| Title |
Max B. Gordon, Spanish Fork, Utah: an interview by Benjamin Bahlmann, March 15, 2002: Saving the Legacy tape nos. 508 and 509 |
| Alternative Title |
Max B. Gordon, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Gordon, Max B., 1919-2014 |
| Contributor |
University of Utah. American West Center; Bahlmann, Benjamin J. |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2002-03-15 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Hawaii; Philippines; Okinawa, Japan; Korea |
| Subject |
Gordon, Max B., 1919-2014--Interviews; Veterans--Utah--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Military operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Japan--Okinawa Island--Personal narratives, American |
| Keywords |
Geneva Steel |
| Description |
Transcript (68 pages) of an interview by Benjamin Bahlmann with Max B. Gordon on March 15, 2002. From tape numbers 508 and 509 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Gordon (b. 1919) describes his life in Utah prior to being drafted in August 1944. He served on Okinawa briefly before being wounded and evacuated. Shortly after he returned to his unit the war ended. Interviewed by Benjamin Bahlmann. 68 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
68 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/s6x08930 |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1032224 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6x08930 |
| Title |
Page 30 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1032184 |
| OCR Text |
Show MAX B. GORDON March J 5, 2 02 BB: So you had actually thought that out before you left, then? You had actually thought that definitely it wouldn't be the best thing. Wife: We had decided it would be better to just say goodbye here in our home. I think my mother took care of them while we were gone. It was hard. BB: So you were able to come home for Christmas, though. It was kind of the holiday season, kind of, but you also left during the holiday season, too. But that's interesting. They did give you a little window to come home. MBG: It just happened. It wouldn't have done if. .. BB: Of course. It's not like they did it on purpose (laughs). Right. How would you describe your Christmas? Was it sad or did you try to make it the best as you could? MBG: We had to make it as best we could. There's nothing else you could do. BB: But it loomed over the whole time, knowing that you would have to . .. MBG: In the back of our mind we knew what was going to happen. I had my orders that I was to load on the troop train and head to Fort Ord. BB: So you knew where you were going already, then? MBG: Yes, but I didn't know how long I was going to be there. BB: By this point in the war, of course, late '44, you knew from all the .. .I guess the realities of what you were getting yourself into were pretty apparent by then, of course. The war had been going for that many years and you knew what was going on. Did you have an idea that you're going to the Pacific, or was there still a chance that you were going to Europe at this time? MBG: No. I was going to the Pacific. BB: You pretty much knew that? 29 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6x08930/1032184 |
