| Title |
Edward G. Lueders, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Winston P. Erickson, February 1, 2000: Saving the legacy tape no. 326 and 327 |
| Alternative Title |
Edward Lueders, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Lueders, Edward, 1923- |
| Contributor |
Erickson, Winston P., 1943-; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2000-02-01 |
| Date Digital |
2015-09-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
India; Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States |
| Subject |
Lueders, Edward, 1923- --Interviews; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; Veterans--Utah--Biography |
| Description |
Transcript (72 pages) of an interview by Winston P. Erickson with Edward G. Lueders on February 1, 2000. This is from tape numbers 326 and 327 in the "Saving the Legacy Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Edward Lueders (b. 1923) recalls his youth in Chicago. He was drafted in 1943, joined the Air Force, and spent several months in various stateside postings. He eventually ended up in India, attached to the Air Transport Command, where his assignment was to provide recreation and entertainment for the troops. He was discharged in March 1946. 72 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
72 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/s6321v53 |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Military operations, Aerial--American |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1026269 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6321v53 |
| Title |
Page 19 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1026213 |
| OCR Text |
Show EDWARD G. LUEDERS February 1 2000 that would photograph the American entrance into Paris, liberating Paris. WIN: So he was in the whole thing! EDW: He was very much in the war in Europe. WIN: And Africa and all that stuff. EDW: And still has memory of it, as a photographer would. And a lot of mementoes that he would pick up along the way, including those on film. That's my brother, Bill, who was admirable in all those roles. WIN: Instead of Bob? EDW: Bill's the oldest. WIN: He's the one who took over the family business. EDW: Yes. Correct. For a while, he stayed in the film I movie business in Chicago. Commercial film. And that took him away from a new family he was making. Got married. For security reasons, and for staying around reasons, and for not staying out in the field filming all the time, he went into the company with my father, and then took over. My brother Bob was also in Europe, and he was in the tank corps, in the infantry. They were both officers. He took his officer's training at Fort Knox, in Kentucky, and then was in Europe near the end of the European war. And although he was a lieutenant, he had his adventures; but, not in the fray, or right at the front, although he was always under threat. My experience, as you will hear, was far afield from that. I was always grateful that I wasn't in the European end of things, since my brother's were there and in 17 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6321v53/1026213 |
