| Title |
John H. Dinkelman, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Benjamin J. Bahlmann, October 10, 2002: Saving the Legacy tape no. 604 |
| Alternative Title |
John H. Dinkelman, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Dinkelman, John H., 1924-2011 |
| Contributor |
Bahlmann, Benjamin J.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2002-10-10 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
England, United Kingdom; France; Belgium; Czechoslovakia; Japan; Turkey; Vietnam |
| Subject |
Dinkelman, John H., 1924-2011--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; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy--Personal narratives, American; Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945--Personal narratives, American; Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American |
| Keywords |
Tanks (Military science); D-Day; Battle of the Bulge |
| Description |
Transcript (83 pages) of an interview by Benjamin J. Bahlmann with John H. Dinkelman on October 10, 2002. From tape number 604 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Dinkelman (b. 1924) was born in Den Helder, Netherlands. He discusses his family, immigration to the U.S., the Depression, working and school. He enlisted in the Army in 1942 and received basic training at Fort Knox, Kentucky, prior to being assigned to the 741st Tank Battalion, A Company, at Fort Meade, Maryland. Dinkelman was sent to the Desert Training Center near Indio, California, then received more training in Louisiana at Camp Pope. Although he traveled to England prior to the invasion, he was detained and missed the actual D-Day invasion, but rejoined his unit on the Continent. He describes his combat activity and duties. During the Bulge, he was assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division and was lhis return to the U. S. following the war. He was separated at Fort Douglas, Utah, then reenlisted in the Army and served in Japan, skippering army boats on MP patrols. Dinkelman Stayed in Reserves until he applied for active duty again as a warrant officer in Vietnam, where he delivered materiel by boats. He continued in active duty several more years before retiring. In civilian life he worked as a machinist. Interviewed by Benjamin Bahlmann. 83 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
83 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/s6v42x85 |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Ardennes, Battle of the (1944-1945); Vietnam War (1961-1975) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1028447 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6v42x85 |
| Title |
Page 31 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1028393 |
| OCR Text |
Show JOH H.DI K LM 10 B R 2002 th r on that road maybe a quarter of a mile down th road and th tank gun and the G rman tank that was dug in. BJB: o the Allies had occupied the house at this point? JHD: We were in the house. We were parked in the tank in the orchard by this house. As you open the front door of the house you could look straight down that road to where the enemy had these two weapons in place. So we took the tank. We drove to the back of the house, opened ... they took a blanket, cut a hole in it, stuck the muzzle of our 105 through that hole and tacked or nailed this blanket on the doorframe. Then one of the Gis went in and opened the front door. Well, with the front door open, but because of the black blanket hanging there, the Germans couldn't see through the house; it was still dark aperture, or whatever you want to call it. BJB: So you had driven the tank into the house, then? JHD: We stuck the muzzle of the gun right into the house with the blanket. When you have a large weapon like a cannon that you use for direct fire you have to zero in the site. The site is through a periscope that's about four or five feet away, three or four feet away from the tube. So you have a little plate that has a hole in the center and then you put a couple of pieces of string over the muzzle, a piece of tape around, like this, a crosshair, in the muzzle of the gun. Okay, then you look through this little hole in this brass plate that fits in the breech and that's in the center of the tube. So now if you line up that crosshair on a distant object, like a telephone pole a mile away or a steeple or something, and then the gunner could then adjust his site in the periscope so the crosshairs in the periscope is looking at the same object that the assistant gunner is looking at through that little brass plate with the hole in the center. Because the gunner could not use his periscope with the 30 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6v42x85/1028393 |
