| 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 21 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1029585 |
| OCR Text |
Show THERON H. YATE PT M R2 2004 THE: The sergeant said, ' Go home and go where you want. We don t n ed you anymore." BEC: You were a free man. So you didn't end up saving any money at all by doing that? THE: No, I was halfway home and things got tough. I wasn't doing so good hitchhiking. I thought ... I went down to the train station to see if I could get home. But I didn't save any money, that hitchhiking didn't. BEC: That's too bad. So you got back home. Had your brother come back yet? THE: My brother came back before I did. BEC: You said that you also had a third brother who went in, too. THE: Well, he went to Alaska. That's where he spent his time was in Alaska. BEC: What branch of the service was he in? THE: I don't know. BEC: All three of you came home, which must have been a relief to your mother. THE: Yes, and none of us got injured. We all got home in good shape. BEC: That's good. So what did you do once you got back? Did you get your job at the railroad again? THE: No, not the railroad. I'd worked on planes. I went up there (Hill AFB) and they said, "No, we've got more people up here than we know what to do with." They said, "What kind of work can you do?" I said, "I'm a mechanic." They said, "Gee, wiz, you can get all the mechanic's work you want in Salt Lake. You can get all the work you want." So I came home and I went to work on cars. BEC: Oh, here in Salt Lake you got a job? 21 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s699094x/1029585 |
