| Title |
Evan Pearson, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Joel C. Calderon, April 5, 2002: Saving the Legacy tape no. 346 |
| Alternative Title |
Evan Pearson, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Pearson, Evan J., 1921-2002 |
| Contributor |
University of Utah. American West Center; Calderon, Joel C. |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2002-04-05 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
India; Burma; China |
| Subject |
Pearson, Evan J., 1921-2002--Interviews; Veterans--United States--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Asia--Personal narratives, American |
| Description |
Transcript (28 pages) of an interview by Joel C. Calderon with Evan Pearson on April 5, 2002. From tape number 346 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Mr. Pearson was born in Meadow, Utah, on April 30, 1921. He joined the ROTC at the University of Utah and was activated in 1943. Received basic training at Camp Roberts, California, then returned to Fort Douglas where he joined the Army Air Corps. Received pre-flight training at Santa Ana, California; primary flight training at Blithe, California; and basic flight training at Pomona, California. After graduation, he picked up a crew and orders to Dohazari, India. As part of the 1st Combat Cargo Group, 4th Combat Cargo Squadron, they flew, mostly in C-46s and C-47s, from that base into Burma, supplying mainly British troops. Mr. Pearson discusses his experiences during this time. After the war ended, he was based in Kumming, China, flying Chinese dignitaries to various locations. Later, he transported Chinese Nationalist troops. Left China in December 1945 and was separated on April 15, 1946 as a first lieutenant. Mr. Pearson received the Distinguished Flying Cross and an oak leaf cluster for over 500 combat hours of flying. Interviewed by Joel Calderon. 28 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
28 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/s6tf20dk |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Military operations, Aerial--American |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1026847 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6tf20dk |
| Title |
Page 8 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1026826 |
| OCR Text |
Show EVANPEAR ON PRIL 5 2002 JOE: This was during the Depression, right? EVA: Well, yes, it sure was. People were just barely eking out an existence. JOE: So when you got back to the University, that's when you were transferred to the Air Corps? EVA: And I was sent to Santa Ana, California, for my preflight training. [Editor 's note: Santa Ana was a large Air Corps training center in the middle of what is now suburban Orange County. It had no airfield. It was strictly for training. It was closed and sold after the war.] Then from Santa Ana, I went to Blithe, California, for my primary training, which was in the Stearmans. [Editor's note: The Boeing Stearman PT-13 Kaydet (called an N2S in the Navy) was a yellow single engine biplane with two open tandem cockpits. It was the standard primary flight trainer during World War !!for Air Corps pilots and Navy aviators.] From there, I went to what they called Cal Aero, which was between Ontario, California, and Pomona for my basic (flight training) in BT -13s. [Editor's note: Cal Aero Academy was an independent flying school at Chino Airport when World War II started. The Army Air Forces contracted with the school to provide primary flight training for Army Air Cadets. The Stearmans were Primary Trainers, designated PT Cadets successfully completing ground school and three months primary flight training advanced to three more months of basic flight training in Basic Trainers, designated BT The Vultee BT-13 Valiant was a single engine, low-winged monoplane used as a basic flight trainer by the Air Corps during World War II The plane was known to the cadets as the Vultee Vibrator. It had fixed landing gear, flaps, a two-position propeller, a two-seat tandem closed cockpit with a full set of flight controls for student and 8 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6tf20dk/1026826 |
