| Title |
Wayne A. Omer, Holladay, Utah: an interview by Winston Erickson, September 17th, 2001: Saving the legacy tape no. 291 and 292 |
| Alternative Title |
Wayne A. Omer, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Omer, Wayne A., 1921- |
| Contributor |
Erickson, Winston P., 1943-; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2001-09-17 |
| Date Digital |
2015-09-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Solomon Islands; Ulithi, Micronesia; Peleliu Island, Palau; Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California, United States |
| Subject |
Omer, Wayne A., 1921- --Interviews; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; Veterans--Utah--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area--Personal narratives, American |
| Keywords |
Marines; Solomon campaign |
| Description |
Transcript (75 pages) of an interview by Winston P. Erickson with Wayne A. Omer on September 17, 2001. This is from tape numbers 291 and 292 in the "Saving the Legacy Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Wayne Omer (b. 1921) details his genealogy and recalls his childhood in Holladay, Utah. He went to work for the FBI in 1941 and moved to Washington, DC. He enlisted in the Navy and begain flight training in Athens, Georgia. After being commissioned he transferred to the Marines and was shipped out to the Solomon Islands. After serving in the Pacific he was reassigned to a training mission in Santa Barbara, where he remained until the war ended. Other topics covered include serving in the Reserves, making jewelry, and working for Litton Industries. 75 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
75 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/s6s48r79 |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Military operations, Aerial--American |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1026161 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6s48r79 |
| Title |
Page 31 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1026114 |
| OCR Text |
Show WAYNE A. OMER PT B R 17 2001 time as some of us did. So I was ready by the middle of May '4 3. I was through. And so they sent us back to main station to wait for about two weeks for graduation and to get our uniforms fitted and stuff, to be commissioned. So on the 12th of June, 1943, I was commissioned as a second lieutenant and had the Navy wings of gold. In the meantime, they came around and said, "We' ll need some of you to be Marines." At that time, I still hadn't had the selection process yet for advanced. I thought, "Man, I'm going to play it smart. I'm going to join the Marines. They're going to be land-based. They won't be flying off of carriers. I' ll get multiengines. That means I'll get probably in transports (because they've got more of those than B-25's), that's about the only twin they flew. So I'll end the war with lots of hours in commercial-type stuff and I'll be an airline pilot." I figured I had that figured. But then, when I couldn't get in toP-boat school, that did it- I was still a Marine. Which was alright. Was alright. I've always been proud of the fact that I ended up in the Marines instead of the Navy. The Marines are just part of the Navy. By law, the Marines can not exceed more than twenty percent of the Navy. The Marines have no support auxiliaries, such as medical or supply- it was all done by the Navy. The Marines do not have that part of the program. So the Marines, basically, are the fighting arm of the Navy. And so, that was my 29 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6s48r79/1026114 |
