| 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 48 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1026917 |
| OCR Text |
Show RTHURA.A TL J 16 200 clo e t I came to the J a pane e Army. I took two hot with my .45 but y u uldn t hit anything with tho e. You'd have to be right on top of the guy to hit him with that. WIN: So back on Okinawa, you had orne oppo ition there, but eventually ecured that i land. Then you were awaiting the invasion of Japan it elf? ART: Yes. WIN: When did you hear of the atomic bomb? ART: While we were there waiting. WIN: Had you ever heard of anything about the possible development of that beforehand? ART: Never, not a thing. All we heard was that the Air Force had dropped one or two bombs on Japan and they were the most terrific things. Nobody knew that they even existed, militarily. We'd never heard of it. WIN: So shortly thereafter, Japan capitulated and the war ended when you were on Okinawa? ART: Yes. WIN: Did they move you into occupation? ART: No, no. I guess they took all the combat troops that had been training in the Philippines and were getting ready to land on Japan proper. They loaded us up. I don't think it was very long. I had 112 points or something like that. They had us on a point system. Every month was several points and an operation was ten points and so on. [Editor's note: At the end of the war, men were discharged according to a point system. Men earned points for time in the service, time overseas, time in combat, wounds received, medals received, number of dependents at home, etc. A man needed a little more than eighty points for discharge. Mr. Astle, having spent more than four years on 48 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s68h0nsb/1026917 |
