| Title |
Eula Kimber, Grouse Creek, Utah: an interview by Verna Richardson, 12 May 2001: Saving the Legacy tape no. 266 |
| Alternative Title |
Eula Kimber, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Kimber, Eula, 1921-2014 |
| Contributor |
University of Utah. American West Center; Richardson, Verna |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2001-05-12 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
San Diego, San Diego County, California, United States |
| Subject |
Kimber, Eula, 1921-2014--Interviews; Veterans--United States--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Women--United States--Biography; United States--Naval Reserve--Women's Reserve |
| Keywords |
WAVEs |
| Description |
Transcript (40 pages) of an interview by Verna Richardson with Eula Kimber on May 12, 2001. From tape number 266 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Eula Kimber was born in Grouse Creek, Utah. She graduated from Box Elder High School in 1929. After high school she worked in Brigham City, Utah, and eventually became a typist in the Recorder's Office in Salt Lake City, Utah. She enlisted in the Navy WAVES. Boot School and was at Hunter College in New York. Yeoman training was at Iowa State Teacher's College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She was then stationed at North Island off the coast of San Diego, California, where she worked at the Bachelor Officer Quarters (BOQ) as a Yeoman Third Class until discharged. She married Lyman Kimber in 1945, and used the GI Bill to attend Utah State University and receive a Bachelor's Degree. She taught school in Providence, Utah, and later in Grouse Creek. She has been an active member of the WAVES of the Wasatch, including being President and Regional Representative. Interviewed by Verna Richardson. 40 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
40 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/s6g46sdd |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); United States. Naval Reserve. Women's Reserve |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1029745 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6g46sdd |
| Title |
Page 19 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1029722 |
| OCR Text |
Show Eula Kimber 12 May 2001 VR: But it was against the rules, huh, to do that, or they just discouraged it? EK: It was discouraged, but they did. I know they did because I dated one for a while. They were really nice fellows. Those of us that were stationed at BOQ, there were about ten of us, I think, were allowed to eat the same food the officers had. So we had really nice food. VR: Oh, good. EK: It was really good. I really had choice duty. It was almost like working. We would go to work at eight o'clock and get off at four o'clock. Then we would be free for the next day. We would have weekends off, this type of thing. So it was just like a civilian job, except we were in the Navy, and we wore uniforms. VR: It was more economically wise. EK: It was very economic. VR: And you were seeing different countries. EK: I saw all new country. I had always wanted to see New York. I was privileged to do that. We did have a liberty in New York where we went to see the Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty. We went to Radio City, and that was the first time we saw TV. VR: I don't know if I asked. What was the year you went in? EK: I went in July 10, 1944, and was discharged in April of 1946. VR: So you stayed in a year after the war? 18 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6g46sdd/1029722 |
