| Title |
William Sackett, February 23, 2004, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Frances Merrill |
| Alternative Title |
William Sackett, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Sackett, William, 1922-2009 |
| Contributor |
Merrill, Frances; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2004-02-23 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Subject |
Sackett, William, 1922-2009--Interviews; Veterans--United States--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations--Submarine; United States. Navy--Submarine forces; Submariners--Biography |
| Keywords |
Submarines |
| Description |
Transcript (20 pages) of an interview by Frances Merrill with William Sackett on February 23, 2004. Part of the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Sackett (b. 1922) was drafted into the Navy and attended basic training at Camp Bennion. He received further training in San Diego, Key West, Newport, and on Long Island. He was assigned as a torpedoman 3rd class to the USS Cart, and spent most of his time on lookout. Interviewed by Frances Merrill. 20 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
20 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/s6n038mx |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Military operations, Naval--Submarine--American |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1026869 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6n038mx |
| Title |
Page 6 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1026853 |
| OCR Text |
Show becau of radar pitch you had on it. And we knew that we had hit it and it w nt t shore. And the next day we went along shore looking for it and it was foggy and we finally found it. We went back out to sea and manned all of our deck guns, and went in to fire on it, and we couldn't find it again. So we went back and secured the guns and went back in half submerged. We had the conning tower out, but the rest of the boat was underwater, and we found it. We turned in toward it and fired three torpedoes right straight into the back end of it. They had a bunch of people there unloading cargo, so there was a lot of casualties in that position. FHM: Exactly where was this, that that took place? WS: This was in the northern part of Japan. FHM: Okay. You were never a prisoner of war were you? WS: No. FHM: Were you awarded any medals or citations for your service? WS: Oh, ribbons is all. FHM: And how did you get them? WS: Well, because of operating in that area, and being on a submarine, and it wasn't anything unusual. FHM: Okay. Could you explain what a typical day on a submarine would be like? WS: Well, we were on duty two hours, and off four, round the clock. We were out for 60 days, and that's the way we operated. FHM: Where were the other submarines that were with you from? 5 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6n038mx/1026853 |
