| 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 50 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1026919 |
| OCR Text |
Show RTHURA.A TL J 1 200 ART: No, have I got that in my account? WIL: I don't know, probably. Somebody tapped you on the hould r omewh r in there. You were standing in a chow line and omebody tapped you on the boulder. ART: Oh, ye . When we were at Fort Dougla being discharged, I wa tanding in the chow line. They'd given us new clean clothes and everything. I wa tanding in line and some soldier came along and tapped me on the left shoulder. I turned around and lo and behold it was my old buddy from Garland. He and I had joined the Guard there together. Shirley Larson. WIN: He'd made it through the war? ART: He'd been transferred while we at San Luis Obispo, they were equalizing things and mixing it up. Remember the Borgstrom Boys? [Editor's note: The Borgstroms were five brothers from out at Thatcher, Utah. Four of the five were killed during the war, one on Guadalcanal, one in Italy, and twin brothers Rolon Day and Rulon Jay were killed two weeks apart on separate bombing missions over Europe. After the twins death, the fifth brother, Boyd, a Marine in the South Pacific, was sent home and discharged.] The five Sullivan brothers were all assigned to the light cruiser USS Juneau and the Japanese sunk it killing them all. The Borgstoms had a large memorial service at the LDS tabernacle at Garland. But Franklin Roosevelt, after the Sullivans were killed, said they wouldn't put family or all the men from a small town together on a ship or Army unit like that again. They divided brothers and boys from the same towns up so what happened to the Sullivan Brothers couldn't happen again. WIN: Did you know any of those brothers? ART: No, I didn't know them. 50 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s68h0nsb/1026919 |
