| 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 32 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1026226 |
| OCR Text |
Show EDWARD G. LUEDERS February 1 2000 those things. Japan was the target, in any case. WIN: So then, you got your orders, eventually. EDW: Got them. Was shipped out on a general troopship - that is, it was named after a general, I forgot which general it was, but I don't think that I have a record. A month at sea. The first three days were absolutely horrible, because almost all of the army personnel on a full troopship got sea sick. I was one of the only few who did not, because I couldn't afford it! I was too busy emptying out buckets, and doing all of the heavy work for the guys who were just out of it. It may have been one of the most difficult periods of my whole service career. First three days out on the Pacific. WIN: And you got stuck with that duty! EDW: And then it became beautiful the rest of the way. But we had rough seas for two, three days. WIN: Out of the Port of Los Angeles. EDW: Some storms. Didn't seem dangerous- we didn't have time to feel dangerous, everybody was too busy being ill. WIN: Did you know at this time where you were going? EDW: No, we didn't. And first, it was a thirty-day zig-zag trip across the Pacific. WIN: Was it solo? Were you accompanied by any ships? EDW: We were picked up by ships in the Indian Ocean, eventually, and they were British ships. But before that, the first landfall was Melbourne, Australia. We were not allowed to get off, we didn't even haul into dock there, Navy command was the only contact 30 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6321v53/1026226 |
