| 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 54 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1026923 |
| OCR Text |
Show RTHUR . TL J 1 2 a i tant manager, through an uncle of hi -my a i tant manager wa a r al j w l. I w s unmarried then. He wa alway looking for a girlfriend for me (laugh ). He work d through hi uncle who worked somewhere around, I don't know. Anyway, Willma wa the ecretary to the minister of the Pre byterian Church. She u ed to come in and buy her ga at my station. I can't to this day remember. . .I didn't, a the tation manager, wait on too many of the customers. I always had a crew that was hired to do that. I wa the manager, but once in a while, I'd go out and fill their tank, you know? We had a little greeting that we always used on each customer, "Good morning. Do you wish your tank filled with Supreme or Regular?" That was the official company greeting that they taught us in school. In fact, I taught new employees the very words that they were to use. Well, she being the minister's secretary, she had her family car and she'd come into our station next door to the church. She would come and buy gasoline for the family car. She'd give me her credit card or Chevron card and I'd process it through the machine and thank her. I'd use the old Standard farewell, "Thank you and come in again." That's what I'd tell her. But my assistant manager was always looking for a girlfriend for me. He thought so much of me, he wanted to do that for me. I kept telling him, "I'm not looking for a girlfriend. I've got all the business I can handle here with you Bunkies. I don't need a girlfriend. What are you talking about, man?" This went on for a year or so. I finally got acquainted with Willma. WIN: So you finally got married up there in Yakima? WIL: Yakima. WIN: Over in apple territory. ART: Yes, there was a lot of fruit growing up there in the valley. I don't know whether you're LDS or not, but there was a little branch of the church there in Yakima. During 54 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s68h0nsb/1026923 |
