| Title |
Barbara P. Jacobsen, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, July 11, 2002: Saving the Legacy tape no. 465 |
| Alternative Title |
Barbara Jacobsen, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Jacobsen, Barbara, 1922-2010 |
| Contributor |
Lloyd, Becky B.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2002-07-11 |
| 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 |
Gulfport, Harrison County, Mississippi, United States; Seattle, King County, Washington, United States |
| Subject |
Jacobsen, Barbara, 1922-2010--Interviews; Veterans--Utah--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Women--United States--Biography; United States--Naval Reserve--Women's Reserve |
| Keywords |
WAVES |
| Description |
Transcript (37 pages) of an interview by Becky B. Lloyd with Barbara P. Jacobsen, on July 11, 2002. From tape number 465 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Barbara (b. 1922) begins by telling about her rural childhood in Bennington, Idaho, including her entry into college at Utah State University, in Logan, Utah. Barbara wanted to enlist in 1942, but her father refused to give his permission so she accepted a contract to teach school for one year. She joined the WAVES in August 1943 and trained sailors in firing anti-aircraft guns. Interviewed by Becky Lloyd. 37 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
37 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/s6v71mpg |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); United States. Naval Reserve. Women's Reserve |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1030784 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6v71mpg |
| Title |
Page 12 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1030758 |
| OCR Text |
Show BARBARA P. JACOBSEN JULY 11,2002 course, many of our friends who were in the ROTC, were getting ready to leave. [Editor 's note: As a land grant institution, Utah State was part Agricultural College and part military college. Utah State had a large ROTC program.] Many of them did leave. Students were enlisting. The whole campus was completely different. When the military moved in, I worked in the cafeteria for a while helping to feed the servicemen. [Editor's note: Both the Army and Navy conducted training programs at colleges and universities where contingents of soldiers and sailors attended accelerated college classes in engineering, pre-medicine, dentistry and other occupations the military branches thought would be useful.] There were many opportunities for us to be helpful. But it was sad. It was even sadder when I learned that Gene (Gene Jacobsen, later Barbara's husband) was in the Philippines. I knew he was in the Philippines. Gene Jacobsen was my high school sweetheart. We went steady our junior and senior years. After high school, I went on to college, he went to-- Well, he's going to tell you about it. [Editor's note: Winston interviewed Gene the same day as Barbara. Gene was a supply sergeant in the Twentieth Pursuit Squadron. He was taken prisoner on Bataan in April, 1942, endured the "Bataan Death March" and spent the next three and a half horrific years in Japanese POW and labor camps in the Philippines and Japan before being released at the end of the war.] He worked with a Basque who herded sheep in Coleville, Wyoming. Then he joined the Air Corps. He was sent to the Philippines (more than a year before the US entered the war) where my brother Carlos, a mining engineer, was stationed. He and my brother had made arrangements to get together, but, something happened and they were unable to meet. So he didn't ever see Carl. Anyway, knowing that he was a prisoner of war hurt. That's all we knew. I talked to his mother once in a while. My sister who lived in Montpelier kept me informed of what was happening too. 12 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6v71mpg/1030758 |
