| 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 21 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1026215 |
| OCR Text |
Show EDWARD G. LUEDERS February 1 2000 EDW: I didn't. I was anti-military, in many respects not openly. Not as a conscientious objector, although I've thought since that my sentiments were such that if I were a more mature person than I was at the time, I'd have seriously considered that. I had no religious grounds, because we were quite secular as a family. Thoroughly moral in our stances in relation to all moral questions that were passed down from church types. But, I didn't have that route to conscientious objector's status. Nor probably would I have used it anyway. With my two brothers in the fray, I wouldn't have been the outstanding member of the family. WIN: Did you know anything about conscientious objecting back then? EDW: If I did, it was just a phrase that had no immediacy for me. WIN: So, you just assumed that you had to go? EDW: I did. I watched my brothers go, I watched friends of theirs as well, the whole drift was toward doing what we were called to do. And I saw that role all the way through, and still do. WIN: But you had no interest in becoming an officer? EDW: Very little. If it happened along the way, I would encourage it, but I didn't feel, "Oh, I've got to be an officer!" I had no military inclinations, and I realized a good many good officers didn't either. But no, I didn't go in that direction. WIN: You didn't see it as a prestigious thing to do, or something that would help you in your later life? EDW: No, I didn't have that sort of plan at all. In fact, I guess if I'd thought at all about 19 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6321v53/1026215 |
