| 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 43 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1026126 |
| OCR Text |
Show WAYNE A. OMER PTEMB R 17 2001 at sea. And she was tied up along-side of a tanker and making about two or three knots through the ocean for several hours while they were taking on fuel from this tanker. So I got to see real close up the battleship Missouri on which, of course the surrender was signed a few months later. So it was some interesting things that we saw there. We didn't get into real places where people were shooting at us. We were working, doing what we were assigned to do. WIN: As you were working there, your tasks were basically that you would do a certain route. Did weather, or other aspects, cause you any problems as far as fulfilling that assignment? WAY: We just barely missed being in a bad typhoon that happened shortly after a few of us, towards the end of March, were finally sent back to the States. Out in that country - area of the world- you do have some rain. Almost every day, there's some kind of rain. And there are times- I've seen it out there- mainly down in the New Hebrides where we had a torrential rain going for seven days. Just rain, steady rain. And rain that you've never seen in this part of the country. Just for seven days, just torrential. And everything gets so wet. Humidity is so high, the temperature is so high. We had a high incidence out there of fungus problems. We- all the way through -in that part of the world, in casual times, you wore cut-offs, you cut the sleeves out of your shirts, you never buttoned the shirts all the way, you cut holes in your shoes so that your feet don't start to rot. And then, there's the humidity- I've seen it out there where you open some 41 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6s48r79/1026126 |
