| Title |
W. Duane Parker, St. George, Utah: an interview by Winston Erickson, December 2, 2001: Saving the legacy tape no. 328 |
| Alternative Title |
W. Duane Parker, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Parker, W. Duane, 1926- |
| Contributor |
Erickson, Winston P., 1943-; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2001-12-02 |
| Date Digital |
2015-09-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Italy; Cache County, Utah, United States |
| Subject |
Parker, W. Duane, 1926- --Interviews; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; Veterans--Utah--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Military operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe, Southern--Personal narratives, American |
| Keywords |
10th Mountain Division; Riva Ridge |
| Description |
Transcript (44 pages) of an interview by Winston P. Erickson with W. Duane Parker on December 2, 2001. This is from tape number 328 in the "Saving the Legacy Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Parker (b. 1926) was inducted into the army right after graduation from high school in 1944. He reported to Fort Douglas, Utah, and then was transferred to Camp Walters and Camp Swift in Texas. He recalls his experiences in the 10th Mountain Division. 44 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
44 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/s6kw7h9n |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1025512 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6kw7h9n |
| Title |
Page 3 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1025468 |
| OCR Text |
Show W. DUANE PARKER rua 14 2002 THIS IS AN INTERVIEW WITH W. DUANE PARKER. TODAY I THE 14TH OF FEBR 2002. I AM WINSTON ERICKSON. THI IS PART OF THE SAVING THE LEGA Y PROJ ARE IN MR. PARKER'S HOME IN ST. GEORGE, UTAH. WIN: Duane, where and when were you born? DUA: I was born in Newton, Utah on the 3rd ofMarch, 1926. WIN: Where's Newton? R DUA: It was a town of about 500 souls, and it's seventeen miles northwest of Logan, Utah; or, ten miles west of Smithfield, Utah. If you're familiar with either of those places. WIN: So it's u in dairy country? DUA: It's in dairy country. WIN: And was your father a dairy rancher? DUA: No. My father worked at a grain elevator. WIN: And what was his name? DUA: William Henry Parker. WIN: And your mother? DUA: Meda Lucille Jenkins Parker. WIN: Had they been in Cache County forever? DUA: My father was born in Lanark, Idaho, over by Bear Lake. It's a little town on the west side of the Bear Lake Valley, west ofMontpellier on the side of the mountain. WIN: I see. And your mother? DUA: My mother was born in Freedom, Wyoming. Her father was a Mormon polygamist. He had three wives and 35 children. And they homesteaded a lot of the land up through Utah and Idaho and Wyoming. And they used to drive cattle out to Star Valley in the summer to pasture. And she happened to be born out there, May 28, 1900. But she lived in Newton. That's where her home was all her life. WIN: That's where her home was, but they were just driving cattle to Star Valley, Wyoming to 1 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6kw7h9n/1025468 |
