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Title Preston Porath, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, May 24, 2001: Saving the legacy tape no. 248 and 249
Alternative Title Preston Porath, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah
Creator Porath, Preston, 1921-
Contributor Lloyd, Becky B.; University of Utah. American West Center
Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Date 2001-05-24
Date Digital 2015-09-16
Access Rights I acknowledge and agree that all information I obtain as a result of accessing any oral history provided by the University of Utah's Marriott Library shall be used only for historical or scholarly or academic research purposes, and not for commercial purposes. I understand that any other use of the materials is not authorized by the University of Utah and may exceed the scope of permission granted to the University of Utah by the interviewer or interviewee. I may request permission for other uses, in writing to Special Collections at the Marriott Library, which the University of Utah may choose grant, in its sole discretion. I agree to defend, indemnify and hold the University of Utah and its Marriott Library harmless for and against any actions or claims that relate to my improper use of materials provided by the University of Utah.
Spatial Coverage Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands; New Guinea; Okinawa, Japan; New Caledonia; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
Subject Porath, Preston, 1921- --Interviews; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; Veterans--Utah--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area--Personal narratives, American
Keywords Hospital ships; Seabees
Description Transcript (80 pages) of an interview by Becky B. Lloyd with Preston Porath on May 24, 2001. This is from tape numbers 248 and 249 in the "Saving the Legacy Oral History Project
Collection Number and Name Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010
Abstract Porath (b. 1921) recalls his childhood in Hyrum, Utah and describes joining the Seabees as a Third-Class Petty officer. He served on the USS Rixey in the Pacific, including Guadalcanal, New Guinea, Okinawa, and New Caledonia. He speaks at length about life aboard a ship. 80 pages.
Type Text
Genre oral histories (literary works)
Format application/pdf
Extent 80 pages
Language eng
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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
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Topic Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Military operations, Naval--American
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ID 1025981
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s64f3pz6

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