| 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 38 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1025292 |
| OCR Text |
Show ROBERT D. TERAN M Y 2 2000 name our spot in terms of where we got to go. There was nothing said about going and doing anything further. I didn't mention about a man who was hurt badly. I know this one man; his plane was on fire. The fire went up his mask, oxygen mask, and burned his face. I saw him, and everything was just drooped down, his eyes, his nose, his lips, the whole face. He was immediately repatriated to the United States, because I guess they couldn't take care of him or there. In any case, it was really a sad situation. At Merced they had these AT -6s that I could get in some flying time. That was me flying. [referring to photo] I asked this man who went up in another plane to take a picture of me. I gave him my camera. He took the picture. They also had AT -6s that they were going to take back to Garden City, Kansas, which was the deathbed for all the old planes. They had a lot of AT -6s. They asked us if we wanted to fly one back to Garden City, so I said I would. I went down to check the log and I didn't know that much about whether it was all right or not. They just said that if it starts up and flies then take it. Thanks a lot. Anyway, I happened to take one that had very little power. The oil came out over the cowl flaps and over the view in front of me. We got to Las Vegas and I was continually lagging, but we got there and landed. The friend that I had more or less flown with, even though we weren't supposed to, parked his plane, and one of these Gis with a little "follow me" sign went between two planes and nipped off the end of his wing. So, he had to go back to Merced. There was another pilot there, and I said, "Let's go on." We were going to Albuquerque. We took off and he got up and flew and he put his landing gear up, and I was not even off the ground yet. I had full throttle going as hard as I could. 37 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6kh2mks/1025292 |
