| Title |
Theron H. Yates, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, September 2, 2004: Saving the Legacy tape no. 709 |
| Alternative Title |
Theron H. Yates, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Yates, Theron H., 1916-2011 |
| Contributor |
Lloyd, Becky B.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2004-09-02 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Dover Air Force Base, Kent County, Delaware, United States; Tooele County, Utah, United States |
| Subject |
Yates, Theron H., 1916-2011--Interviews; Veterans--Utah--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; Aviation mechanics (Persons)--Biography |
| Keywords |
Great Depression; Railroads; Army Air Corps; Aircraft mechanics |
| Description |
Transcript (32 pages) of an interview by Becky B. Lloyd with Theron H. Yates on September 2, 2004. From tape number 709 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Yates (b. 1916) lived in the Utah town of Benmore. He discusses the Depression, schooling, and working on the railroad. He attended an aircraft mechanics course in Logan, Utah, and worked at Hill Field. He joined the Army Air Corps and received basic training in Stockton, California. He was eventually transferred to Dover Air Base in Delaware, repairing planes for approximately three years. After being discharged in December 1945, Yates worked at the Tooele Army Depot as a mechanic for 31 years. Interviewed by Becky B. Lloyd. 32 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
32 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/s699094x |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Military operations, Aerial--American; Aviation mechanics (Persons) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1029597 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s699094x |
| Title |
Page 8 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1029572 |
| OCR Text |
Show THERON H. Y ATE PT B R 2, 2004 BEC: So they notified you that you' d be coming up to be drafted, but it took a y ar for it to happen? THE: No, they just called me when they called. When they called, I went. They didn't call me like the younger ages, I guess. I was older and wouldn' t be too good at the military. They wanted number one men in the military, I guess. Anyway, that's what I thought. But anyway, I didn't go until a little less than a year after my brother went in. Anyway, I stayed in the Air Force. BEC: So you were in the Army Air Corps? THE: Yes. BEC: So when you finally were drafted, did you go to basic training first? THE: Yes. BEC: Where was that? THE: I guess it was down in Stockton, California. We were there for a while. BEC: Do you remember much about your basic training in Stockton? THE: Yes, I know what we did. We learned to march and which way to tum. We took a five-mile hike with gas masks carrying our guns and stuff like that. BEC: Were you still in good shape when you went to basic training? THE: Yes. BEC: So that wasn't too difficult for you, the physical part? THE: No. BEC: Did you make any good friends while you were in basic training that you've kept in touch with? THE: Yes, I met two guys who were from Utah. 8 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s699094x/1029572 |
