| Title |
Robert Earl Compton, West Jordan, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, July 7, 2004: Saving the Legacy tape no. 679 |
| Alternative Title |
Robert Earl Compton, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Compton, Robert Earl, 1925-2007 |
| Contributor |
Lloyd, Becky B.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2004-07-06 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Algeria; Italy; Philippines; Japan |
| Subject |
Compton, Robert Earl, 1925-2007--Interviews; Veterans--United States--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe, Southern--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area--Personal narratives, American |
| Keywords |
Oran; Naples; Pompeii |
| Description |
Transcript (42 pages) of an interview by Becky B. Lloyd with Robert Earl Compton on July 6, 2004. From tape number 679 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Compton (b. 1925) quite high school to join the Navy in 1942 at age 17. He was assigned to duty near Norfolk, Virginia, where he learned to operate LSVPs. He served aboard the USS Oberon and the Samuel Chase in Africa and the Pacific, driving landing craft loaded with men and supplies to beach landings. After the war he delivered supplies to Japanese harbors. Interviewed by Becky Lloyd. 42 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
42 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/s60g5n6s |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Military operations, Naval--American |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1032332 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s60g5n6s |
| Title |
Page 28 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1032317 |
| OCR Text |
Show ROBERT EARL OMPTON J 7 2 04 BEC: Let's see. [Reading] 'This authorizes bearer to wear the below ribb n and/ r insignia with the number of bronze stars so indicated. American Area ervice Ribbon European-African-Middle East Area Service Ribbon with four stars Asiatic-Pacific Area Service Ribbon with one star, Philippine Liberation Ribbon with one star, Good Conduct Ribbon and Amphibious Force Insignia, Victory Bar, and Occupation of Japan." BOB: This was never correct here. We had three down here. We had Leyte, and Eniwetok, there's one other one. That's Okinawa. So they've only got one. BEC: Oh, so that's not correct then? BOB: No. BEC: So you headed down to the New Hebrides. You were initiated when you crossed the equator. Where did you go from there? BOB: We went down to New Caledonia and brought a bunch of stuff back and took it out into the Marshal Islands to a place called Mogbog. You know, the British ships could have alcohol. They got their ration of rum. They got their ration of rum every day. US Navy ships couldn't have any alcohol. So we had an island over in the Pacific in the Marshalls or Marianas, I can't remember which, called Mogbog. Coconut trees were so thick you couldn't throw a baseball for ten feet without hitting a tree. We were playing baseball full of beers. It was good to have a Mormon buddy because he didn't drink. We drank his beer (laughs). Anyway, they had funnels, about that high, all over the island, about that big sticking up for all the used beer. JOY: For all the used beer, recycled. BOB: [Looking at letter] That was my pat on the back, right there. BEC: This letter? 28 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s60g5n6s/1032317 |
