| 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 44 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1029789 |
| OCR Text |
Show HAROLD S. MAD EN PT MB R6 2002 fired at me. So he took off and I didn't know where he'd gone to but I ju t knew that h had taken off. BB: Was it dusk? Afternoon? HSM: It was late afternoon. BB: Then what did you do? HSM: Well, I haven't told this story before, I don't believe. But I remember I set the machine gun barrel, the steps went down like this at an angle, as I recall, I went down the steps, put the barrel of the machine gun there and kept the pistol. I don't know whether I put the pistol away or not, went down the steps to look at that cellar again. It was very small, about this wide, and from here to this wall. That's all. There was a potato bin over in that comer. All kind of thoughts went through my mind. I thought, maybe I could go in that potato bin and cover myself with potatoes (laughs). I thought of that and I thought that's kind of ridiculous. BB: But you wanted to hide? HSM: I wanted to hide because now I had been cut off and I knew that I couldn't go now, it would be at the peril of my life. I knew that to run from here to that comer, it would be an easy shot. I couldn't possibly make it. Couldn't possibly make it. One reason I think I haven't told this is it seems so illogical that whenever we went to a house we'd always, we say, clear the house, we'd go down to the basement and we check it out. Troops came back and some troops actually entered the house upstairs, but they didn't come down. But I remember being petrified because I had left the barrel of my machine gun up on that little landing. I thought they'll notice that; they'll see it. I thought, there's no way I can retrieve it. 43 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s689380j/1029789 |
