| Title |
Paul W. Levorsen, Murray, Utah: an interview by Benjamin Bahlmann, September 21, 2002: Saving the Legacy tape no. 541 |
| Alternative Title |
Paul W. Levorsen, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Levorsen, Paul W., 1922-2011 |
| Contributor |
Bahlmann, Benjamin J.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2002-09-21 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
New Zealand; Tarawa Atoll, Kiribati; Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands; Hawaii |
| Subject |
Levorsen, Paul W., 1922-2011--Interviews; Veterans--Utah--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Military operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Artillery operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area--Personal narratives, American |
| Keywords |
Marine Corps; Burial detail; Howitzer |
| Description |
Transcript (30 pages) of an interview by Benjamin Bahlmann with Paul W. Levorsen on September 21, 2002. From tape number 541 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Levorsen (b. 1922) was born in Magna, Utah. He joined the Marine Corps "Mormon Battalion of 1943" and took training in San Diego, California. He was based in New Zealand before joining combat in Tarawa and later Saipan. He briefly discusses his experiences. He was part of the 4th Battalion, Battery L, 10th Marines, 2nd Division. He returned to the US (North Carolina and Florida) for additional training before discharge when the war ended. Mr. Levorsen worked as a school teacher for his profession. Interviewed by Benjamin Bahlmann. 30 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
30 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/s6t45w57 |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1029863 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6t45w57 |
| Title |
Page 8 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1029839 |
| OCR Text |
Show PAUL W. LEVOR EN 21 T B 20 2 PWL: Well he had signed up before I left and then when I left b fore him h wa r ally unhappy. BB: For the Marines as well? PWL: Well, he joined the Navy Air Corps. In fact, he was a test pilot. That ended his life. [Concerning his brother, Carl Lamonte, Paul writes, "When we moved to Murray in 1939[? }, Monte went to town every day to finish high school at West High. There he was active in the ROTC, besides being an excellent student. When he graduated from West, he immediately signed up for the University of Utah. He really tried to get me to join him after I graduated from Granite High. But I was so glad to get out of school that I didn 't ever want to go back. (Besides, I was having too much fun running around in my Model "A" roadster-painted yellow, of course.) When I received word of his death, I was in New Zealand preparing to 'ship out' to the Solomon Islands. I was heartbroken and couldn't speak rationally for many hours. If such a good guy lost his life in this war, how was I going to survive? Eventually I was told that he was a test pilot (in the Naval Air Corps) and was on a routine flight on the East Coast and mysteriously crashed in the woods" (on June 18, 1943 at Rio Grande, New Jersey).} BB: Did that happen during the war or was he career ... PWL: Yes, I was sent first to New Zealand to wait for the rest of our division that was in Guadalcanal. BB: What do you recall about your training in San Diego? PWL: Mostly picking up cigarette butts (laughs). 7 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6t45w57/1029839 |
