| 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 23 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1029238 |
| OCR Text |
Show ROBERT KEITH " OTTY" LL T 11,2004 and th n wh n he was in high school he worked all the tim at night t He had a lot of drive and earned enough money to buy hims lf a car. H g t g d mark . He had a lot of drive. His mother is kind of from Southern Utah and hasn t be n ar und a lot but is bright as hell. She got this kid, when he was three years old running computers. When he was four he could really run them. Anyway, that's the kind of kid he's been. He applied and went to college and in three years, they let him into the pharmacy school because he'd gotten all the prerequisites. It's not unheard of but it's kind of an honor. So he got into pharmacy and graduated in three years. He went to work for this outfit who's going to build this big medical center down in Murray. BEC: IHC? SCO: IHC. He'd been working for them all the time he was in pharmacy school. He was working the pharmacies that they had as a gofer. He had a license. When he got out of high school, he went and got a tech license so that he could work in pharmacies. He did things right. So his boss said, once he graduated and passed everything and he was a pharmacist, "Do you want a job? You've been good for us and we want to give you a job. We're doing all this expansion." He said, "That's why I stayed here. I knew there'd be jobs coming up." Anyway, the guy told me, they have to serve a residency. They don't have internships anymore. They're residents. He said, "You have to have a year as a resident and we only pay you sixty-four dollars an hour for that" (laughs). Can you believe that? BEC: Wow. SCO: He said, "Next year, you'll get sixty-seven dollars an hour." So he's just finishing that up now. My kid came out here to see me. I said, "How's things going?" He said, 23 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6vh7qxw/1029238 |
