| 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 11 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1030376 |
| OCR Text |
Show EVERETT DEE CONDER J 16 2004 the ship's exact location. One day the navigator found the sun directly verh ad at n n, a very unusual circumstance. On his first cruise, his ship crossed the International Date Line at midnight on December the 24th and sailed directly into December the 26th. He lost Christmas Day in '43. Another experience he talked about was cruising through three inches of thick gray ashes as the ship proceeded directly over an active underwater volcano. He describes how beautiful and scary a full moon lit night and a calm sea were during the war. They were beautiful to see but scary because they gave enemy subs a tremendous advantage. He also talks about very fondly about the time he spent in Australia and how beautiful the Australian women are." Dee returned home to Firth, Idaho, in time for Christmas in 1945. His discharge pay was $66.40 plus $47.50 travel pay, for a total of$113.90. He went back to work at the Kennecott Copper Smelter in Garfield, Utah, after the war, and he retired in 1983 as Quality Control Foreman. He married Lucille Robinson, March 1, 1946. He raised three children and they are still happily married and living in Magna, Utah. Throughout his life he has contributed to the community in many ways. He's been a little league baseball coach, an assistant boy-scout master, a cub-scout leader, and he's been active in numerous church activities. Today, Dee donates much of his time to the Magna Senior Citizens Center, and he volunteers at Pioneer Valley Hospital." I volunteered at Pioneer Valley Hospital for I think, eight years or something like that. BEC: Eight years, did you say? 11 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6vq54qg/1030376 |
