| Title |
Bill Pastore, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Jason Hardy, September 20th, 2006: part of the Saving the legacy project |
| Alternative Title |
Bill Pastore, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Pastore, Bill, 1925- |
| Contributor |
Hardy, Jason; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2006-09-22 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea; Guam; Mariana Islands; Iwo Jima, Japan; Korea |
| Subject |
Pastore, Bill, 1925- --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; Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945--Personal narratives, American; Marines--Biography; Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, American |
| Keywords |
Snipers; Scouts |
| Description |
Transcript (145 pages) of an interview by Jason Hardy with Bill Pastore on September 20, 2006. Part of the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Pastore (b. 1925) enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1943. He served in the Pacific in World War II and in Korea. He recounts his experiences in detail. Interviewed by Jason Hardy. 145 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
145 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/s6516194 |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Iwo Jima, Battle of (Japan : 1945); Korean War (1950-1953) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1029397 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6516194 |
| Title |
Page 123 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1029373 |
| OCR Text |
Show toe. The big toe stuck out by the side. It s nice for climbing. JA : That makes sense. BILL: But, god you could smell them. They used this perfume. Just poured it on themselves. Whew. It was a bad smell. It was just so overpowering and sweet but I could then-I could tell you about up to an hour how long it had been since they had been there. The platoon got so when I put my hand up and said "there 's Japs" they didn't argue. They didn't say, nah, you're just seeing things. JAS: You used all your senses. BILL: Yeah. They really were keen then. In fact, when we would go up to the cabin when my granddaughter was little, she used to try and sneak up on me. She never ever could sneak up on me. I could always feel her behind me, or wherever she was I could feel her. They aren't as sharp now because I haven't used them as much. I don't need them as much, but then I could tell you. I knew when somebody was there. But it was fun. I had a grand time. I did. I loved the Marine Corps. I loved the whole time in. JAS: So after you rejoined your unit, eventually you were sent back to the states? BILL: Well when the war ended, yeah. The war ended, and they brought people in from other divisions to fill the Third Division because they were sending people home, and then the Third Division went on to China. JAS: Okay. And you wanted to go to China? BILL: Oh, yes! Oh, god, yes I wanted to go. Wouldn't that have been fun? Wouldn't that have really been fun to see China? You read about it and you hear about it, the Great Wall of China and that great huge country. Then it was quite peaceful and the people 122 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6516194/1029373 |
