| Title |
Arthur A. Astle, North Ogden, Utah: an interview by Winston P. Erickson, July 16, 2003: Saving the Legacy tape no. 516 |
| Alternative Title |
Arthur A. Astle, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Astle, Arthur A., 1915-2008 |
| Contributor |
Erickson, Winston P., 1943-; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2003-07-16 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Hawaii; Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands; Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands; Philippines; Okinawa, Japan |
| Subject |
Astle, Arthur A., 1915-2008--Interviews; Veterans--Utah--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Military operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area--Personal narratives, American; Leyte Gulf, Battle of, Philippines, 1944--Personal narratives, American |
| Keywords |
Great Depression; National Guard |
| Description |
Transcript (59 pages) of an interview by Winston P. Erickson with Arthur A. Astle on July 16, 2003. From tape number 516 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Astle (b. 1915) was born in Montana. He discusses his childhood and the Depression. He joined the 222nd Field Artillery Utah National Guard Unit and took training near San Diego, California; Fort Lewis, Washington; and later at Stoneman, California. He shipped to Hawaii onboard the USS Republic and was based in Maui at the message center. Shipped to Saipan and Tinian for combat and later fought in Leyte and finally Okinawa. Following his discharge, he worked for Standard Oil, and in other oil-related industries. Interviewed by Winston P. Erickson. 59 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
59 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/s68h0nsb |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Leyte Gulf, Battle of (Philippines : 1944) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1026929 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s68h0nsb |
| Title |
Page 36 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1026905 |
| OCR Text |
Show ARTHUR A. A TLE J 1 2 0 developed atomic bomb . Several Japane e citie , including Hiro hima and Na a aki, had to be intentionally spared for this purpose. The B-29 bomber initiall flew their long mis ions unescorted. Eventually they were upported by long-range P-51 e cart fighters operating from Iwo lima.] WIN: So you were on Tinian for about twelve days after the action ended on Saipan? You'd been in combat most of the time. Where else did they send you? ART: From Tinian we then joined up with the great general of all time, Dougla MacArthur. They sent us to the island of Leyte in the Philippines. We landed on the same beach that General MacArthur did. WIN: Before he got there or after? ART: Oh, after. [Editor's note: While Mr. Astle's XXIV Corps Artillery and the US Army's 27h Infantry Division were busy supporting the Marines of Fifth Amphibious Corps (VAC) in the Marianas, the bulk of the US Army's XXIV Corps itself, as part of the Sixth US Army, was preparing for the invasion of Leyte. Those landings took place on October 20, 1944. With its artillery group still in the Marianas, XXIV Corps had to borrow the Marine's VAC Marine artillery group, which had finally been assembled in Hawaii, to support the Army landings on Leyte. As the VAC Marine artillery group slogged ashore on Leyte in support of the Army infantry of XXIV Corps, the XXIV Corps artillery group remained with the Marine infantry ofVAC in the Marianas. The organizational situation was finally untangled on December 11, 1945, when the XXN Corps Artillery finally arrived on Leytefrom the Marianas and rejoined XXN Corps and the VA C Artillery left Leyte on December 13, 1944 to join the rest of VA C on Guam. On Leyte, XXN Corps, finally united with its artillery group, f inished combat operations there and was transferred to the newly formed US Tenth Army. 36 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s68h0nsb/1026905 |
