| 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 26 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1029771 |
| OCR Text |
Show HAROLD . MAD EN P M R 2002 HSM: Oh, no. It was very rough. We had two meals a day. It took two or thr e hour t get fed. I have a hilarious discussion of this whole thing in this book, where I talk ab ut part of the line was in the open and part was enclosed, and so forth. But the stairs would get greased. First of all there'd be some rain and then there'd be vomit from the guys that were sick that didn't make it to the rail. Then there would be trays that would be spilled, coffee and the whole, all over these, and of course, there's no one to clean it out. The guys were just laughing like crazy. They'd say, "Oh, it's so greased. I can't wait to see you come down ... " and so on. Chow time was a very entertaining time. BB: As far as you know, you don't remember getting sick? HSM: I don't remember getting sick, but I remember the others getting very sick. I'd try to bring something to them and so on. Then when we hit Southampton we were put on LSTs. I understand it stands for Landing Ship Tanks. It had a big thing that opened up like this. But they were carrying troops over too. That was a mess. The guys were seasick. It was winter, of course you know, and the thing was just bouncing along and the guys were sick and they were vomiting on the floor and it was terrible smelling. BB: How much time elapsed between when you got to England? Did you stay overnight in England? HSM: Oh, no. BB: Not even one night? HSM: No, we just went right on to the LST. They weren't messing around. In fact, there was no place to put us, I'm sure. BB: Were you assigned to the 90th at this point? 25 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s689380j/1029771 |
