| 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 95 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1030191 |
| OCR Text |
Show ALBERTO GUZMAN bruary 10, 2006 comes from. JAS: I bet they're proud of you too. ALB: I'm proud of them. My life has been not too bad. When I was about thirteen fourteen years old, I used to ride them freight trains, you know? JAS: Yeah. ALB: Like a hobo. I used to like that! One time I went from Abilene, Texas, all the way to El Paso. Five hundred miles in one night! JAS: Wow. ALB: Next day, we got up, we went out, got a job, [inaudible] place, you know, where you water the fruit and everything, make it grow. JAS: Sure. ALB: And we made a little bit of money and the third day, we headed back. We boarded another one of them trains and it didn't cost us one cent and five, six hundred miles back home. I used to like that. God damned hobos are smart! They tell good jokes and they were smart, but they just got tired of the civilization, you know, and they went on their own ... END OF INTERVIEW 94 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pz7bwt/1030191 |
