| Title |
Joseph A. Cha, Price, Utah: an interview by Winston P. Erickson, June 28, 2002: Saving the Legacy tape nos. 460 & 461 |
| Alternative Title |
Joseph A. Cha, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Cha, Joseph A., 1921-2009 |
| Contributor |
Erickson, Winston P., 1943-; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2002-06-28 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Algeria; Tunisia; Italy; Carbon County, Utah, United States |
| Subject |
Cha, Joseph A., 1921-2009--Interviews; Veterans--United States--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe, Southern--Personal narratives, American |
| Keywords |
Aircraft mechanics; Army Air Corps; Aerial photographs; Photographic reconnaissance; Panama Canal; Coal mining; Mining camps; Coal miners |
| Description |
Transcript (50 pages) of an interview by Becky B. Lloyd with Joseph A. Cha on June 28, 2002. From tape numbers 460 and 461 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Mr. Cha (b. 1921) was born in Kenilworth, Utah. He discusses life growing up in coal mining camps of Utah. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on November 6, 1942. Received basic training at Fort Ord. Attended aircraft mechanics school in La Junta, Colorado. He was transferred to Kearns, Utah, for advanced training. Eventually he left from New York to leMarse. He was assigned to the 3rd Photo Recon group, 12th Photo Squadron in September 1943. Served as crew chief and mechanic for P-38s. He moved with his unit north into Italy where he stayed until the war ended in Europe. His group boarded ships to cross the Atlantic. VJ Day was announced as they approached the Panama Canal. Passed through the canal, turned around, passed through the opposite way and traveled to New Jersey. He was discharged from Fort Douglas in October 1945 at the rank of sergeant. Mr. Cha's career was spent working in the coal mining industry in Utah. Interviewed by Winston Erickson. 50 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
50 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/s6h43tjs |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1028933 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6h43tjs |
| Title |
Page 2 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1028884 |
| OCR Text |
Show THIS IS AN INTERVIEW WITH JOSEPH A. CHA 0 JU E 28, 2002. TH INTERVIEWER IS WINSTON P. ERICKSON. THI I THE PROJE T "SAVING THE LEGACY: AN ORAL HISTORY OF UTAH' WORLD W RII VETERANS." TAPE Nos. 460 & 461. WIN: This is an interview with Joseph A. Cha at his home in Price Utah. Today's date is June 28, 2002. This is part of the "Saving the Legacy Project". My name is Winston Erickson. Mr. Cha's wife, Marion, will also be joining us. Joe, let's start with when and where you were born. JOE: I was born in Kenilworth, Utah, May 27, 1921. WIN: Kenilworth, Utah. JOE: Kenilworth, Utah, is up to the coal mines. WIN: Which was it, Kenilworth? JOE: Kenilworth. [Editor 's note: Kenilworth is about three miles east of Helper, Utah.] WIN: Okay. JOE: My folks were living up there at the time. It was during the times when they (union organizers) were organizing the coal mines. My father, they (mine management) told him that if he went to Helper-they (the union) had a parade. They were trying to organize the communities down there-that they (management) would kick him out of the camp. So my father still went to the parade in Helper and the company told him he had only three days to get out of the camp, Kenilworth. Although we had relations who were just about a quarter mile south of Kenilworth, he didn't want to stay there. He wanted to go up to Mutual Coal Company, up there in Spring Canyon. So we moved up there. My uncle, John Arronco, Sr., was building a store up there. |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6h43tjs/1028884 |
