| 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 49 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1026132 |
| OCR Text |
Show WAYNE A. OMER PT MB R 17 2001 the time we did two section, two - when we got into bigger formations th r w r sections of three and three would make a division of six. Then we d maneu er together six airplanes. But the gunner and radar man, you know, we got well-acquainted. And even years after, my gunner called me from Florida and asked me if I had any record that could tell him when he blew his ear out, when he punctured his ear drum. And I says, "Yeah, let me go to my log book and I'll call you back." So I was able to go to the log book and figure the very flight that we were doing some gunnery- some bombing runs from about 12,000 feet to about sea level. And that's a big change of pressure, and I guess he had a cold or something, but he came back with a punctured ear drum. And apparently, years later, he was still having some trouble in that ear and went to the VA and wanted some verifications. So I wrote a letter verifying the time of the event that caused the trouble. And then he stopped once or twice as he was traveling through on some kind of a sales job, just to visit, so you do develop a rapport and a friendship. I'm sorry that I've never followed up on Ozment. I should have made some efforts to find whatever happened to Bob Ozment, but I didn't. WIN: Did you name your airplane? WAY: No. You never got the same airplane twice. WIN: Oh, okay. WAY: Yeah. 47 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6s48r79/1026132 |
