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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	I acknowledge and agree that all information I obtain as a result of accessing any oral history provided by the University of Utah's Marriott Library shall be used only for historical or scholarly or academic research purposes, and not for commercial purposes. I understand that any other use of the materials is not authorized by the University of Utah and may exceed the scope of permission granted to the University of Utah by the interviewer or interviewee. I may request permission for other uses, in writing to Special Collections at the Marriott Library, which the University of Utah may choose grant, in its sole discretion. I agree to defend, indemnify and hold the University of Utah and its Marriott Library harmless for and against any actions or claims that relate to my improper use of materials provided by the University of Utah.
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.
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Genre	oral histories (literary works)
Format	application/pdf
Extent	145 pages
Language	eng
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ARK	ark:/87278/s6516194
Topic	Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Iwo Jima, Battle of (Japan : 1945); Korean War (1950-1953)
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ID	1029397
Reference URL	https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6516194

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Title	Page 145
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OCR Text	Show BILL: Yeah. JAS: How long were you there for? BILL: Oh, about four months. They were starting it again, breaking it down. G t rid a many people as we can because we aren't getting the money to support them. o get rid of them. Anybody that wants out, let them out. JAS: And you got out? BILL: I got out, yeah. Well, Cheddy. I'd been gone thirteen, fourteen months, so my daughter was a year older and she didn't even know me. She was just six months old when I left. She didn't know who I was, and my wife was young. It's pretty hard on a woman, you know, when she's young with- Of course, if I had been killed, she'd have got my insurance, but that isn't like having a husband. It's great to hang a gold star in your window, but that don't help a hell of a lot on cold, lonely nights. So no, I got out. Then we got talking about it, and I said, "It's silly to let all the experience and stuff go to waste when I could join the Marine Corps Reserves as a Sergeant." I forget what I was making then, but it was maybe a hundred and fifty dollars a weekend. Something like that with your time and grade, and stuff, you're making money. She said, "Well, that might be pretty good. It will augment a little bit of our wages." And she wasn't working. I didn't really care. She was working while I was overseas, but when I come home she worked for awhile, but then she said, "Is it okay if I quit?" Well, sure it's okay. I was making enough money. So then we just raised our daughter. JAS: Here in Salt Lake? 144
Reference URL	https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6516194/1029395