| 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 13 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1025478 |
| OCR Text |
Show W. DUANE PARKER rua 14 20 2 troop trains of the lOth Mountain. And I got to talk to some of them occasionally on those sidings, and the wer going to Texas then, down to Camp Swift. WIN: Okay. Is this when you were just going down there? DUA: Yes. WIN: To begin basic training? DUA: Yeah, on the way from Fort Douglas to Camp Wolters. WIN: Okay. So you had an option that you could apply to be in the lOth Mountain while at Camp Wolters for basic? DUA: See, I don't know if you're familiar with the idea, but when the lOth Mountain Division was started- everybody who went to the lOth Mountain Division had to have a recommendation to go. You couldn't just go. You had to have three letters of recommendation to join. I guess they were looking for quality, or something I don 't know for sure what they were looking for. WIN: What source of recommendation did you need? Anybody, or just ... ? DUA: People that knew you, or people that could vouch for your character and that you were a good, reliable person. WIN: Like your neighbor, or bishop, or whatever? DUA: Things like that. So I sent home to my mother and asked her if she could get three letters of recommendation. And I got them, and turned them in, and got accepted. And I was to report to Camp Swift on the 11th ofNovember 1944. I fmished basic training the latter part of October, then went home on furlough . WIN: So you had a two week furlough? DUA: Well, probably ten days I think it was. WIN: Ten days. So you went over to Camp Swift? DUA: Yes. WIN: On furlough. Did you come home? 11 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6kw7h9n/1025478 |
