| 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 18 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1029582 |
| OCR Text |
Show THERON H. YA TE PT MB 2 2004 the fir t time) to three-months Advanced Flight Training (where they learned night fly in and instrument flying). Cadets could be ,,washed out" of pilot training at any tage. If a cadet uccessfully passed through advanced training, he was awarded hi commi ion a an officer and received his wings as a pilot. From there he was assigned to train in bombers or fighters or transports etc. according to what kind of pilots were needed at the time and what the Air Corps, through testing, thought the man was best qualified to fly. Men were also askedfor their preferences. The AT-6 airplane was .flown by cadets in the Advanced Flight Training Course. This was a single-engine trainer with a tandem twoseat cockpit and was designed by North American Aviation. From 12,000 to 15,000 were built during the war. It was used by the United States Army Air Corps, United States Navy, and pilots of various Allied countries. The AT-6 ((Texan" was known by a variety of designations depending on the model and operating air force. The Army Air Corps called it the ,,AT-6", the US Navy, the ((SNJ". There were other twin-engine AT's used for pilots training to fly multi engine planes.] BEC: Right. Now you told me you went flying with that one pilot, but did you have much interaction with the other pilots. THE: Oh, no, other than to say hello, like we did to everybody. Of course, the officers were in one area and the rest of us were in another area and had nothing to do with one another. [Editor's note: In the Air Corps, pilots were officers. Officers and enlisted men were segregated and were not supposed to fraternize.] BEC: So you didn't have much interaction with the pilots on a regular basis? THE: No. BEC: What about your commanding officer? Did you like him? 18 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s699094x/1029582 |
