| Title |
James E. Slick, Kearns, Utah: an interview by Benjamin J. Bahlmann, October 11, 2002: Saving the Legacy tape no. 605 |
| Alternative Title |
James E. Slick, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Slick, James E., 1923-2009 |
| Contributor |
Bahlmann, Benjamin J.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2002-10-11 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
England, United Kingdom; France; Germany |
| Subject |
Slick, James E., 1923- --Interviews; Veterans--Utah--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe, Northern--Personal narratives, American |
| Keywords |
Army Air Corp; Tail gunner |
| Description |
Transcript (70 pages) of an interview by Benjamin J. Bahlmann with James E. Slick on October 11, 2002. From tape number 605 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Slick (b. 1923) was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. He discusses his family life and the Depression. He volunteered for the army in September 1942, was inducted in Pennsylvania, and took basic training at St. Petersburg, Florida. After basic he transferred to the Army Air Corps. He received gunnery training in Nevada and transitioned to B-17s in Washington State, training as a tail gunner. With his crew he flew to Kimbolten, England, before flying his first mission in November 1943. He was assigned to the 525th Bomber Squadron, 379th Bomber Group. He describes his missions and combat experiences. Mr. Slick completed 25 missions in four months and returned to the US in May 1944. After recuperating, he was sent to Madison, Wisconsin, where he worked as an MP and a projectionist. He was sent to Tinker Field, Oklahoma, as a fire control officer on a B-29, where he was stationed when the war ended and he was discharged. Joined the Navy Reserves (in the Seabees) and was discharged at the age of forty-nine. Interviewed by Benjamin J. Bahlmann. 70 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
70 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/s6jm4crm |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Military operations, Aerial--American |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1030904 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6jm4crm |
| Title |
Page 62 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1030894 |
| OCR Text |
Show JAME E. L CK 11 B R20 2 armor gunner he had to go on the arming wire and stuff like that. Of cours I wa an armor gunner, but that was his job. He was right there. BJB: So from take off, you just, you were back there? JES: Back there. BJB: Even over the Channel you sat back there? JES: Oh, yes. BJB: You didn't come back up and just kind of. .. JES: Oh, no, no, no, no. Didn't get the chance. You were getting ready to test fire your guns. BJB: Did you ever get low enough over land, did you ever drop down low on the deck over enemy territory? JES: Not on enemy territory. We got quite low one time, the whole group did. I think we were getting low on gas, I'm not sure. But I never had to go in the Channel. I never had to bail out. Never shot down any planes. Someone would say, "What the hell was your job?" (laughs) But I felt that in general and overall I was lucky, the whole situation in my case was I was lucky. BJB: So how did it end there for you then? You flew your last mission. What happens then? JES: Sent me up to northern England. BJB: How soon? JES: I was home ... I come home, I was finished in March and I was home in May. BJB: So you had no duties on base? They didn' t assign you to any ... 61 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6jm4crm/1030894 |
