| Title |
Ray J. Hermansen, Murray, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, June 2, 2004: Saving the Legacy tape no. 653 |
| Alternative Title |
Ray J. Hermansen, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Hermansen, Ray J., 1923- |
| Contributor |
Lloyd, Becky B.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2004-06-02 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
England; France; Holland |
| Subject |
Hermansen, Ray J., 1923- --Interviews; Veterans--United States--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Military operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe, Northern--Personal narratives, American; Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945--Personal narratives, American; Latter Day Saints |
| Keywords |
Great Depression |
| Description |
Transcript (48 pages) of an interview by Becky B. Lloyd with Ray J. Hermansen on June 2, 2004. From tape number 653 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Hermanson (b. 1923), the son of a Salt Lake City carpenter, recalls the difficulties of the Depression and talks about being drafted into the army in 1943. After basic training in South Carolina he was shipped overseas to England where he worked in supply and KP before being assigned to the Signal Corps. His unit landed on the continent after Thanksgiving, 1944. He was discharged in December 1945. Interviewed by Becky Lloyd. 48 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
48 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/s69p53p9 |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Ardennes, Battle of the (1944-1945) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1028982 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s69p53p9 |
| Title |
Page 5 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1028938 |
| OCR Text |
Show RAY J. HERMAN EN RAY: He was a carpenter in construction. BEC: Did he work for himself? Was he self-employed? RAY: No, he worked for others. BEC: Did he work for a company? RAY: No. IRE: No, he was self-employed. BEC: He'd pick up jobs here and there? J 2,2004 RAY: Well, he worked for Sam Campbell until the Depression hit, then, from then on, just anywhere he could get work. BEC: So it sounds like your family was pretty severely impacted by the Depression. RAY: Yes, they lost that house that is still there. He remodeled it and that so he could have room for his brothers and sisters and mother. BEC: So the family all moved in together. RAY: Yes, we lived together until. .. IRE: In a garage at first, wasn't it? RAY: No, we were together there on Eighth South until the depression hit. Then we lost it and moved to Twenty-first South to a house there that he took. The guy owed him some money so he took that house in payment. It had a loan against it and so we stayed there, I think it was two winters. Then we moved up to Fifteenth East. He built that garage up there, so we lived in the garage. There were nine kids. IRE: In a garage, no house. In a garage. RAY: Well, the garage had an upstairs. Then it had a store cellar for bottles and that. BEC: Those were tough times it sounds like. 5 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s69p53p9/1028938 |
