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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
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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
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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
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Topic Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Military operations, Naval--American
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ID 1028637
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s63v1k82

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