| Title |
Alberto Guzman, Riverton, Utah: an interview by Jason Hardy, February 10th, 2006: Saving the legacy tape no. SL-754 & 755 |
| Alternative Title |
Alberto Guzman, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Guzman, Alberto, 1919-2006 |
| Contributor |
Hardy, Jason; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2006-02-10 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Morocco; Tunisia; France; Germany |
| Subject |
Guzman, Alberto, 1919-2006--Interviews; Veterans--United States--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Military operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Africa, North--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe, Northern--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy--Personal narratives, American |
| Keywords |
Casablanca; D-Day |
| Description |
Transcript (94 pages) of an interview by Jason Hardy with Alberto Guzman on February 10, 2006. From tape numbers 754 and 755 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Guzman (b. 1919) describes his childhood and going into the army, where he received his training at Camp Roberts and Fort Lewis, Washington. He served in North Africa, France, and Germany. Interviewed by Jason Hardy. 94 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
94 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/s6pz7bwt |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1030192 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pz7bwt |
| Title |
Page 22 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1030118 |
| OCR Text |
Show ALBERTO GUZMAN February 10 2006 ALB: ... So we decided to settle in Salt Lake. Cant make a living playing in bar and all that, you know. So we finally gave it up and all of us went to work. JAS: Well, let's go back to your training at Camp Roberts. ALB: Okay. What else do you want to know at Camp Roberts? JAS: Was there like a particular job in the army that you wanted to do? ALB: Yeah. JAS: Or you were up for anything? Like, did you want to be in the front linesALB: -No! JAS: Or intelligence? ALB: No way! The first time I seen action was in North Africa. It was hell. Hell. We landed in North Africa, invaded Casablanca. And we was ready to go around and take over the whole town. I'll never forget. I'd never seen a tangerine before and we were under a tree, me and this other guy, you know, bullets were just flying over. And they shoot some of them tangerines and we ate them! The enemy was shooting over us, overhead. That's hell. JAS: I bet. ALB: I mean, terrible, terrible. I'll tell you what: I think the Good Lord was the only one that brought me home. My company twice got wiped out. I mean, out of about two hundred, two hundred and fifty guys, you know, got wiped out. Only a few of them left; the rest of them all got killed. See, I made the invasion in France, too. JAS: Well, let's go back to California for a minute. 21 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pz7bwt/1030118 |
