| Title |
Reed Christmas, Spanish Fork, Utah: an interview by Benjamin Bahlmann, March 15, 2002: Saving the Legacy tape nos. 506 & 507 |
| Alternative Title |
Reed Christmas, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Christmas, Reed, 1919-2015 |
| Contributor |
University of Utah. American West Center; Bahlmann, Benjamin J. |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2002-03-15 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Hawaii; Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands; Philippines; Okinawa, Japan |
| Subject |
Christmas, Reed, 1919-2015--Interviews; Veterans--Utah--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Military operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area--Personal narratives, American; Leyte Gulf, Battle of, Philippines, 1944--Personal narratives, American; Saipan, Battle of, Northern Mariana Islands, 1944--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Japan--Okinawa Island--Personal narratives, American |
| Keywords |
National Guard |
| Description |
Transcript (106 pages) of an interview by Benjamin Bahlmann with Reed Christmas on March 15, 2002. From tape numbers 506 and 507 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Christmas (b. 1919) discusses family, schooling, the Depression, farming, and life in Spanish Fork, Utah. He joined the National Guard in Feburary 1941 and was called to active duty in March. He was first sent to Camp Roberts, then San Luis Obispo, and Escondido, California, for training. He was transferred to Fort Lewis, Washington, for more training before shipping to Hawaii, where the training continued. He was assigned to the 222 Field Artillery (later the 225th FA), 3rd Section, D Battery in the 40th Division. He participated in the invasion of Saipan, and battles at Leyte, Mindoro, and Okinawa. He provides a description of his combat experiences and duties. Christmas returned home in October, 1945 for discharge. After the war he farmed in the Spanish Fork area until 1988. Interviewed by Benjamin Bahlmann. 106 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
106 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/s63j5g0n |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Leyte Gulf, Battle of (Philippines : 1944); Saipan, Battle of (Northern Mariana Islands : 1944) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1029215 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s63j5g0n |
| Title |
Page 56 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1029163 |
| OCR Text |
Show REEDCHRI TM 1 R II 2 02 BB: Okay, because the very first day, you said you r picking up gun ff f d ad Americans, right? When did you start receiving artillery? Did you ever get sh ll d on Saipan? Were you ever the other side of what you were doing? RC: They shelled, but they were never close to us on Saipan. BB: So Saipan for you was just very tough work, tiring work, but no immediate danger of enemy, except from maybe from the air? RC: Yeah, they dropped a few bombs around. BB: Would you camouflage your guns at all? RC: We didn't have time. BB: Now the gun, you said, has a split base. They don't have wheels, right? RC: No, it had two wheels on them, yes. BB: Oh, so it does have wheels. So you could bring them back together, and then move it. .. RC: We had caterpillars there, track outfits. BB: Okay. How many days before you were able, in Saipan, before you were able to move it? You were on the beach for the first day ... RC: Then we kept just ... there was the 4th Marine Division there and then the 2ih Army Division was in the middle and the 2nd was over on the east side. We supported all three of them, if they needed it. We moved them around. BB: So you were moving quite a bit, then? RC: Yes. The first couple of days. BB: So you got off the beach, at least, and started kind of changing there. RC: Yes. 55 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s63j5g0n/1029163 |
