| Title |
Israel C. Wilson, Clearfield, Utah: an interview by Winston Erickson, July 9, 2002: Saving the Legacy tape no. 462 |
| Alternative Title |
Israel C. Wilson, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Wilson, Israel C., 1922- |
| Contributor |
Erickson, Winston P., 1943-; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2002-07-09 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Hawaii; Philippines; New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea; Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands |
| Subject |
Wilson, Israel C., 1922- --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 |
| Keywords |
National Guard; Field artillery battalion |
| Description |
Transcript (31 pages) of an interview by Winston Erickson with Israel C. Wilson on July 9, 2002. From tape number 462 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Wilson (b. 1922) grew up in Bountiful, Utah. He discusses his family and his schooling years. In his senior year of high school he joined the Utah National Guard and was inducted into federal service in March 1941. He trained in San Louis Obispo, California before being sent to the Hawaiian Islands on the SS Maui. Mr. Wilson served in the First Battalion, 145th Field Artillery Regiment, later changed to the 213th Field Artillery Battalion, 40th Infantry Division. He describes his service time on the Hawaiian Islands. His group moved from the Hawaiian Islands to New Britain, then on to the Philippians. Mr. Wilson was discharged in August 1945. Interviewed by Winston Erickson. 31 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
31 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/s6jt1shc |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1032395 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6jt1shc |
| Title |
Page 4 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1032366 |
| OCR Text |
Show I RAEL . WIL 0 J 9,2002 went in to look after him and he was dead. He had died in his sl ep. And o it wa quit a, quite a .... WE: Didn't get a long retirement, did he? [Laugh] IW: No he didn't, no he didn't. WE: That's something. You say you did mostly work. Did you have a garden? IW: Oh yes, yes. We had an orchard and garden. We had a cow and chickens and the horses and you know, that was ... WE: That kept you busy. Did you play games in the evening as a family or neighborhood? IW: Our. .. well, I played with my neighbor boys and girls, you know, but our livelihood was the more important thing. And I do remember later on in the early '30s we got a radio and our livelihood was centered around, as far as entertainment was concerned, was around that radio in the evening. WE: Probably just after you started school, the Depression hit, the crash in '29, you were seven years old. Did your father manage to maintain employment during the Depression years? IW: Very sporadically. There weren't too many people building homes, you know, and he eventually, with his team of horses, he eventually ended up on the WP A. We were able to live in our home and didn't lose it because it was paid for. We didn't owe any money on it. We couldn't pay the taxes. We couldn't live as far as anything ... we never enjoyed a vacation or anything of that nature, as far as a family. My father was always working. My mother worked in the fields harvesting fruit and vegetables in the summer. WE: Bountiful did have many orchards ... 3 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6jt1shc/1032366 |
