| Title |
Col. William F. Roos, Springfield, Virginia: an interview by Professor Daniel McCool: Saving the legacy oral history |
| Alternative Title |
William F. Roos, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Roos, William F., 1919-2008 |
| Contributor |
McCool, Daniel, 1950- ; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2004-11-11 |
| Date Digital |
2015-09-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Guam, Mariana Islands; Germany; Korea; Vietnam; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States |
| Subject |
Roos, William F., 1919-2008--Interviews; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; Veterans--Utah--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area--Personal narratives, American; Military engineers--Biography |
| Keywords |
ROTC; West Point; Engineers; Army Air Corps |
| Description |
Transcript (75 pages) of an interview by Daniel McCool with Col. William F. Roos on November 11, 2004. This is from the "Saving the Legacy Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Roos (b. 1919) reminisces about his childhood and education in Utah, including his ROTC experience. He was attending West Point when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, and he speaks at length about his experiences there. He was assigned to an engineering unit with the responsibility for turning the island of Guam into a military base. After the war he transferred to the Army Air Corps and earned a masters degree in civil engineering from the University of Iowa. He later served in Germany, Korea, Vietnam, and the Central Pacific. 75 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
75 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/s6vx2ftg |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Military engineers |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1025465 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6vx2ftg |
| Title |
Page 75 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1025462 |
| OCR Text |
Show COL. WILLIAM F. ROOS and why it was? November 11,2004 BILL: Yeah, well-it was. It was very important. And the fact that I had really two educations and they fit in very well together. The first one was the history of the Humanities, and the second one was engineering. And they fit in very well together. DAN: Yes. I think the history probably made you a better engineer, don't you think? BILL: I believe so. DAN: Because you understand people, as well as the physical world that way. BILL: I never really, in engineering, had a job that I had to get in on the nuts and bolts of engineering. I didn't really like to do that. I felt much better, much more comfortable, in managing the big things. DAN: The human side, sure. BILL: Well, like when I commanded the 35th Engineer Battalion, an engineer combat battalion. It was a good battalion when I first got there. But I said, "Yeah, you know, here we had a lot of people-most of the NCO's had been in World War II. They were good experienced NCO's. A few of the top officers were also in World War II. But then we had about six or eight new lieutenants that were just (making a growling sound) real good guys like that. DAN: Raring to go. BILL: And so I just had to-I moved a few guys around. And by the time I left-the day I left I received word that we had been selected as a superior strategic army command unit. And we put up a great big plaque as I left. And I said, "Well, okay, buddies. It's yours now, but I'm leaving you a good outfit." 73 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6vx2ftg/1025462 |
