| Title |
Everett Dee Conder, Magna, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, July 16, 2004: Saving the Legacy tape no. 686 |
| Alternative Title |
Everett D. Conder, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Conder, Everett D., 1923-2014 |
| Contributor |
Lloyd, Becky B.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2004-07-16 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Idaho, United States; Australia; New Guinea; Biak Island, Indonesia; Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands; Enewetak, Marshall Islands; Garfield, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States |
| Subject |
Conder, Everett D., 1923-2014--Interviews; Veterans--United States--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area--Personal narratives, American; Biak Island, Battle of, Indonesia, 1944--Personal narratives, American |
| Keywords |
Liberty ships; Merchant Marines |
| Description |
Transcript (42 pages) of an interview by Becky B. Lloyd with Everett Dee Conder on July 16, 2004. From tape number 686 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Conder (b. 1923) was inducted into the Navy in 1943 and was assigned to the USS John W. Meldrum, which supplied ammo bases in the Pacific. He was later assigned to the USS Richard J. Oglesby. Conder was a participant in the battle at Biak and received two battle stars. He was discharged in December 1945. Interviewed by Becky Lloyd. 42 pages. Conder's written account of his life and war experiences is located in the Saving the Legacy Manuscript Collection (Accn 2100). |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
42 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/s6vq54qg |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Military operations, Naval--American; Biak Island, Battle of (Indonesia : 1944) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1030408 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6vq54qg |
| Title |
Page 2 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1030367 |
| OCR Text |
Show THIS IS AN INTERVIEW WITH EVERETT DEE CONDER ON JULY 16, 2004. THE INTERVIEWER IS BECKY B. LLOYD. THIS IS THE PROJECT " A VIN THE LEGACY: AN ORAL HISTORY OF UTAH'S WORLD WAR II VETERANS." TAPE No. 686. BEC: This is an interview with Dee Conder at his home in Magna, Utah. Today's date is July 16, 2004. This is part of the "Saving the Legacy Project". My name is Becky Lloyd. We're joined by Dee's son, Brent. Are you going to be here, thoughout? BRE: Sure. BEC: Great. Jump in if you have something to add. Dee, let's start with when and where you were born. DEE: I was born in Monroe, Utah, October 8, 1923. [Editor 's note: Monroe, Utah, is in central Utah, about ten miles south of Richfield.] BEC: Okay. What was your family doing in Monroe? DEE: They were farmers down there. My dad died when I was seven years old. It was during depression times and things weren't too good down there. We stayed there until I was twelve years old. We moved to Idaho with my step dad. I finally went away to the war from Blackfoot, Idaho. I was inducted in Pocatello, Idaho, and went to Farragut, Idaho, for boot camp. BEC: Let's go back. You were living in Monroe. Did your parents own a farm? DEE: They were buying one, yes. BEC: What were they growing? DEE: Well, being seven years old, I don't remember much about it. It was just a typical farm. We had a few milk cows and some chickens and pigs. It was just a farm. BRE: His dad was primarily a horse trader. |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6vq54qg/1030367 |
