| Title |
Robert Keith "Scotty" Allan, Magna, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, August 11, 2004: Saving the Legacy tape no. 697 |
| Alternative Title |
Robert Keith "Scotty" Allan, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Allan, Scotty (Robert Keith), 1919-2007 |
| Contributor |
Lloyd, Becky B.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2004-08-11 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Solomon Islands; Hawaii; Philippines; Midway Islands; Okinawa, Japan; Korea |
| Subject |
Allan, Scotty (Robert Keith), 1919-2007--Interviews; Veterans--United States--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; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Japan--Okinawa Island--Personal narratives, American |
| Description |
Transcript (34 pages) of an interview by Becky B. Lloyd with Robert Keith "Scotty" Allan on August 11, 2004. From tape number 697 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Allan (b. 1919) was born in Garfield, Utah. He enlisted in the army in 1941, took basic training in Everett, Washington, and was shipped to a B-17 squadron at Hickam Field. He was at Midway and in the Solomon Islands in 1942, then graduated from OCS at Camp Davis in 1943. He was assigned to 10th Army headquarters at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, then shipped to Hawaii to participate in the planning for the invasion of Okinawa. He was engaged in the battle for Okinawa. After the war Allan was assigned to the 17th Army headquarters in Seoul, Korea, as liaison officer. He was discharged in early 1946, but stayed in the reserves and retired with 36 years of military service. Interviewed by Becky Lloyd. 34 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
34 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/s6vh7qxw |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1029250 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6vh7qxw |
| Title |
Page 13 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1029228 |
| OCR Text |
Show ROBERT KEITH " COTTY" ALLAN lik th commanding general and his adjutant and those people and th 1 T 11 2004 3 4, 05 and the artillery commanders-all of the chiefs of sections for the nth rmy w nt to Hawaii to get together and talk about what they were going to do. BEC: Right. SCO: We peasants were back in Fort Sam Houston getting all the enlisted men qualified, firing and everything. I ran the firing line back there for quite a while. But every place you'd go in the Army was kind of funny. They'd say, "Now, we're going to get so much leave time for the units so put down when you want to go." If somebody wanted to go for deer season, they'd put down for the fall. I did this twice but they came through there and said, "We're going to get some leave time for these people in San Antonio, so put down when you want to go." I told them, "Put me down for yesterday (laughs)." He said, "What do you mean?'' I said, "I'm serious. Put me down for today." I said, "Go get the orders." He said, "I'll put you down for tomorrow and see if I can get them." I said, "Fine." So the orders came through and I went home. Right in the middle, they wanted to call me back. There was a guy named Warfield, a major, he said, "Hell, you're the one who gave him the leave, don't be calling him back." But I got ten days at home. That's another time I was here for Christmas, I guess. No, I wasn't here for Christmas. It was New Year's. I was here for New Year's, every time but once. Anyway, I went back there (after my leave) and then we left San Antonio and went to Seattle and got on a boat and went out to Hawaii to plan the invasion ofF ormosa. Anyway, there were a lot of Japanese troops on Formosa. It was a big island. We had the troops to go there but they didn't have the ships to carry them. Lo and behold, when 13 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6vh7qxw/1029228 |
