| 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 67 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1030358 |
| OCR Text |
Show THI I A FOLLOW-UP INTERVIEW WITH ROBERT D. H FF R 0 JANUARY 22, 2004. THIS I PART OF THE A VING THE LEG Y PROJ T. THE INTERVIEWER IS BECKY LLOYD. BEC: We're continuing on here with a follow-up interview. We re going to be mainly talking about what, in the Bonin Islands, you said, or have you got other things? ROB: The Bonin Islands. Have you ever seen a map as to where they are? BEC: No. [turns tape off] ROB: The Bonin Islands are about 450 miles south east of Tokyo. There are three major islands: Chichi Jima, Haha Jima, and Ani Jima. I guess we're about ready to start then. Okay. On the thirteenth of December 1945, the surrender ceremony was held, at which time the Japanese flag was pulled down and the American flag was raised. Then soon thereafter, Colonel Rixey appointed a Board of Investigation for war crimes. The Board of Investigation consisted of Wilburn N. Caskey, First Lieutenant U.S. Marine Corps Reserve; Eugene F. Poutasse, MD, Lieutenant, U.S. Navy Reserve, Robert Parcells, Lieutenant U.S. Navy Reserve; and Major Robert D. Shaffer, U.S. Marine Corps, senior member; DanielL. Williams, Lieutenant Gg), U.S. Navy Reserve, as interpreter; and Donald K. Buth, private first class, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve as reporter. When the Savory family arrived on Chichi Jima, coming back from Japan unexpectedly, they brought with them a Chinese fisherman by the name ofKanemura. The Board of Investigation first met at 09:00, 26 December 1945. If you will remember that the Japanese told us that the American prisoners of war had been killed in a U.S. bombing raid. So we first met and started questioning members of the Savory family, of which Fred Savory was very fluent in English as well as Japanese, and we had him sit in |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s64t8mfb/1030358 |
