| Title |
Max Eugene Harding, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, March 4, 2006: Saving the Legacy tape no. 757 |
| Alternative Title |
Max Eugene Harding, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Harding, Max Eugene, 1925-2012 |
| Contributor |
Lloyd, Becky B.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2006-03-04 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
New Caledonia; Philippines; Hawaii |
| Subject |
Harding, Max Eugene, 1925-2012--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 |
| Keywords |
Warehouses |
| Description |
Transcript (43 pages) of an interview by Becky B. Lloyd with Max Eugene Harding on March 4, 2006. From tape number 757 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Harding (b. 1925) was born in Provo, Utah. He discusses growing up on a farm, and his education. He was drafted in 1943, attended basic training, and was shipped to Noumea, New Caledonia, where he worked in a warehouse. He was also assigned to a post in the Philippines, where he was wounded and evacuated to Guam, then Hawaii. After his recovery he was assigned as an MP in the motor pool. After his discharge in 1945, Harding worked for Sears Roebuck for thirty-five years. Interviewed by Becky Lloyd. 43 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
43 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/s6059j08 |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1029516 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6059j08 |
| Title |
Page 41 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1029513 |
| OCR Text |
Show M E H RDI R H 4 20 ay that? He aid, ' He s got blue eyes. o Cheri talked t m and I aid W 11 h uld I come clean with him and tell him that I was his Santa? he said N 1 f 1 t it g t least for another year." So it was a couple of weeks after into January that little Kevin came to me and he said, "Was that you at our Christmas party?" I said Why didn 't y u tell me you were having a party? I wanted to be there." I didn't want to tell a story to him per se, you know. BEC: So when did you and Arna get married? MAX: Well, let's see, we got married June 11, 1988. We've got about eighteen years. BEC: So how many children do you have? MAX: Well, she had three, two boys and a girl. I had four, plus the one boy that didn't live. About this little guy, Ama and I go down to the cemetery. I like to go down and put flowers on his grave. I was with the physician when he was classed as being stillborn but there was nothing wrong with that little guy. I'm the only one that ever held him in this life. To me, he was real and I loved him. I still love him. So that makes three boys and two girls for me. BEC: How many grandchildren do you have? MAX: [Whistles] BEC: That's probably a changing number. MAX: Well, I think there are thirteen grandchildren who are mine and five great-grands. Arna's got...her's is different. She had the three kids and this one up here, they've got three boys. They live down in Highland. That's him down here [looking a photo] then the next one is Cheri. She's got two boys and a girl, but they're not represented there. In 41 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6059j08/1029513 |
