| Title |
William Smith, Bountiful, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, July 15, 2004: Saving the Legacy tape no. 684 |
| Alternative Title |
William Smith, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Smith, William, 1919-2013 |
| Contributor |
Lloyd, Becky B.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2004-07-15 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Hawaii; Campo, San Diego County, California; United States |
| Subject |
Smith, William, 1919-2013--Interviews; Veterans--Utah--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Military operations, American; Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941--Personal narratives, American |
| Keywords |
Bookkeeping; Financial disbursement |
| Description |
Transcript (36 pages) of an interview by Becky B. Lloyd with William Lester Smith on July 15, 2004. From tape number 684 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Smith (b. 1919) was born in Graybull, Wyoming. He discusses his childhood, family, schooling, jobs and the Depression. He joined the Army in September 1939, received training on Angel Island near San Francisco, California, and was later shipped to Hawaii. He first worked in the chemical warfare office before taking assignment in the finance office, where he was working when Pearl Harbor was bombed. He attended Officer Candidate School in Indianapolis, Indiana, and was subsequently assigned to Camp Lockett, California, in disbursement, until he was discharged in September 1945. Interviewed by Becky Lloyd. 36 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
36 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/s6z05b7c |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Pearl Harbor, Attack on (Hawaii : 1941) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1028484 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6z05b7c |
| Title |
Page 23 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1028470 |
| OCR Text |
Show WILLIAM MITH EPT MB R 19 2001 BIL: It was the same old colonel. Yes he didn t like me dating a Mormon girl. I don t know what he had against them. BEC: Did he tell you that to your face? BIL: Oh, yes. He said, well, my lifestyle was not, my lifestyle was totally different from hers and I think he recognized that. He may have known enough about them-she was his secretary-but I don't know why he did this but he just transferred me back to Schofield because I wouldn't stop dating her. I dated her three or four months before he finally transferred me back. BEC: So you don't know if he was trying to punish you or save her. BIL: I don't know what he was trying to do. I never knew. BEC: That's interesting. BIL: But our ways in the Army were different than they are today. It was a more personalized thing. Rank was rank, believe me, in the Army. BEC: Yes, right. BIL: But I think people felt more for each other. BEC: Did you ever see him after? BIL: Not after the war. No. I liked the old guy. He was awfully hard on me and rough and demanding. But, apparently, I was able to satisfy him to a point, at least. BEC: That's something. So, did you see any, in your disbursements, did you see any $500 hammers, you know, anything that made you look and say, "Oh, my gosh. What is this?" BIL: No, I didn't see any. I wasn't checking inventory. BEC: No. You just cut the checks and entered what needed to take place. 23 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6z05b7c/1028470 |
