| 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 74 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1028436 |
| OCR Text |
Show JOHN H. DI K LM 10 T B R 20 2 tugboat down there that needs a skipper. ' I went d wn th re and that wa th bigge t b at in the world (laughs). The crew on there were all Hawaiians. It took quit a bit of ffi rt on my part, but when I made friends with them we had a good crew. So that Q-boat, 105-foot offshore patrol boat-that model that s sitting therewas in the shipyard and the skipper was on there and he fell down the hatch and broke his leg. So they needed a skipper for that. That was ten months of the best duty I ever had in the Army. The chief engineer was an American and all the others were Japanese. The whole crew was Japanese. Had two cooks. One of them had cooked at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo and a cabin boy, a little kid named Utah (laughs). Get up in the morning, go into the shower. I'd tell the cook, "two poached on toast," and I'd go in and shower and come back and my clothes would be laid out on the bunk there, you know. Everything. Get dressed, go in and sit down and he'd put the food. Then we'd sail, we'd go out. We were a patrol, MP type of thing. So we'd go out and patrol all day, sailing, wherever we wanted to go, whatever we wanted to do. BJB: Did you make stops? JHD: Oh, yes. Stop at fishing villages aμd tie up and go in. Whenever we'd get a call, we would blast on the horn and everybody come running down out of the hills, you know. Get onboard and away we'd go. That was good duty. BJB: What was your rank now? JHD: I was a buck sergeant then. BJB: Quite a difference from tanks (laughs). JHD: Yes. Anyway, come back to the States and went to Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, and that's where I met my wife. Got discharged. My brother was in the Coast Guard and 73 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6v42x85/1028436 |
