| Title |
Paul W. Flandro, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Winston P. Erickson, March 22, 2000: Saving the legacy tape no. 4 |
| Alternative Title |
Paul W. Flandro, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Flandro, Paul W., 1921- |
| Contributor |
Erickson, Winston P., 1943-; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2000-03-22 |
| Date Digital |
2015-09-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands; Nagasaki, Japan; Korea; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States |
| Subject |
Flandro, Paul W., 1921- --Interviews; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; Veterans--Utah--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Artillery operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area--Personal narratives, American; Nagasaki (Japan) |
| Keywords |
5th Marine Division; 2nd Marine Division, "H" Battery, 3rd Battalion; Saipan; Nagasaki; Korea |
| Description |
Transcript (43 pages) of an interview by Winston P. Erickson with Paul W. Flandro on March 22, 2000. This is from tape number 4 in the "Saving the Legacy Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Flandro (b. 1921) describes his childhood on the East bench of Salt Lake City, where he was in both high school and college ROTC. In 1943 he transferred from the U. S. Army into the U. S. Marine Corps for active duty. After a period of training Flandro was assigned to the newly-formed 5th Marine Division and shipped to Saipan. He spend most of his service time attached to the 2nd Marine Division, "H" Battery, 3rd Battalion, 10th Marines--a field artillery outfit. He was assigned to the first group of soldiers into Nagasaki after the bomb was dropped. He was discharged as a Captain, but was recalled for the Korean war. 43 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
43 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/s6qg0s3q |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Military operations, Artillery--American |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1026463 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6qg0s3q |
| Title |
Page 32 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1026450 |
| OCR Text |
Show PAULFLANDRO but it was very meaningful to us. Of course w p ct d th WIN: You were in a landing ship? PAU: We were in the LST ship ready to lead into our ship-to-shor landing cr ft 1. . Higgins, LTV, LSP, etc.). WIN: Landing craft, probably not one of the targets. P AU: There were so many other big ships that were their targets. We were really too insignificant. They aimed at the support cruiser, destroyers aircraft carrier and other command vessels. WIN: They probably were after the US Navy and its combat vessels. 0 PAU: Yes. Our artillery battery did not land initially into Okinawa, but we had some of our other artillery groups that were there with the infantry. It wasn't until we got down to the town of N aha at the end of the island that all hell broke loose. Of course, history tells us what happened there-very stiff resistance and many marines killed and wounded. After we were able to pull away from that area, we were preparing for the next step. Of course, no one knew what it was until it happened, and that was to be at Iwo Jima, very close to Japan proper. Some of our units went over to support Iwo combat divisions, as a second line of reserve should we be needed. Going down on the nets with combat gear and getting into the landing craft in the rough sea was a real challenge. Ship-to-shore is not easy. In an amphibious landing this exercise offers many challenges as we circled round and round the ship while awaiting our tum to go into combat. Fortunately, we did not have to get into this combat, but we had to go through all the preparation without 31 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6qg0s3q/1026450 |
