| Title |
Floren Bennion "Nails" Nelson, Layton, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, July 15, 2006: Saving the Legacy tape no. 762-763 |
| Alternative Title |
Floren Bennion "Nails" Nelson, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Nelson, Nails (Floren Bennion), 1921-2007 |
| Contributor |
Lloyd, Becky B.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2006-07-15 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Korea; Chinese; Vietnam |
| Subject |
Nelson, Nails (Floren Bennion), 1921-2007--Interviews; Veterans--United States--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, American; Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American; Bomber pilots--Biography |
| Keywords |
Army Air Corps |
| Description |
Transcript (53 pages) of an interview by XinterviewerX with Floren Bennion "Nails" Nelson on July 15, 2006. From tape numbers 762 and 763 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Nelson (b. 1921) describes his childhood in Salt Lake City, Utah. He attended the University of Utah, where he was a lineman on the football team. He joined the Army Air Corps in June 1942 and trained on the B-26 ("Widow maker") prior to being transferred to P-51 fighters. He flew four combat missions and was assigned to the 322 Fighter Group of the 8th Air Force. He spent one year in the occupation forces in Germany before his discharge in 1947. He joined the Utah Air National Guard. His unit was activated and sent to Korea, where he flew fifty three combat missions. He also served in Vietnam as commander of the 13th Bomb Squadron, flying one hundred thirteen combat missions. He received the Silver Star, the Bronze Star, and numerous other personal and unit citations. He retired from the military in October 1969. Interviewed by Becky Lloyd. 53 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
53 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/s68s6rzv |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Military operations, Aerial--American; Bomber pilots; Korean War (1950-1953); Vietnam War (1961-1975) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1031090 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s68s6rzv |
| Title |
Page 52 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1031088 |
| OCR Text |
Show FLORE "N IL " N L ON L l 20 NAI: he s a brilliant little kid. When she was in the fourth grade he wa r ading i th grade work. he's one of those kinds. Two of my grandsons have graduated thi year from high school. They're both four-point-zip. BEC: Wow. NAI: One of them has a scholarship to University of Oregon and the other one has a letter from the ex-US medical general of the United States, whichever one it was, I can't recall. He's decided he's going to do a mission two years for the Mormon Church and then take advantage of his scholarships that are available right now, with a four point average. He hasn't given up on an education, I'll tell you that. But he's doing a two-year deal with the mission field before he goes. I think that's all right, two years. I've known several athletes who've done the same thing. They get scholarships to play football for big-time colleges and they do two years in the mission field and when they come back, they step right into the program and do better than anyone can ever expect. So I have the same expectations for this one grandson. He lives down in St. George. I don't know where he's going to school, but after he completes whatever, he'll know next month, in September I think, where he's going on a mission. But he'll do well, regardless, because he's motivated. He knows where he's going. So I don't want to interfere anymore than to applaud him. I applaud with one hand. It doesn't make all that much noise. BEC: Well, it sounds like you've got a great family. NAI: I've been very fortunate in that department also, I guess. BEC: Is there anything you wanted to say that I didn't ask you or anything else that you'd like to add before I turn the tapes off. You have some notes there. 52 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s68s6rzv/1031088 |
