| 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 33 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1025287 |
| OCR Text |
Show ROBERT D. TERAN M Y23 2000 that's where you stood and relieved yourself. There would be men back and forth all th time. You would go down there and there would be a line coming back and a line going down because of the frequency that we had to go. We did have church on Sundays, and since I was LDS, we had a few guys. I met two of them in St. George that were in the same camp that I was in. We didn't know each other, but we collaborated on our stories one night and talked about things that we had done. There was a gentleman, one of the officers, that knew how to knit. He was a prized person because he could take apart the blankets and then do sweaters. There was waiting a list and I wasn't a priority so I didn't get one. It was pretty cold. We played cards, we read, we wrote letters. WIN: Did the letters get home? BOB: Yes, some of them. I think my mother kept a few and I believe she sent me some after the war. I didn't get any, but she kept mine, some of them. I guess telling everything is what you want. The camp right next to us, there was a bathhouse there, and they had Russian women who were working for the Germans. They'd bring them every week over to the bath. The men, we men, would sneak over there and try to get a look at the Russian women, which didn't happen as a general rule, but we talked. We had a bulletin board and they put all the "Dear John" letters there. We went down and had a lot of fun reading those. Fortunately for me, I didn't have to worry about a "Dear John" letter. We had a $10,000 insurance policy. At that time, it was worth an awful lot. I said that I am not going to get married and then I get killed and somebody else gets my $10,000. Well, 32 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6kh2mks/1025287 |
