| Title |
Lowell Elston, Finton, Michigan: an interview by Jason Hardy, August 23rd, 2005: Saving the legacy tape no. SL-746 |
| Alternative Title |
Lowell Elston, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Elston, Lowell, 1928- |
| Contributor |
Hardy, Jason; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2005-08-23 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
I acknowledge and agree that all information I obtain as a result of accessing any oral history provided by the University of Utah's Marriott Library shall be used only for historical or scholarly or academic research purposes, and not for commercial purposes. I understand that any other use of the materials is not authorized by the University of Utah and may exceed the scope of permission granted to the University of Utah by the interviewer or interviewee. I may request permission for other uses, in writing to Special Collections at the Marriott Library, which the University of Utah may choose grant, in its sole discretion. I agree to defend, indemnify and hold the University of Utah and its Marriott Library harmless for and against any actions or claims that relate to my improper use of materials provided by the University of Utah. |
| Spatial Coverage |
Korea; Michigan, United States |
| Subject |
Elston, Lowell, 1928- --Interviews; Veterans--United States--Biography; Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, American; Military engineers--Biography |
| Keywords |
VFW; Veterans of Foreign Wars |
| Description |
Transcript (29 pages) of an interview by Jason Hardy with Lowell Elston on August 23rd, 2005. From tape number 746 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Elston (b. 1928) was drafted into the army in 1950 and trained with A Company of the 973re Army Engineers at Camp Carson before moving to Fort Riley to assist with flood cleanup. He was assigned to the 8206 Amphibious Training Command of the Army Engineers as an electrician. He was based in Pusan and oversaw operations at the NCO club. He was discharged at the rank of staff sergeant in 1952. Interviewed by Jason Hardy. 27 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
27 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/s6bp24v4 |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; Korean War (1950-1953); Military engineers |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1030437 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6bp24v4 |
