| Title |
Kenneth W. Baldridge, Pleasant Grove, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, April 30, 2005: Saving the Legacy tape no. 723 |
| Alternative Title |
Kenneth W. Baldridge, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Baldridge, Kenneth W., 1926- |
| Contributor |
Lloyd, Becky B.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2005-04-30 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
San Diego, San Diego County, California, United States |
| Subject |
Baldridge, Kenneth W., 1926- --Interviews; Veterans--United States--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American |
| Keywords |
Great Depression; Aircraft Warning System; Naval Reserve; V12; Signalmen |
| Description |
Transcript (39 pages) of an interview by Becky B. Lloyd with Kenneth W. Baldridge on April 30, 2005. From tape number 723 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Baldridge (b. 1926) was born in Modesto, California and describes growing up in the Depression. He joined the Aircraft Warning System of the Ground Observers Corps prior to enlisting in the Navy in December of 1943. He attended the College of the Pacific and University of California at Berkeley in the Naval ROTC program. He was sent to Great Lakes Naval Training Center for boot camp, then attended signal school. He was assigned to the USS Rendova, a CVE-114 based in San Diego as a training vessel. Discharged in 1946, Baldridge stayed in the reserves for eight years. His civilian career was as a professor of history. Interviewed by Becky Lloyd. 39 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
39 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/s6qr705h |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Military operations, Naval--American |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1027949 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6qr705h |
| Title |
Page 3 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1027912 |
| OCR Text |
Show KE NETH W. B LDRIDGE PRIL 0 20 5 moved there in about 1913 so she could go to high school. My gr at-gr at-grandfath r, David Turner, and his son, my great-grandfather, William T. Turner came to alifornia during the gold rush about 1852. Actually, they came across the Isthmus of Panama and came up the coast. My dad's parents, Charles and Rebecca Baldridge, had migrated there. Their family moved from back in Indiana and Arkansas. They finally made their way into Central California. My dad, J. Wayne Baldridge, was born in the town of Hollister, over in San Benito County, in the western part of the state and my mother, Ethel Turner, was born on a cattle ranch up in Hornitos in Mariposa County in the same house where her father, George D. Turner, had been born. Ceres had been home to both sides of the family. Now there's nobody on the Baldridge side of the family left there, alive anyway. BEC: Is that right? You don't have any Baldridge relatives that still live in that area? KEN: Well, I do have a first cousin once removed who still lives in Modesto. He's the only one in the county. BEC: How many children did your parents have? KEN: Just me. From what I'm told, my dad didn't particularly want me. I guess after I was born, he definitely didn't want any more (laughs). So I was raised as an only child. BEC: Even having the farm, he didn't want any kids. So I guess you had a lot of work on that farm, didn't you? KEN: A fair bit, I guess. At least I always seemed to think it was. But the first job for which I was ever paid was ten cents an hour shocking hay and I had other odd jobs around the place. BEC: Tell me about your school years. 3 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6qr705h/1027912 |
