| 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 74 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1030170 |
| OCR Text |
Show ALBERTO GUZMAN END OF TAPE TWO SIDE ONE JAS: So in those two days, how far inland did you get? ALB: What? JAS: In those two days after the landing, how far inland did you get? Februa 10 2006 ALB: I'd say about a mile. And then, we had to come back, you know. We landed like here and we got ground there and then we moved this way and then we had to come back and clean them bunkers. JAS: Yeah. ALB: There were a lot of Germans in the area. See, they don't shoot back. They couldn't shoot back because they didn't have no holes in them bunkers, you know, to shoot back. All they had, just a couple in the front by the ocean, yeah. They see you coming through the ocean, they knew you was going to come in that way, and that's why we lost so many. We lost so many lives, yeah. I lost a good friend of mine from my home town, got killed in the invasion. Suicide. You know, I mean, the Germans had [inaudible], they were settled, you know. They were sitting on the gun in there just waiting for you, where they could see you and then they could shoot you. It was - so we started landing, day and night, you know, to get some ground. And they, paratroopers, they made a mistake. They dropped them paratroopers the 17th Airborne. They were supposed to land behind the enemy, see. 73 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pz7bwt/1030170 |
