| 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 44 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1025509 |
| OCR Text |
Show W. DUANE PARKER F brua 14 2 2 WIN: Well, that's a directed unit, and that's notable. Thanks for telling us about that. I there anything el ou have to say? DUA: Oh, gee. I don't know. ROS: I think it might be interesting if you told him when you were cut off out there. DUA: I did. ROS: I know, but how you got rescued. DUA: When I said we were cut off for three days out there, they tried to rescue us several times and failed. There was one man who was determined to help us; and, bless his heart, you don't usually have the colonel do that for you. But he cussed a few words, I guess, and he said, "By damn, we're going to go out there and get those guys!" And he led a platoon and came out and got us. And that's when we got relieved. WIN: That was you and Archibald? DUA: No, that was the whole platoon. WIN: The whole platoon was out there? DUA: Yes, for about three days. ROS: Did you tell him who that man was? DUA: Colonel Hampton. WIN: Yes, that's another interesting aspect of this story. They rescued you from that area. That's when you almost ran out of ammunition? DUA: Yes. WIN: And didn't have any food for a couple of days? DUA: Yes. We were out of rations, and ammo was down to the last. You know, it's funny, those other battles. After the 3rd of March it was just a series of one battle after another during that period time. Gosh, I remember one time we had so many killed and wounded we were a skeleton crew, I' 11 tell you. I often said, "Man, if they knew how bad of shape we were in they'd have kept coming." But maybe they were in he same shape. I don' know. But 42 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6kw7h9n/1025509 |
