| Title |
Kenyon E. Graff, Orem, Utah: an interview by Benjamin Bahlmann, November 1, 2002: Saving the Legacy tape no. 610 |
| Alternative Title |
Kenyon E. Graff, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Graff, Kenyon E., 1924- |
| Contributor |
Bahlmann, Benjamin J.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2002-11-01 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Wales; France; Germany; England, United Kingdom |
| Subject |
Graff, Kenyon E., 1924- --Interviews; Veterans--Utah--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Military operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Artillery operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe, Northern--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy--Personal narratives, American; Falaise Gap, Battle of, France, 1944 |
| Keywords |
D-Day; Cannon Company; Falaise Pocket |
| Description |
Transcript ( 62 pages) of an interview by Benjamin Bahlmann with Kenyon E. Graff on November 1, 2002. From tape number 610 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Graff (b. 1924) discusses growing up in Hurricane, Utah, during the Depression. He was drafted into the Army in 1943 and was inducted at Fort Douglas, Utah, before being sent to Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi, for basic training with the 63rd Division. He was transferred to Fort Dix, New Jersey, with the 90th Division, 359th Regiment, Cannon Company. They were shipped to Liverpool, England, and then to Abergavenny for additional training. Graff provides a description of the training and his duties on the cannon. He participated in the D-Day invasion at Utah Beach on D-plus two. He was wounded and spent approximately five weeks in a field hospital before rejoining his company. They moved with the front line to Germany, where they were attached to the 3rd Battalion. They participated in the Battle of the Bulge activities near Dillengen, Germany. Graff was sent back to England with injuries resulting from trench foot, had his appendix removed, and returned to New York on V-E Day. He spent time in hospitals in Auburn and San Francisco, California, before being rehabilitated at Colorado Springs, Colorado. He was discharged from there in November 1945. Graff spent his post-military career working for Geneva Steel. Interviewed by Benjamin Bahlmann. 62 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
62 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/s6km1dxf |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Military operations, Artillery--American; Falaise Gap, Battle of (France : 1944) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1030746 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6km1dxf |
| Title |
Page 5 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1030687 |
| OCR Text |
Show KE YO E. GRAFF 1 0 B BB: How did the '30s or even the late '20s the Depre sion in your young man memories, how did it affect your family? 2002 KEG: My dad did pretty well because he was a school teacher. While he made probably seventy five dollars a month, that was a lot of money during the Depression. So we was in pretty good shape. My parents were conservative; they saved their money. We got along, I would say, pretty darn well. BB: Do you recall people coming to your house and asking for handouts at all? KEG: Oh, yes. I can remember the Indians, especially, on holidays, they always came around from their various Indian Reservations: Cedar City, over Santa Clara way, out to Navajo, they came around and we always had plenty to give them. Everybody in town did. BB: That was just a common occurrence? KEG: Yes. BB: Your schooling. Was there a specific topic of interest? KEG: Well, I liked agriculture, but I could see I couldn't make a living at that and I had no means to do it. So after I got out of high school, I went into the service. When I come back from the service I attended college in Cedar City and up to Utah State. BB: What was the biggest thing to happen in your town, do you think, growing up? Was there any large festivities? Or is there anything, the biggest thing to happen, to come your way? KEG: Well, every year we had a peach day. That was a big celebration. We had fights and we had exhibitions, let's see, you call it ... Wife: Rodeos. 4 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6km1dxf/1030687 |
