| Title |
Keith Richardson, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, April 2, 2001: Saving the Legacy tape no. 202 |
| Alternative Title |
Keith Richardson, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Richardson, Keith, 1923-2015 |
| Contributor |
Lloyd, Becky B.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2001-04-02 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Attu Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States; Russia |
| Subject |
Richardson, Keith, 1923-2015--Interviews; Veterans--United States--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area--Personal narratives, American |
| Keywords |
Great Depression; Cargo; Crash landing; Architects; Russian internment camps; Tashkent |
| Description |
Transcript (22 pages) of an interview by Becky B. Lloyd with Keith Richardson on April 2, 2001. From tape number 734 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Mr. Richardson was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on July13, 1923. He discusses his childhood and the Depression. He joined the Navy in August 1942 and took ground training as an aviation cadet at Brigham Young University. Pre-flight school was in San Luis Obispo, California, followed by primary flight training in Pasco, Washington. He received basic flight training at Corpus Christi, Texas and graduated as an Ensign in February 1944. Ordered to Aleutian Islands (Attu) from where he flew PV-1 Lockheed Venturas on patrol bombing missions conducting sector searches around Japanese territories. Shot down August 14, 1944. Describes crash landing in Petropavlovsk, Russia. Taken as an internee for over 6 months by the Russians. He describes his experiences during that time. In January 1944, the Russians smuggled the internees out through Iran where they were transferred to American custody. Continuing through Cairo and Naples, their group boarded Liberty ships back to New York. He was reassigned to North Island ferrying aircraft until discharge in April 1946. Mr. Richardson graduated from the University of Utah in architecture. His firm designed, among other buildings, the Pharmacy building at the University of Utah; Whitmore Library; Classic Bowling; and numerous schools throughout Utah and Idaho. Interviewed by Becky Lloyd. 47 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
47 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/s6pp17rr |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Military operations, Aerial--American |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1029564 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pp17rr |
| Title |
Page 44 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1029560 |
| OCR Text |
Show KEITH RICHARD ON PRI 2 2001 it's just too bad. They don 't pay taxes because nobody collects them. Well, y u an ' t operate a government without money but that's what happens. They may as e per onal taxes but they don't pay them. There's nobody there to collect and no system of collecting. The mafia is strong in Russia; it essentially runs the country. They and the government are just two peas in a pod. And the Russian Orthodox Church, they're all three right together, running the country. So, anyway, it just won't ever be much better. But people are putting up with it. They're trying hard and maybe they'll pull up out of it sometime. But it's still a very depressing civilization. But, anyway, we enjoyed it, serving a mission. We're enjoying more being home now (laughs). BEC: Maybe we can wind up here. If I can ask you, looking back over your life thus far from beginning to its current point. .. KEI: Just so it isn't the end (laughs)! BEC: Yes. I didn't want to say the end. I was trying to be careful (laughs). Tell me what effect the war had on you? Tell me your feelings about World War II, your thought about it, or how it affected you? KEI: I think the most patriotic time of my life, and of the country, was when I went to war. I think people were helping each other and friendly to each other and working together in every thing that they did. I guess that's what patriotism is all about. But the people were behind the war effort because it affected everybody in the country. And, as such, it was a great thing in my life. It made me appreciate what we do have; the freedoms that we have; the government that we have; the opportunities that everybody has. It's a great country and my experiences during the war made me appreciate more, I'm sure, the blessings we have in this country. And it still continues today. It also made 44 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pp17rr/1029560 |
