| Title |
Paul Franke, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, October 2, 2001: Saving the legacy tape no. 304 |
| Alternative Title |
Paul Franke, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Franke, Paul, 1919-2014 |
| Contributor |
Lloyd, Becky B.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2001-10-02 |
| Date Digital |
2015-09-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States; Dugway, Tooele County, Utah, United States |
| Subject |
Franke, Paul, 1919-2014--Interviews; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; Machinists--Biography; Veterans--Utah--Biography |
| Description |
Transcript (48 pages) of an interview by Becky B. Lloyd with Paul Franke on October 2, 2001. This is tape number 304 in the "Saving the Legacy Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Franke (b. 1919) recalls growing up in Utah during the Depression, working at Kennecott until he was drafted in 1944, and working as a machinist in the army. He was discharged in 1946. 48 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
48 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/s68s6p48 |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Machinists |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1026319 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s68s6p48 |
| Title |
Page 35 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1026304 |
| OCR Text |
Show PAUL FRANKE OCTOBER 2, 2001 looked and there was a fuse right on top of the motor, an old type that you screw in. So I thought, "Well, I wonder if that's burned out." So I took it out and I happened to notice somebody had put a piece of cardboard underneath it so that it couldn't start for some reason, whether to move it or what I don't know. So I looked, I took a pocketknife and flipped the cardboard out and screwed the fuse down and it took right off. And he thought I was a genius! (laughs). HEL: See, in those days you couldn't buy a piece of equipment for your home- a washer, a stove, a refrigerator-they didn't make anything like that. And then it took a while after the war was over before the companies could manufacture all those appliances and you had to get on a list and wait till your name come to the top. And that's probably what he bought, an old used refrigerator to get by-which we'd have to do the same when we moved in here. Anyway, he was in his favor then and he owed Paul so- PAU: So he says, "Get your grocer and your clergyman or bishop or whoever and sign an affidavit that you are needed at home more than in the army." HEL: PAU: HEL: PAU: In the meantime, you were sent to-didn't you go out tor went out to Dugway. Dugway Proving Grounds. I was sent to Dugway Proving Grounds and I worked in weapons development. I worked down at what they called the toxic gas yard where they had nerve gas and so on. Saw 'em-they experimented with a couple of goats one time and put this gas in on them and in thirty seconds they were down, their noses were bleeding and they were kicking, they were dying. Thirty seconds. 34 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s68s6p48/1026304 |
