| Title |
Reed Talmage Johnson, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, September 2, 2004: Saving the Legacy tape no. 710 |
| Alternative Title |
Reed Talmage Johnson, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Johnson, Reed Talmadge, 1923-2009 |
| Contributor |
Lloyd, Becky B.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2004-09-02 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
New Hebrides; Philippines |
| Subject |
Johnson, Reed Talmadge, 1923-2009--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; Dry docks--Design and construction |
| Keywords |
ABSD; Drydock; Electricians |
| Description |
Transcript (27 pages) of an interview by Becky B. Lloyd with Reed Talmage Johnson on September 2, 2004. From tape number 710 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Johnson (b. 1923) joined the Navy in December 1942. He took basic training in Farragut, Idaho, and attended electrician school prior to being assigned to ASBD-1 (Advanced Base Sectional Drydock) in Espirito Santo, New Hebrides. Interviewed by Becky Lloyd. 27 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
27 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/s6k37wqn |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Military operations, Naval--American; Dry docks--Design and construction |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1032362 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k37wqn |
| Title |
Page 24 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1032356 |
| OCR Text |
Show RE D T LMAGE JOHN ON P MB R2 2004 I learn d from some of the crew after I'd left that thi doctor in 1 t H pi tal 114 had demanded an inspection of every man on the crew that I was on. I wish I d have been there to see that doctor's face. He lined them all up and ordered complete physical examinations of every man and there wasn't one of them, not one of them, who was fit for sea duty or other duty. So they were all released and sent home. I heard from several of them when they got home. But it was all because of this doctor. Anyway, I got home. I got home. The rest of it was kind of personal with my wife. That sweet, sixteen-year old girl waited for me faithfully. I landed in Seattle and I got to a telegram center. I telegrammed and I got to talk to her on the phone and she was on the first train up to Seattle. That was one more time that I lost my temper. The Navy, after we were back home, had reserved one of the big hotels in Seattle for Navy men returning from overseas and their wives. I found out about this and I went down and reserved a room because I knew my wife was coming up. Well, I met her at the train depot. I won't go into the time we spent there. It's a little personal. Anyway, we finally got into a taxi and told the driver where to go, to this hotel. I got Irene in there and went up to the clerk and I said, "I want the key to number so and so." He looked at me and he looked at my wife. He said, "I'm not going to give you the key to no room in this hotel." I said, "Why? I've got this room paid for. I reserved it." He said, "All you guys come home from the service and you pick up these women on the street and want to bring them in here to this hotel. You're not going to do it." I'm telling you, she was beautiful. She was not a sixteen-year old girl. By that time she was a fully blossomed beautiful woman. My blood pressure went clear to the top. I said, "Mister, I'm going to be very calm. Now this is my wife. We've been separated for over two years. Give me the key to my 24 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k37wqn/1032356 |
