| Title |
Winston W. Hickman, Springville, Utah: an interview by Benjamin Bahlmann, October 18th, 2001: Saving the Legacy tape nos. 368 & 369 |
| Alternative Title |
Winston W. Hickman, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Hickman, Winston W., 1922-2015 |
| Contributor |
Bahlmann, Benjamin J.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2001-10-18 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Italy; Austria |
| Subject |
Hickman, Winston W., 1922--2015--Interviews; Veterans--United States--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe, Southern--Personal narratives, American; Bomber pilots--Biography |
| Description |
Transcript (78 pages) of an interview by Benjamin Bahlmann with Winston W. Hickman on October 18, 2001. From tape numbers 368 and 369 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Hickman (b. 1922) entered the Army Air Corps Reserves in December 1942, and was assigned as a B-24 co-pilot after his training. After a period of time as an instructor, he was assigned to the 824th Bomb Squadron, 484th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force. He flew fourteen missions over Austria and Northern Italy. He was discharged in September 1945 and served six years in the Reserves. Interviewed by Benjamin Bahlmann. 78 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
78 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/s6pv8ngh |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Military operations, Aerial--American; Bomber pilots |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1032521 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv8ngh |
| Title |
Page 66 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1032507 |
| OCR Text |
Show Winston Hickman October 1 th, 2001 fa t as they could to stop the pay expense. So they decided that they would train people and establish a separation cent r at Tampa Field in Florida, outside of St. Petersburg. So we waited for them to do that. And then we were to be separated from there and be sent home. Otherwise I would have come back to Fort Douglas in Salt Lake City to separate. BEN: So you were actually separated right there. Did they even try to get you to reenlist? WIN: No. BEN: They didn't try to convince you? WIN: No, but we were automatically put in the reserves just for a six year period. That was just kind of an automatic thing. Then, when that period was up, about the time that the Korean War was coming along, and they asked me if I wanted to stay in the reserves. And I said, "Thanks, but no thanks," because I knew some people that were called back up and went over to Korea. And my plans were to go back to college. BEN: So as the war wrapped up for you then, did you continue to fly in civilian life? Did you keep a pilot's license? WIN: Well, when I got home my plan was - since Weber College was only a two year college, I was going to the University of Utah for engineering school anyway. I got home in September and started school at the University in January. I separated from active duty on September 21 5 \ 1945, at Tampa Field, Florida. And I entered the University of Utah in January of '46. 65 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv8ngh/1032507 |
