| 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 37 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1025502 |
| OCR Text |
Show W. DUANE PARKER ebrua 14 20 2 group ofTedo's, Yugoslav partisans, moved into this village and took over the school and were acting a little fri ky down in the village. We didn 't have ammunition, or anything. They'd taken everything away. But when these Yugoslavs got acting up down there they issued ammunition one day and marched a bunch of us down there with a tank. And they were hanging out in the school house. We went into this courtyard at this school, and they spun that tank around a few times, and pointed that gun right at it, and we never had anymore trouble with those guys. That was the last time that I had ammunition. WIN: So this was to protect that village from being taken over by the Yugoslav partisans, or Tedo's men? DUA: Yes. WIN: Okay. So was that thought to be your responsibility, to protect the expansion of Yugoslavia at the time? DUA: Well, nobody ever said that, but possibly that was the reason. From that time on we were just kind oflike we were on vacation. We just played volleyball, and some of them even rigged up a golf course with sticks and socks rolled up for golf balls. We also took trips to Venice, the Italian Riviera, and many other cities. WIN: What were your accommodations? They didn't keep you in tents on the hillside, did they? DUA: Most of them were tents. When I came back from the hospital my platoon was up where there was a little bam with a loft in it. I stayed in the bam. I didn't sleep in a tent. WIN: They still had you in tents? DUA: Yes. WIN: Even during the occupation period? DUA: Yes. WIN: And how long were you there in the occupation? DUA: Well, let's see. We must have been there a month or two. WIN: They didn't have any rumors going around that the 1Oth Mountain was going to the Pacific, did they? DUA: Well, the rumor was we were going to be an army of occupation. Well, that didn't sit well with all those 35 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6kw7h9n/1025502 |
