| 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 50 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1025304 |
| OCR Text |
Show ROBERT D. TERAN M 2 2000 really been a really organized person. I don't think that's ever changed but having respect for others and learning how to do what I'm asked to do, I think was an important part of my life. In fact, I spent four and a half years, approximately, in the service, Air Force--or the Army Air Corps, however you want to call it-and then I spent another fifteen years, approximately, in the reserves. I guess maybe it was because I wanted to get some benefits and I wanted to help if I could in other ways and because I had a friend who was also doing it with me, and that helped. It was probably the biggest part of my life. I don't know what I would have done had I not been in the service. I really don't because, of course, as I stated before, the biggest thing I wanted to do was get an education-whatever it took. WIN: That was subsequent to the military experience. BOB: That was before. WIN: Before military? When you went to Fort Lewis College, that was the desire to get an education? But you had no plans as to what you were going to do at that time? BOB: Well, I guess my mother was influential in that respect. She wanted me to get an education. In fact, she used to help me, like many people would, and she had only graduated from the eighth grade. She asked me and helped me with certain things that she could do and, of course, that encouraged me and gave me the inspiration, I guess, to say, "Well, I want to get an education, and I think that will help me for my future, whatever it may be." 49 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6kh2mks/1025304 |
