unit supported A Corps and General Patton's Fourth Army through Europe, then trained in France to go to Japan. Bleggi was on a troop ship on its way to Japan when the war ended. He was discharged in December 1945 at Fort Douglas, Utah. 92 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
92 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/s6s201rm |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1024874 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6s201rm |
| Title |
Page 80 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1024859 |
| OCR Text |
Show John Bleggi 7 Decemb r 2000 c uld have run fa t r then it was going. I know when I got into D ita I aim t w nt over and bummed home, but I didn 't. I wanted that discharge. BEN: You could have come straight across. JOHN: I could have come straight across and beat that train. They took us into Fort Douglas and they told us there were no passes allowed out of there. You're on your own. If you're there when they call your name to be discharged, why you'll be discharged in six hours. But if you're not here they' 11 put it to the back of the list. So they kept everybody there. The first night I wasn't on order, so I called my brother and he came out and got me and I came home for the night. Oh, what a night that was! To be home and not have someone barking at me. Went back the next day and I was on first order and got my discharge, and I was going down the discharge line, and that guy on the discharge said, "How much money you got coming soldier?" I said, "I haven't been paid for two months. If you give me a thousand dollars I should have that." He says, "We've got you down here for hundred and forty-two dollars is all." I said, "What's wrong?" He says, "Well, step out of line. As soon as we can get to you we'll find out why." I said, "No." I could see that guy with the discharge right down there just two tables from me, and I said, "I'll go down there." He took me down there and he 78 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6s201rm/1024859 |
