| Title |
Robert D. Shaffer, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, April 29, 2002: Saving the Legacy tape no. 448 and 449 |
| Alternative Title |
Robert D. Shaffer, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Shaffer, Robert D., 1917-2015 |
| Contributor |
Lloyd, Becky B.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2002-04-29 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Hawaii; Solomon Islands; Guam; Bonin Islands, Japan; Japan; Korea |
| Subject |
Shaffer, Robert D., 1917-2015--Interviews; Veterans--United States--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; Marines--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Military operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area--Personal narratives, American; Midway, Battle of, 1942--Personal narratives, American |
| Keywords |
Jimmy Doolittle; Doolittle's raid; USS Hornet (Ship); Panama Canal; USS Montpelier; War crimes trials |
| Description |
Transcript (72 pages) of an interview by Becky B. Lloyd with Robert D. Shaffer on April 29, 2002. From tape numbers 448 and 449 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Shaffer (b. 1917) recalls growing up in Vandalia, Illinois, and discusses the Depression. He participated in ROTC at the University of Illinois and was commissioned in the Marine Corps in 1940. He served aboard the USS Hornet at the time of Pearl Harbor, recalls Doolittle's raid over Tokyo, and the battle of Midway. He also served aboard the Montpelier and saw action in the Solomon Islands. After a period on Guam, he was assigned to occupation duty on Chichi Jima in the Bonin Islands, where he served as the senior member of the board of investigation for war crimes. He also served in Korea as naval gunfire officer for the 1st Marine Division. He retired in 1961 at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Interviewed by Becky Lloyd. 72 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
72 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/s64t8mfb |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Military operations, Naval--American; Midway, Battle of (1942) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1030365 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s64t8mfb |
| Title |
Page 57 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1030348 |
| OCR Text |
Show ROBERT D. HAFFER PRIL 29 2002 job to try to get quarters fixed up for some of the wives to come out. And on of th fir t home-cooked meals I had was after John's wife Pennie got there. They had me up to their quarters for a roast beef dinner. BEC: Oh, I bet that was great. ROB: After I finished two years out at Little Creek, then I ended up at FMF Atlantic, which was in the Naval Base in Norfolk: Fleet Marine Force Atlantic Headquarters. Then from there, I went to Korea. I became the Naval gunfire officer of the First Marine Division when I first got there. I relieved a fellow by the name of Bill Pal a. Then after about three months, I was given command of the Fourth Battalion, Eleventh Marines, which is a 155-howitzer battalion. Then after serving there, I came back to the states. I'm trying to think now, for sure, where we went next. BEC: How long were you in Korea? ROB: I was there for ten months, Becky. The armistice had not been signed, although there was the line there at Panmunjom, they had started some meetings, but during the time I was there the fighting on the outposts was just as vicious as any other. At that time, do you know what a VT fuse is? BEC: No. ROB: Okay. It's called a variable time fuse or a proximity fuse and it's supposed to go off when it gets in proximity to the ground. And some of the night fights in the outpost would be where our men would be realizing they were going to be overrun and they would get into a dugout and call in VT fire on the position, such that the artillery would be firing on our own position, hopefully killing the North Koreans or the Chinese, 57 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s64t8mfb/1030348 |
