| Title |
Frederick T. Baird, Provo, Utah: an interview by Benjamin Bahlmann, August 30, 2002: Saving the Legacy tape nos. 528 & 527 |
| Alternative Title |
Frederick T. Baird, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Baird, Frederick T., 1924- |
| Contributor |
University of Utah. American West Center; Bahlmann, Benjamin J. |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2002-08-30 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Germany |
| Subject |
Baird, Frederick T., 1924- --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 |
| Keywords |
Army Air Corps; Marines |
| Description |
Transcript (81 pages) of an interview by Benjamin Bahlmann with Frederick T. Baird on August 30, 2002. From tape numbers 322 and 333 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Baird (b. 1924) describes his childhood and life on a Utah farm. After enlisting in the Army Air Corps in 1943 and receiving basic training in Texas, he was assigned to Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, as a records clerk, then to Columbus, Mississippi. During December 1944, he was reassigned to the infantry for European duty and shipped eventually near Aachen, Germany, for combat with the 52nd Armored Infantry Battalion, 9th Armored Division, operating from a half-track. He discusses his combat experiences. At the end of the war, was assigned occupation duty in Munich, where he returned to records management with the 39th Machine Records Unit. He was discharged in 1946. Mr. Baird worked thirty-four years for Geneva Steel before retiring in 1984. Interviewed by Benjamin Bahlmann. 81 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
81 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/s64q9x2g |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1030066 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s64q9x2g |
| Title |
Page 8 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1029992 |
| OCR Text |
Show FREDERICK T. BAIRD T 0 2002 FTE: Ye , we were. BB: At that age, were you interested in what wa going on in Europe and A ia. FTE: Oh, yes. We couldn't help but be, because everything, the headline in the paper and the radio news, was about the war. In fact, we were so involved, everybody then, that we had to tum even our coal oil lamps off at night (civil defen e blackout ). We couldn't have any light at night. People who had electricity in town had to tum their lights off. We had gas-rationing stamps, meat stamps and tire stamps. We could only get so many. BB: That wasn't before the US entered the war though? FTE: No, that was after the war started. BB: Prior to that, what were you planning to do after graduation? FTE: I was thinking of becoming a veterinarian or a field officer for plants and things or wildlife, something along those lines. That's why I went up there (to the Agricultural College). BB: Where was that located? FTE: Logan. [Editor's note: Before the war, Utah State University was known as Utah State Agricultural College. It became Utah State University in the 1950s.] But I always had animals that I'd take to the fairs and show them off. BB: Did they have any of the clubs back then? Did they have, like 4-H? FTE: We had 4-H and we were very heavily involved in 4-H and the FFA. [Editor 's note: 4-H in the United States is a youth organization administered by the Cooperative Extension System of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) with the mission of "engaging youth to reach their fullest potential while advancing the field of youth development." The four "H"'s stand for Head, Heart, Hands, and Health. FFA is a 8 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s64q9x2g/1029992 |
