| 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 18 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1026865 |
| OCR Text |
Show tricity on batt ri s but some of them were just vacuum- and they didn t p r t t well. FHM: What else do we have now that was not available at that time? W : Well, microwave ovens, and electric ovens in the house. When I lived down in Thistle we had an outhouse, rather than a bathroom, and we took a bath in a round tub in the kitchen. So to move from there up here in Salt Lake was quite a change. FHM: What historic events have happened during your life? Do you recall any major historical events? WS: Well, there's a lot of events that's happened. The thing that really interested me as much as anything, was our rocket program. Sending the men to the moon, and the things that they're doing now, sending satellites out to Mars. I think that the technology used for those things is greater than anything we've had. FHM: Do you remember where you were when President Kennedy was assassinated? WS: I was working at A jack Presses, a laundry equipment company. That was the second job I had. I worked for 19 years for them. Nine of them, I was working at the railroad and Ajack's, and I was working as an engineer for Ajack at the time John Kennedy was assassinated. FHM: How did you find out about it? WS: Well, they announced it on the intercom at the plant, and they had a wreath they put up by the time clock. FHM: What was your feeling about that? WS: Well, it's kind of scary, to think that somebody would just assassinate a president. 17 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6n038mx/1026865 |
