| Title |
Heber Baumgartner, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, April 24, 2002: Saving the Legacy tape nos. 445 & 446 |
| Alternative Title |
Heber Baumgartner, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Baumgartner, Heber K., 1920- |
| Contributor |
Lloyd, Becky B.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2002-04-24 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
France; Belgium; Netherlands; Germany; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States |
| Subject |
Baumgartner, Heber K., 1920- --Interviews; Veterans--Utah--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Military operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe, Northern--Personal narratives, American |
| Description |
Transcript (43 pages) of an interview by Becky B. Lloyd with Heber Baumgartner on April 24, 2004. From tape numbers 445 and 446 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Baumgartner was born on 21 May 1920 in Salt Lake City. He discusses his family, schooling, and the Depression. Inducted into the army on August 1944, he describes boot camp at Camp Hood, Texas, and being shipped to England on the Queen Mary. He served in France, Belgium, Holland, and Germany. He sustained a knee injury from a shell concussion and was transported to a hospital in England before being sent back to the United States. He was discharged from Mitchell Hospital in San Diego in November 1945. Recipient of the Purple Heart. Interviewed by Becky Lloyd. 43 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
43 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/s6x65q10 |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1027678 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6x65q10 |
| Title |
Page 36 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1027670 |
| OCR Text |
Show H BERB MG RT ER HEB: Okay. Then from Ogden to Hammond General Hospital in M d There I was being rehabilitated. From there I went to the Camp Lock tt PRI 24,2002 Hospital, up in the mountains east of San Diego and was discharged from th re. My friend and !-another friend; I made friends real quick-we started walking down towards San Diego; it was quite a number of miles. But, anyhow, here come a fellow that just checked out and he had a car. Did he just check in or was he just going back to Los Angeles? I think it was the same guy-I'm not sure. So he picked us up and when we got to San Diego we saw we were lucky to get the ride. In San Diego the highway was lined with sailors, marines. BEC: Everybody was trying to hitch a ride. HEB: So we already had a ride. And as we went along, he had a bottle and, "Would you like?" "No. No thanks." As then he took a nip. We were hanging on for dear life by the time we got to Los Angeles. I think we both got out and kissed the ground. BEC: That's funny (laughs). HEB: Oh, man. And I guess that's normal. Anyhow, my sister lived in Glendale and I stayed with her. Then we learned that if you get to an Army airport they'll fly you home. So I started out and, oh, I hadn't gone a block and, you know, going to hitchhike. And I'm by a service station and a fellow says, "Where you heading?" I said, "Down in Stockton." There was an Army base there. And he says, "Hang on a minute. I'm just getting the truck finished. I'll give you a ride." "Gee, this is great." So we get in and get started. As we were driving and he reached and got a bottle. "Have some?" I said, "No, thanks." I think he had a governor on the semi and he was pounding on the gas pedal. We were 36 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6x65q10/1027670 |
