| Title |
Steven L. Sorensen, April 14, 2004, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Frances Merrill |
| Alternative Title |
Steven L. Sorensen, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Sorensen, Steven L., 1947- |
| Contributor |
Merrill, Frances; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2004-04-14 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Hawaii; Philippines; Japan; Guam; British Columbia, Canada; Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States;; Vietnam |
| Subject |
Sorensen, Steven L., 1947- --Interviews; Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American; United States--Coast Guard--Biography; United States--Navy--Biography; Veterans--United States--Biography |
| Keywords |
Navy Reserve; Coast Guard; Desert Shield |
| Description |
Transcript (26 pages) of an interview by Frances Merrill with Steven L. Sorensen on April 14, 2004. Part of the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Sorensen (b. 1947) joined the Coast Guard and was stationed aboard the and the . After ten years with the Guard he joined the Navy and was assigned recruiting responsibilities in Salt Lake City. He later attended OCS and was commissioned in 1981. His military career spanned twenty years active duty and six years in the Reserves. He retired in 1991. He served in a variety of locations, including Hawaii, the Philippines, Japan, Guam, British Columbia, the Aleutian Islands, and Vietnam. Assigned to Naval Beach Group One, he was present during Desert Shield. Interviewed by Frances Merrill. 26 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
26 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/s641905r |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; Vietnam War (1961-1975) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1031665 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s641905r |
| Title |
Page 14 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1031651 |
| OCR Text |
Show STEVEN SOREN EN we did boxing. We did fishing when we got in port. We had some fishing pole . FHM: What kind of fish did you get, and where were you? SLS: Mostly when we were in port we fished in the harbor for cod or halibut. FHM: Would you cook those then? pril 14, 2004 SLS: Yeah, we had a smoker onboard, and smoked them, cooked them. We did musical talent shows. Mostly we had old movies that we played over, and over again. I remember we had the entire series of Star Trek and Mission Impossible. And we watched them all 50 times each. I can remember the ship rocking so bad we would lay on the floor of the mess deck watching the movie, and we would all slide across the floor together, and then we'd all slide back the other way. And we just ignored that, you know, just watching the movie playing up on the wall. But we loved Mission Impossible. FHM: Did you get modem movies when you were out there, or were they just old ones that you saw over and over? SLS: These were the same old movies. FHM: Okay. Did you ever go on leave? SLS: Not leave, but when we were in a port we'd get to go ashore in Subic. Actually not Subic. It was Olongapo, which was a pretty wild and crazy Navy town at the time, but kind of a bad place for a young sailor far from home. FHM: Could you tell me where you traveled while you were in the military? SLS: Well, I've concentrated mostly on my first years in the service in the Coast Guard, but I served for quite a number of years and traveled virtually everywhere in the Pacific. You name it, 13 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s641905r/1031651 |
