| Title |
Lew W. Cross, January 20, 2004, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Frances Merrill |
| Alternative Title |
Lew W. Cross, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Cross, Lew W., 1927- |
| Contributor |
Merrill, Frances; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2004-01-20 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Philippines; Korea |
| Subject |
Cross, Lew W., 1927- --Interviews; Veterans--United States--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area--Personal narratives, American; Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, American |
| Description |
Transcript (24 pages) of an interview by Frances Merrill with Lew W. Cross on January 20, 2004. Park of the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Cross (b. 1927) joined the Navy in February 1944 and attended basic training in Farrigut, Idaho, before serving on the USS Ulysses S. Grant, USS Indiana, USS Greyhound, and the USS Sutherland. Discharged in October 1947, he joined the Naval Reserves and returned to active duty in 1950, serving at Treasure Island, California, and aboard the . He retired from military service in 1951. Interviewed by Frances Merrill. 24 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
24 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/s6qz4d1m |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Military operations, Naval--American; Korean War (1950-1953) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1031307 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6qz4d1m |
| Title |
Page 18 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1031299 |
| OCR Text |
Show LewW. ro January 20, 2004 FHM: Did you play any musical instrument? LWC: No, no. We used to have band concerts on aft deck quite often. FHM: Okay. Did your military experience influence your thinking about war, or the military in general? LWC: No, not really. It's just something that's necessary. FHM: Okay. Would you like to say something about how American life has changed since you were back there? I'm talking about what has been invented, what world events have happened during your lifetime. LWC: Well, there's one thing that really bothers me. It's, you know, we used to say that the morals was pretty bad over in Japan when we was over there, and jeez, they're getting almost that bad here now. FHM: Can you explain who "They" are? The mores? LWC: Explain what? FHM: Oh, I thought you were referring to a group of people. I'm sorry. LWC: No, it's everybody in general. FHM: And why do you say it's getting like that now? LWC: Well, you can't even tum on the television without porn or something like that, you know, now days. FHM: Okay. Could you explain the difference in a ship as you served in, as what one would be like now? LWC: Oh yes. Well, the battleship is just about a thing of the past now. FHM: Why is that? 17 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6qz4d1m/1031299 |
