| 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 51 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1026920 |
| OCR Text |
Show ARTHUR A. TL J 1 200 WIN: So you were tapped on the boulder by Shirley Lar on? He'd b n nt int another unit at San Lui Obi po? ART: He went to the 2nd Battalion (of the old 222nd Field Artillery Regiment, which was renumbered as an independent Field Artillery Battalion during the reorganization) of the Utah National Guard. His (new) battalion had gone to Europe. We went to the Pacific. WIN: When you got out of the Army, did you have any particular plans? ART: I don't think I did have any plans I could put my finger on. I'd been in the service station business in Garland. I thought, "Well, that's something I know a little something about. Perhaps I might look into it." We got to Salt Lake and Woody Wilson, Woodrow Wilson-he was named after President Woodrow Wilson-was from out at Alta, Idaho, by Snowville. He'd joined the National Guard Unit there in Garland too. He'd known he was going to be drafted too, just like I had. "If I'm going to be drafted, I'd rather serve with guys I've grown up with." So he came to Garland and we weren't quite at wartime strength yet. So Leo Walker signed him up. Woody and I got to be quite buddy-buddy for some reason or another. When we came out-he had an aunt in Seattle-when we got discharged he said, "I think we ought to go on a trip." I said, "Yes, we ought to. We haven't been anywhere, really (laughs)." So he said, "I've got an aunt up in Seattle, my mother's sister. When we were in Fort Lewis, near there, I never did get into town." I said, "I never did either." So he said, "We ought to take our trip up there." I said, "That sounds like a good deal." So we decided we'd take a little "bumming" trip. That's what they used to call that. Before we did, I said, "I've worked around a service station. The Standard Oil Company has eleven or twelve hundred company-operated service stations." I said, "I think I'll drop into their offices in Salt Lake and see what the score is." We did. 51 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s68h0nsb/1026920 |
