| 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 47 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1028929 |
| OCR Text |
Show JO PH . H J 2 2 02 It took a few months for it to h al. I have to see the doct r ry m nth b au I'm n blood thinners. They have to keep track of my blood because of that c nditi n in my 1 g. WIN: When you look back on your life, what role do you think your experi nc in th military played in how you lived you life? JOE: Oh, I think it helped me a lot. It settled me down. I realized how lucky I was to be able to serve in a good outfit, and have a good military life. I was proud to be a good American soldier. Although I was able to .. .I got the rank of sergeant. They wanted to give me the next rank of staff sergeant, being in the photographic military, but at that time the ranks were full, because it was coming towards the end of the war. It taught me lots: How to be able to survive. How to overcome different difficulties. That especially helped when I had this coal mining accident and was injured. It almost drove me up the wall because I wasn't able to get out. I'd been an active man all my life since I was just a child. We were taught to work hard because nothing is given to you for free. Even nowadays, like my wife, somebody tries to come up with, "Oh, you're allowed this free and that free." I tell my wife, there's nothing free in this world. You have to work for it and work hard for it. I believe in that and I taught my family to do that. I've had a wonderful life together with my wife and my children. I wouldn't sell one of my children for a million dollars. I wouldn't give them away. We've been very close. We've been very close to each other. My wife, she's not only my wife; she's my friend, and my partner. She's helped me in bad times and in good times, together. Since I've been hurt the past thirty years, we've never had much money, just enough to survive. I was lucky. I was able to get my Social Security. She was lucky. She worked for Safeway. She had to go to work when I got hurt. She was able to work and I was able to get my 47 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6h43tjs/1028929 |
