| 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 56 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1026925 |
| OCR Text |
Show ARTHUR .A TL J 1 2 WIL: Here' one [ how picture]. ART: Go get the picture of Charee. The daughter up there i married and liv in Idah Falls. They're both schoolteacher . He' a principal up there. WIL: Here's the other one [ how picture]. ART: They met down at "B-Y-Woo" (laughs). WIN: I have a sister in Idaho Falls. ART: They have three children. WIN: So you stayed with Standard for how many years, fourteen? ART: Yes, about that. I stayed long enough ... every year they extended vacation time. They gave us two weeks vacation every year. They finally extended it, if you had ten years or better to three weeks vacation. I'd stayed my eleventh year and got three weeks. WIN: After Standard where did you go? WIL: He got his own station. ART: Yes, I quit Standard. I thought, "If I can make money for the company, I ought to be able to make it for myself." A Richfield station came open. The leasee wanted out and I bought him out. WIN: Was this still in Yakima? ART: In Yakima, yes, but that didn't work out. There was competition. On every comer in Yakima, there was a service station. They were building more new ones all the time. So I got out of that business and went to work for Ted Falk, wasn't it? WIL: Yes, it was whoever owned that distributorship, anyway. ART: Yes, Ted Falk. Ted Falk sold automotive supplies to garages and service stations and whoever. I went to work for him as a salesman for three or four years. Then after that, I went to work for two brothers that were the wholesale agents for ARCO, Atlantic 56 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s68h0nsb/1026925 |
