| Title |
Robert D. Teran, Sandy, Utah: an interview by Winston P. Erickson, May 23, 2000: Saving the legacy tape no. 18 and 19 |
| Alternative Title |
Robert D. Teran, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Teran, Robert D., 1922-2009 |
| Contributor |
Erickson, Winston P., 1943-; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2000-05-23 |
| Date Digital |
2015-09-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
England, United Kingdom; Germany; Poland; New Mexico, United States |
| Subject |
Teran, Robert D., 1922-2009--Interviews; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; Veterans--Utah--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Artillery operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe, Northern--Personal narratives, American; Prisoners of war--United States; Prisoners of war--Poland |
| Keywords |
POWs; B-17 |
| Description |
Transcript (51 pages) of an interview by Winston P. Erickson with Robert D. Teran on May 23, 2000. This is from tape numbers 18 and 19 in the "Saving the Legacy Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Teran (b. 1922) describes a difficult childhood in New Mexico during the Depression, and recalls his education at Fort Lewis College, army enlistment, and schooling at Scott air base in Illinois. He also details his experiences in flight training, B-17 crew assignments, and crossing the Atlantic to England, where he served in the 8th Air Force, 379th Bomb Group, 527th Squadron, based at Kimbolton Field near London. He flew twenty missions before being shot down and captured by German soldiers, ending up at Stalag Luft 3. He recounts his days as a prisoner of war, including a forced march away from the advancing Russions, incarceration in Stalag 7A, liberation, and his return to the United States. 51 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
51 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/s6kh2mks |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Military operations, Artillery--American; Prisoners of war |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1025307 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6kh2mks |
| Title |
Page 12 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1025266 |
| OCR Text |
Show ROBERT D. TERAN MAY 23,2000 months there and then they called me and said you can take the test to see if you qualify for pilot, bomber, or navigator, or all three. I took the tests and I passed the tests for pilot and bombardier. Of course I didn't have enough math to make navigator, so I didn't care about that anyway. All I cared about was being a pilot, and I had passed that and was very happy. From there they sent me to preflight training at Maxwell Field, Alabama. The courses were such that they indoctrinate you to the service and you learn as much as you can about the various things that you needed to know in terms of what you were going to do when you got to the flying school, and what flying school you were going to, and this type of thing-Morse code. I took it both by light and by sound, and it helped me quite a bit. We had to take that because it was part of our training at Maxwell Field. I could actually help others because it was so easy for me. It was cheating, but I guess they were very grateful. It seemed that way to me, but they needed a little help on it. WIN: So you had your preflight training in Maxwell Field, Alabama. Is that basic? BOB: No, strictly ground school. I was sent to Arcadia, Florida, for primary training. WIN: What kind of airplanes did you train in? BOB: They were single wing-well, some of them were double wing-but PT-17s were what we used. I took that training down in Arcadia, Florida. They taught us how to take off and land, that type of thing. We did a lot of that. A civilian was the one that taught me because they had hired him. He was a fellow by the name ofN.A. Otto. I really liked him a lot, maybe because he told me by the time it was over, that I was his ace of 44-A 11 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6kh2mks/1025266 |
