| Title |
Harriet Fine Greguhn, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, August 12, 2004: Saving the legacy tape no. 698 |
| Alternative Title |
Harriet Greguhn, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Greguhn, Harriet, 1921- |
| Contributor |
Lloyd, Becky B.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2004-08-12 |
| Date Digital |
2015-09-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States; Texas, United States; Louisiana, United States; Georgia, United States |
| Subject |
Greguhn, Harriet, 1921- --Interviews; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; Veterans--Utah--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Women--United States--Biography; United States--Army--Women's Army Corps |
| Keywords |
Women's Army Corps; WACs; Medics; Soldiers' wives |
| Description |
Transcript (17 pages) of an interview by Becky B. Lloyd with Harriet Greguhn on August 12, 2004. This is from tape number 698 in the "Saving the Legacy Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Mrs. Greguhn (b. 1921) grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was married in 1937 and her husband joined the army after Pearl Harbor, serving in Iran. She recalls joining the WACS in 1945 and being sent to Fort Sam Houston in Texas where she was assigned to a medical unit and received training. She worked as a surgical technician in Louisiana and Georgia before being discharged at the end of the war. 17 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
17 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/s6t74gn6 |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Women in war; United States. Army. Women's Army Corps |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1026798 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6t74gn6 |
| Title |
Page 3 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1026782 |
| OCR Text |
Show THI I 2004. TH I TERVI W I B B. " AVING THE LEGA Y: A ORAL HI TOR VETERAN ."TAPE NO. 698. 1 BEC: This is an interview with Harriet Fine Greguhn at th lumbus n1or nt r. Today's date is August 12, 2004. This is part of the Saving the Legacy Project. My nam is Becky Lloyd. Harriet, let's start with when and where you were born. HAR: I was born on November 3, 1921 in Elko Nevada. BEC: What was your family doing in Elko, Nevada, at that time? HAR: Well, my father originally was an owner of a mine in Eureka, Nevada, and he sold his part and they moved to Elko. When I was about six months old, they came to Salt Lake again. So, I grew up in Salt Lake City. BEC: I see. You have no recollection ofElko at all? HAR: No. BEC: Okay, you say he sold his mine and then you moved to Salt Lake City. What type of work was he doing here? HAR: Well, custodian, I think, but he worked over to Liberty Park I know. BEC: As a groundskeeper? HAR: Uh-huh. BEC: I see. Tell me your parents' names. HAR: My father's name was John Henry Fine and my mother's name was Dorothea Jensen Fine. BEC: And how many children did your parents have? |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6t74gn6/1026782 |
