| 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 59 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1030155 |
| OCR Text |
Show ALBERTO GUZMAN February 10, 2006 I wouldn't, I wouldn't do that. I don't care what kind of animal he is you know. If he don't shoot at me, try to kill me, I wouldn't try to shoot him. And I shot a few of them· I shot quite a few of them one time. We got attacked by them- because I was in between the rocks you know. I had my rifle in the rocks where they couldn't find me, but they were moving up where we were and I kept shooting at them. But I know I hit some of them. I didn't have brains enough to go up there and see if he was dead or not, but some of the soldiers did. They would go up there and see if the Nazi was dead, you know. If he wasn't dead, they would kill him. JAS: Yeah. ALB: You know, that's cold blood. I didn't have that strength, you know. Maybe that's why I'm still alive? You know, because we had some American soldiers that were cold blooded. If the Germans want it, or something, they shoot him. Kill him. You know. And I don't think it's right, you know, but that's the way they feel, you know. They feel that he was going to shoot him so they could shoot him- even if he couldn't defend himself, you know. JAS: Yeah. ALB: That's a no. To me, I didn't believe in that. Well, the United States believes in justice, you know, if this guy's got it coming or not. And they'll fight for you- they'll get you a lawyer, they do everything. I think it's a good idea. But a lot of people- I get so mad and talk out of my head: "Blow his head off!" I'm 58 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pz7bwt/1030155 |
