| 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 50 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1032204 |
| OCR Text |
Show MAX B. GORDON March 15, 2002 MBG: No, I've still got them. BB: You probably still have a fair amount of Japanese ordnance in you? MBG: Anyway, the medics got me back. They kicked a hole in one of these tombs and moved the dead around, I guess, (laughs). Anyway, they got me. BB: How soon did they get to you? MBG: It wasn't very long. They got to me pretty quick. BB: Do you remember, you said you were conscious. MBG: Oh, yes. BB: Do you recall any thoughts you might have had during that? MBG: No, I was just trying to get out of that place. But they took me back to this tomb that was just a first aid station. They was taking guys out on stretchers. They'd load them on the jeep, across the jeep and haul them back to the hospital. This one guy said, "If there's anybody that can walk, we've got room in the Jeep to take you." I said, "I can walk if you'll guide me." I said, "I can't see." I was blind in both eyes. BB: Did you know what you were? MBG: Yes. Wife: He'd been shot in his eyes. MBG: Anyway, he says, "Grab on and we'll go." So I held onto his pocket or something. We got back to the Jeep and went to the hospital. Then they bandaged me up. While they was bandaging me, I said, "That's not where I'm hurting." He said, "That's where there's an opening" (laughs). So they got me patched up. BB: Was there any place that was hurt worse than others that you recall? MBG: In my hip and my eye; I had a piece in my eye. 49 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6x08930/1032204 |
