| Title |
Darl C. Hansen, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, May 7, 2002: Saving the Legacy tape no. 562 |
| Alternative Title |
Darl C. Hansen, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Hansen, Darl C., 1925-2014 |
| Contributor |
Lloyd, Becky B.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2002-05-07 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
New Guinea; Guam; Mariana Islands |
| Subject |
Hansen, Darl C., 1925-2014--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 |
| Keywords |
Merchant Marine |
| Description |
Transcript (37 pages) of an interview by Becky B. Lloyd with Darl C. Hansen on May 7, 2002. From tape number 562 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Mr. Hansen was born on October 2, 1925, in Salt Lake City, Utah. He discusses his growing up years. Joined the Navy in 1942 and took basic training in Farragut, Idaho. He was assigned to the armed guards serving aboard Merchant Marine ships. Received training in San Diego and Treasure Island. His first assignment was aboard a cargo ship traveling to New Guinea. He was subsequently assigned to a new cargo ship traveling to various islands, including Guam, Eniwetok and the Marianas. His next assignment was aboard a tanker that traveled between the same islands. They replenished their load at San Pedro, California, before traveling through the Panama Canal to Venezuela and Aruba. Following the war he was sent to Treasure Island and took a final cruise around the Pacific hauling fuel to the Chinese Nationalists before cruising through the Suez Canal and across the Atlantic to New York. He was discharged at Clearfield Navy Supply Depot in Utah. Mr. Hansen worked in the sporting goods industry and retired from Wolfe's Sporting Goods. Interviewed by Becky Lloyd. 37 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
37 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/s63v1k82 |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Military operations, Naval--American |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1028637 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s63v1k82 |
| Title |
Page 6 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1028605 |
| OCR Text |
Show DARL C. HAN EN M 7,2002 During basic training, recruits left home for the first time, came to Farragut and learned how to march, row, swim and use firearms before heading off to the Mediterranean ea or the South Pacific. Others received additional training as signalman's gunner' mates, the hospital corps or radiomen and the Naval Schools at Farragut. Except for a small portion which serves as a Boy Scout camp, Farragut no longer exists.] I got to come home once before they shipped us out, and then they gave us a one shore leave. It was cold. In the wintertime it was cold. Then we went to Armed Guard School in San Diego and then to Treasure Island. [Editor's note: Treasure Island is a made-man island in San Francisco Bay. During the war it was used by the US Navy as a trans-shipping point for men about to be shipped overseas.] When I qualified to go to several different schools and they described the Armed Guard to me. This buddy of mine, this kid I palled around with, we didn't want to be in the Army; we wanted to, we thought, well, at least if we're in the Navy we'll know where our bed is. Sometimes the food was not all that great. So we signed up for the Armed Guard. We didn't know a heck of a lot about it other than the fact that it was going to be on Merchant Marine ships and we thought, well, that will get us away from some of the rituals and the rigmarole of regulations, tighter regulations. [Editor 's note: Mr. Hansen and his pal must have enlisted in the Navy before going to Farragut for Boot Camp. After completing boot camp, the men would be classified by testing, the Navy's needs and their personal preference and sent to specialty schools to learn a trade in the Navy. Mr. Hansen and his pal evidently chose to be assigned to the Armed Guard. The Armed Guards were Navy gun-crews who were assigned to man the guns placed on US Merchant Marine ships during the war. These men were trained on five-inch, three- 6 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s63v1k82/1028605 |
