| Title |
Mark Douglas Lamb, Ogden, Utah: an interview by Winston P. Erickson, August 20, 2005: Saving the Legacy tape no. 735 |
| Alternative Title |
Mark Douglas Lamb, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Lamb, Mark Douglas, 1956- |
| Contributor |
Erickson, Winston P., 1943-; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2005-08-20 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Crete; Panama |
| Subject |
Lamb, Mark Douglas, 1956- --Interviews; Veterans--United States--Biography; United States--Air Force--Biography; Panama--History--American Invasion, 1989--Personal narratives, American |
| Keywords |
Veterinarians; Food inspection; Operation Just Cause |
| Description |
Transcript (39 pages) of an interview by Winston P. Erickson with Mark Douglas Lamb on August 20, 2005. From tape number 735 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Mr. Lamb was born on September 24, 1956, in Mt. Pleasant, Utah. He discusses his schooling and growing up years. He joined the Air Force in December 1974 and took basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas. He received veterinary technician training at Shepherd Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, Texas for 26 weeks. He was then sent to Goodfellow AFB in San Angelo, Texas, first as a food inspector, later as facilities inspector, and finally caring for small animals. He was then sent to Iraklion Air Station on Crete for 2 years as a master sergeant caring for animals. From there, he was sent to Carswell AFB in Fort Worth, Texas, where he switched to human care. He served in Panama with the 24th Medical Group and was on duty during Operation Just Cause to depose Manuel Noriega. His final assignment was at Hill AFB as superintendent of the aerospace medicine squadron. He ending rank was as Master Sergeant. Interviewed by Winston P. Erickson. 39 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
39 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/s66m58wf |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; Airmen; American Invasion of Panama (1989) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1030096 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s66m58wf |
