| Title |
Francine Sorensen, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Frances Merrill, April 14, 2004 |
| Alternative Title |
Francine Sorensen, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Sorensen, Francine, 1948- |
| Contributor |
Merrill, Frances; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2004-04-14 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
San Diego, San Diego County, California, United States |
| Subject |
Sorensen, Francine, 1948- --Interviews; Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American; Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Women--United States--Biography; United States--Naval Reserve--Women's Reserve; Veterans--United States--Biography |
| Keywords |
Disbursing clerk; Naval Finance Center; WAVEs |
| Description |
Transcript (20 pages) of an interview by Frances Merrill with Francine Sorensen on April 14, 2004. Part of the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Sorensen (b. 1948) enlisted in the Navy in March 1968. She served as a Petty Officer 3rd Class Disbursing Clerk at the Naval Finance Center in San Diego until 1970. Interviewed by Frances Merrill. 20 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
20 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/s67s9qtg |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; Vietnam War (1961-1975); United States. Naval Reserve. Women's Reserve |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1029004 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s67s9qtg |
| Title |
Page 4 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1028986 |
| OCR Text |
Show FRANCINE OREN EN pril14 2004 F : Oh I was ery homesick. It was very difficult. I'm a member of the hurch of 1 u Christ of Latter Day Saints and we have several volumes of scripture in addition to the Bible, that we hold sacred. And I was informed that I would only be allowed to have one religious book in my locker. So, I had to choose. Besides the Bible, we believe in the Book of Mormon, and The Doctrine and Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price that are sacred scriptures in the LDS Church. And I had to choose one of those. I could not have mo1ethan one religious book in my locker. And I remember that very clearly. I started thinking, what have I gotten myself into if I can't even have some freedom of religion to have my scriptures that were important to me in my locker. But, I was able to overcome that. I just kept telling myself this is just a short time I will be in boot camp, and we were able to get through it. FHM: How long was your boot camp? FS: It was eight weeks. FHM: Can you explain what the LDS Church is? FS: It's the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. FHM: Do you remember any of your instructors while you were in boot camp? FS: I don't remember them by name. We had some career women in the navy, chief petty officers, who were over us that were extremely, extremely tough, by the book, which was a new experience for me. I had been more used to being treated with compassion, or with understanding; making allowances for various situations or circumstances. They did not make any allowances for anything. It was by the book, and that was all. So, that was a hard 3 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s67s9qtg/1028986 |
