| 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 37 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1025291 |
| OCR Text |
Show ROBERT D. TERAN M 2 ,2000 worked out all right. I was at Reims, France, and that was when the war in Europe ended and the peace treaty was signed on May gth. I was there on the 7th. We went down to be checked over, as far as our physical condition was concerned, be issued new clothes, and get shots, and whatever was necessary. When we got there, there was a line of about six abreast, all the way around the building. So I said, "Come on, let's go." We went to the other side, and where there was an opening, and we went in. They had asked the Germans to carry blankets. I said, "Come on, do what I do." So I went in over and I took a blanket and he took one. The guy kind of just stared us and didn't say anything. We saw where they were changing clothes, but we just went over and took our clothes off and put the blankets around us. I don't know what we missed, but we missed about five hundred or six hundred men who were standing there getting ready to come in. Then we went upstairs and got our shots and such as that. From there, they had rehab camps in France named after cigarettes. I went to Camp Lucky Strike. There was Camp Camel and so on. I was so hungry and stupid that I went down to the BX and bought twenty-four Big Ruth candy bars. I only ate maybe one or two, but I got sick. I was deathly sick. I threw up an awful lot because my stomach was so unable to handle, especially, candy bars. As luck would have it, we came back on a ship again in May of 1945. They took me through Merced Air Force Base out in California. We had some R & R at home. WIN: Was there any talk of sending you to the war in the Pacific? BOB: No, we were privileged characters having been prisoners of war. We could almost 36 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6kh2mks/1025291 |
