| Title |
Edwin J. Johnson, Springville, Utah: an interview by Benjamin Bahlmann, February 8, 2002: Saving the Legacy tape nos. 489 & 490 |
| Alternative Title |
Edwin J. Johnson, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Johnson, Edwin J., 1924-2011 |
| Contributor |
University of Utah. American West Center; Bahlmann, Benjamin J. |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2002-02-08 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
New Caledonia; Guadalcanal; New Guinea; Philippines; Japan |
| Subject |
Johnson, Edwin J., 1924-2011--Interviews; Veterans--Utah--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Military operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area--Personal narratives, American |
| Description |
Transcript (120 pages) of an interview by Benjamin Bahlmann with Edwin J. Johnson on February 8, 2002. From tape numbers 489 and 490 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Johnson (b. 1924) describes his childhood in Springville, Utah, and being inducted into the Army. He was sent to New Caledonia in December 1943 and shortly thereafter went to Guadalcanal as a replacement in the 43rd Infantry Division. He also served in New Guinea and the Philippines, as well as being part of the occupation force in Japan. Interviewed by Benjamin Bahlmann. 120 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
120 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/s6ht4rdf |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1029984 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6ht4rdf |
| Title |
Page 3 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1029866 |
| OCR Text |
Show EDWIN J. JOHNSON F BRU R 8, 2002 BB: From where did they move? EJJ: One from Lakeshore and the other one from Benjamin, which i ju t a little to the wet. BB: They were from LDS families, I presume? EJJ: Yes. BB: Pioneer heritage? EJJ: My grandfather on the Johnson side came over as a young man. He followed the Lundell family that moved over here. He came over and the LDS Church sent him back to Sweden on a mission. From our genealogy, we know he had two sisters but we've lost track of where they went. He was the only one who came over. One of my grandmothers was a Lundell. Benjamin over here is full of Lundells. They moved in over there. BB: So you're from a family that was pretty well established in Utah. EJJ: Yes. BB: So do you have any idea why or how your father wound up in this business? EJJ: When he got out of the Service, he had a chance to go to school over in Denver. So he went to Denver to a school where they learned about generators, starters, magnetos, and batteries. So he came back and went to work for Phillips (as in Phillips Petroleum?) Garage. He worked a year for a guy who had a tire business in the garage and he sold it to my father. For twenty-one years, he did all their generators, starters, batteries and those types of things in their business. Then he moved up to another location. He moved into it the day in 1945-- It was the 6 November 1945, the day that I was discharged out of the Army. So we went up there. Then in 1969-- He passed away, by the way, in '68. In '69, I built this place and moved down here. BB: What was the original location? Phillips-- 3 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6ht4rdf/1029866 |
