| 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 19 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1025273 |
| OCR Text |
Show ROBERT D. TERAN M Y 23,2000 BOB: Yeah, I liked all of them. They were good people. They were fun to be with. The navigator was a sharpie. He said that if he was shot down and he was going to delay his fall. He figured out how far he could fall and then pull his parachute and get to the ground faster so they wouldn't get him. As it really actually happened, he figured it all out, took the fall, got to the ground, and he was the first one to be picked up. So it didn't quite work out the way he wanted. WIN: How was your relationship with the non-officers of your crew? Did you fraternize with them at all? BOB: They were good men, all of them. I don't know that we even thought about the differences. Of course, I always felt good because I could get a salute and that type of thing, but as far as our crew was concerned, we were just a crew that thought of each other as being an integral part of our mission. WIN: When they shipped you out, did they ship you directly from Mississippi to go to Europe? BOB: No. In our case, there were a lot of them that flew their planes over. I don't know what the distinction was between those that did and those that didn't. We went to New York and then we boarded a ship there, one of the old Liberty ships that they put troops on, and we were part of the troops that went over. WIN: How many troops? Was it really crowded? BOB: No, we had sleeping accommodations and everything. We were down below and 18 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6kh2mks/1025273 |
