| Title |
A. Jack Seversen, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, September 29, 2003: Saving the legacy tape no. 637 |
| Alternative Title |
A. Jack Seversen, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Seversen, A. Jack (Albert Jack), 1924-2015 |
| Contributor |
Lloyd, Becky B.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2003-09-29 |
| Date Digital |
2015-09-16 |
| Access Rights |
I acknowledge and agree that all information I obtain as a result of accessing any oral history provided by the University of Utah's Marriott Library shall be used only for historical or scholarly or academic research purposes, and not for commercial purposes. I understand that any other use of the materials is not authorized by the University of Utah and may exceed the scope of permission granted to the University of Utah by the interviewer or interviewee. I may request permission for other uses, in writing to Special Collections at the Marriott Library, which the University of Utah may choose grant, in its sole discretion. I agree to defend, indemnify and hold the University of Utah and its Marriott Library harmless for and against any actions or claims that relate to my improper use of materials provided by the University of Utah. |
| Spatial Coverage |
New Caledonia; New Zealand; Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands; Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands; Okinawa, Japan; China |
| Subject |
Seversen, A. Jack (Albert Jack), 1924-2015--Interviews; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; Veterans--Utah--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Military operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Medical care |
| Description |
Transcript (43 pages) of an interview by Becky B. Lloyd with A. Jack Seversen on September 29, 2003. This is from tape numbers 637.1 and 637.2 in the "Saving the Legacy Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Severson (b. 1924) discusses his childhood in Montana and Idaho. He enlisted in the U.S. Marines in October 1942 and was shipped to the Pacific Theater with the First Aviation Engineers. An injury put him in the hospital in New Caledonia while the rest of his battalion fought on Guadalcanal. He rejoined his unit in New Zealand and spent time on Saipan, Tinian, and Okinawa. Among other duties, he worked as a demolition expert, defusing mines. After the Japanese surrender in August 1945, he went to Tientsin, China, for occupation duty. 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/s6xm0dsc |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1026725 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6xm0dsc |
| Title |
Page 42 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1026722 |
| OCR Text |
Show A.J K EV R PTEMB R 29, 2003 BE : o your dad finally stayed with painting? JAC: Well my dad also worked for the University for a little while. BEC: In painting? JAC: Yes. BEC: Was he in your department? JAC: Yes. BEC: Did he work for you? JAC: No. He was a very likeable person, very knowledgeable, as far as painting was concerned. He passed away with carcinoma of the lungs, cancer. I guess he started smoking when he was about thirteen years old. He never quit smoking. Between the smoking and the drinking, it deteriorated his health. He did live to be seventy-one years old. BEC: That's pretty old, considering. JAC: But, his health wasn't too good the last four or five years. BEC: How old was your mother when she passed away? She lived longer than your dad didn't she? JAC: Yes. She was born in 1906. I think that she was seventy-seven when she passed away. She died in '84. BEC: Well, you've told a great story. I think the fact that you wound up going to China after, too, is interesting. JAC: Well, in 1991, my wife and I, with a group, went to New Zealand. We got to go to Auckland. That's where I was stationed, just outside of Auckland, at a place called, Manurewa. We went to New Zealand and spent three weeks touring it in motor homes. 41 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6xm0dsc/1026722 |
