| 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 62 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1028424 |
| OCR Text |
Show JOHN H. OINK.ELMAN 10 T R2002 were a little scared about that filling their trucks up with Germans but th happy as hell to get.. .so we filled up them trucks. We packed th m. We had m r pe pl than we had room. But we told them if you don't get on the truck you re going to get shot. Well, they didn't need much incentive; they were anxious to go. o there that convoy went. The trucks looked like beehives with four wheels under it going down with the German troops hanging on it. Then the PWs started coming ... uh, the displaced persons coming, women and kids, pushing baby carriages and wagons with a few provisions. "Where you going?" "Belgie, Frarn;ias or Dutch." So we told them, "I don't know how far you can get, but take a vehicle." And we filled them up with the displaced persons. Now maybe they got five miles down and somebody took the vehicles away from them. I don't know. But we gave them a whole bunch of vehicles, like the air force maintenance vehicle, bunch of women and kids on there. Some of them couldn't drive worth a hooch, you know. You hear them clashing them gears. We sent a whole bunch of them down on wheels, but they just kept coming, women and kids, old men. There wasn't much we could do for them. We didn't have enough food to feed them, you know. BJB: This exodus, was it because of war's end? Or was it escaping the Russians? JHD: The war was over and they wanted to go home, back to Belgium or France. BJB: Was it officially over at this point, as far as you know, or was it just getting close to it? JHD: Well, as far as we knew it was over because there was no hostile action any more from any of the Germans. In fact, they were quite docile. They were willing to accept whatever we would do or say. There was no hesitancy on their part to get out of their 61 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6v42x85/1028424 |
