| Title |
Ralph Tracy Clark, Smithfield, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, September 9, 2006: Saving the Legacy tape nos. 767 & 768 |
| Alternative Title |
Ralph Tracy Clark, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Clark, Ralph Tracy, 1926- |
| Contributor |
Lloyd, Becky B.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2006-09-09 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands; Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands; Okinawa, Japan |
| Subject |
Clark, Ralph Tracy, 1926- --Interviews; Veterans--United States--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area--Personal narratives, American; Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, American |
| Keywords |
Nagasaki |
| Description |
Transcript (116 pages) of an interview by Becky B. Lloydl with Ralph Tracy Clark on September 9, 2006. From tape numbers 767 and 768. of the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Clark (b. 1926) briefly describes his childhood in Smithfield, Utah. He enlisted in the Navy in March 1944. His boot camp training took place in San Diego, California, then he was assigned to the DD782 as a "plank owner." He describes his duties as a water tender machinist's mate. Clark served in Saipan, Agulon, Okinawa, and Japan. He describes his time in postwar Nagasaki. He was discharged in 1946. In 1950 he joined the army and was shipped to Korea where he joined the 2nd Infantry Division, Battery A, 38th Field Artillery Battalion, Company B. His recollections include time on "Heartbreak Ridge." After receiving the Silver Star, he was transferred from the infantry to air observer and flew 135 missions. He describes the experience that led to his being awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Discharged in 1954 as a first lieutenant. Interviewed by Becky Lloyd. 116 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
116 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/s6447phs |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Military operations, Naval--American; Korean War (1950-1953) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1028236 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6447phs |
| Title |
Page 44 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1028163 |
| OCR Text |
Show RALPH TRACY CLARK PT B R 9 2006 which I got o much static from them for. o I had to realiz that in t ad f making it a requirement I just recommended it. At any rate, all my background then came right into play. I could talk about thi is happening now or this is happening now. This is what we did. This is not necessarily what I did, but this was how I know how the market goes. So it was a darned good training ground. All the vacillation was very good. Then I continued to freelance all along the way. I kept freelance customers and I've done an awful lot of work for the Church and for the Deseret Publishing Company, and I did some magazine photography, which I liked. I did a lot of newspaper photography for the Church News. I went on different assignments for them. So this was all good experience. Anyway, through the years I had customers and I'd go back to Salt Lake for about two or three years. I'd be called back to do something. I could find time off to go back and do that. I tied in with things around here, some companies in town. At my salary-if you're in the College of Humanities and Arts and Social Sciences, the salaries are about $15,000 dollars less than if you're in the College of Science, for the same education and same years and so forth. You didn't make as much. I had to do extra things. I put three kids on missions, two sons and a daughter. It just took extra work to do it, but it was joyous work. I was so happy with the whole thing. We moved up here. So it's been a delightful stay in Smithfield again. We've been here for thirty-eight years. One of my great jobs for my family was at the Forest Service. For seven years in the summer, I was hired on a freelance contract basis. I covered every National Forest in the Intermountain Region: Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho. Sometimes I'd rent a trailer 44 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6447phs/1028163 |
