| Title |
Harold S. Madsen, Pleasant Grove, Utah: an interview by Benjamin Bahlmann, September 6, 2002: Saving the Legacy tape nos. 530-532 |
| Alternative Title |
Harold S. Madsen, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Madsen, Harold S. (Harold Stanley), 1926-2006 |
| Contributor |
University of Utah. American West Center; Bahlmann, Benjamin J. |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2002-09-06 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
France; Belgium; Germany; Czechoslovakia |
| Subject |
Madsen, Harold S. (Harold Stanley), 1926-2006--Interviews; Veterans--Utah--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Military operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe, Northern--Personal narratives, American |
| Description |
Transcript (85 pages) of an interview by Benjamin Bahlmann with Harold S. Madsen on September 6, 2002. From tape numbers 530, 531, and 532 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Madsen (b. 1926) discusses his childhood in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was drafted into the army in August 1944 and received basic training at Camp Wolters, Texas. He was shipped to England and crossed the channel in an LST to Le Havre. In January 1945 he was assigned to the 3rd Army, 90th Infantry Division, 359th Infantry Regiment, B, in Belgium. Madsen describes his combat experience and his activities in post-war Europe. Interviewed by Benjamin Bahlmann. 85 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
85 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/s689380j |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1029831 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s689380j |
| Title |
Page 2 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1029747 |
| OCR Text |
Show HAROLD . MAD EN PT MB R6 2002 THIS IS AN INTERVIEW WITH HAROLD S. MADSEN ON EPTEMBER 6, 2002. THE INTERVIEWER IS BENJAMIN BAHLMANN. THI I THE PROJECT "SAVING THE LEGACY: AN ORAL HISTORY OF UTAH' WORLD WAR II VETERANS." TAPE No. 530-532. BB: Okay, today is September 6, 2002. We're in the home of Harold S. Madsen in Pleasant Grove, Utah. This is Ben Bahlmann conducting the interview. I'd like to know what date you were born and where. HSM: I was born April 23, 1926 in Salt Lake City, Utah. [turns off tape] BB: Okay, you said in Salt Lake City? HSM: Salt Lake City. BB: And how many in your family? HSM: My brothers and sisters? BB: Yes. HSM: There were eight in the family and I'm the oldest of eight, three boys and five girls. BB: And your parents' names? HSM: Harold Johannes Phillip, H.J. Madsen, and Helen Anna Sanders Madsen. BB: Did you say your father was originally ... HSM: Yes, he was born in Denmark, on the island of Fyn, not far from a little town called Odense. BB: Did he immigrate to the States himself, or did his family come over? HSM: He was the first one over and then his mother and brother and sisters followed. BB: How old was he when he came over? 1 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s689380j/1029747 |
