| Title |
Vard Lawrence Hadley, South Jordan, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, June 30, 2004: Saving the Legacy tape no. 673 |
| Alternative Title |
Vard Lawrence Hadley, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Hadley, Vard Lawrence, 1926-2010 |
| Contributor |
Lloyd, Becky B.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2004-06-30 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Hawaii; Japan |
| Subject |
Hadley, Vard Lawrence, 1926-2010--Interviews; Veterans--United States--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; Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945--Personal narratives, American |
| Keywords |
Marines |
| Description |
Transcript (41 pages) of an interview by Becky B. Lloyd with Vard Lawrence Hadley, on June 30, 2004. From tape number 673 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Hadley (b. 1926) recalls his depression-era childhood and describes his enlistment in the Marines in February 1944. After boot camp in San Diego, he shipped out to Hawaii where he joined the 5th Marine Division's Joint Assault Signal Corps (JASCO). He participated in the invasion of Iwo Jima. Following VJ Day he was sent to Sasebo, Japan, for duty with the occupation army until July 1946. Interviewed by Becky Lloyd. 41 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
41 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/s6k66m5t |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Iwo Jima, Battle of (Japan : 1945) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1032610 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k66m5t |
| Title |
Page 35 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1032603 |
| OCR Text |
Show V RD L WRE E H DL Y J 3 2004 n d £ r my rifle. o, I m sure if I d needed to us it I would hav but I didn t ha face that. BEC: Fortunately, you didn't. Before we bring you home from Japan I just want d t ask you what affect your experience in World War II had on you and you future life. V AR: Well, I think I had a better feeling and understanding of our country. ee1ng another country and what they had. In the forties, we didn't have an awful lot of things either. But in the forties, the Japanese had less equipment. I don't know how the Japanese fought such a big war. They had a lot of human resources but they didn't have a lot of mechanical things. They didn't have a lot of food and their housing was poor. When I got home, I was so glad to have the things that we have here. I still feel that way. We're fortunate to have so many things. A lot of people don't have that and the freedoms that we have. They had probably some freedom over in Japan, but they didn't even know their emperor. They didn't know. The first time they ever heard his voice is when he told them that they were going to surrender. That was a big event. I don't know. I have a lot of respect for the flag. I get really upset when somebody wants to desecrate the flag. Yet that's what we fought for. It was for them so they have the freedom to do that, as long as they aren't hurting anybody. So when I was in the school business, we saluted the flag. When I was in California, we saluted the flag every day. When we had a school small enough, we went outside and raised the flag every day with the kids. We saluted and sang a patriotic song. I think the reason I did all of that was because of the experiences I had, even though it was for only two and a half or three years, they were impressionable part of my life. You don't forget those. So, you saw the flag out in front of our condo? 35 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k66m5t/1032603 |
