| Title |
Wayne Bowen, Springville, Utah: an interview by Benjamin Bahlmann, October 25, 2001: Saving the Legacy tape no. 370 |
| Alternative Title |
Wayne Bowen, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Bowen, Wayne, 1924-2002 |
| Contributor |
University of Utah. American West Center; Bahlmann, Benjamin J. |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2001-10-25 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
New Caledonia |
| Subject |
Bowen, Wayne, 1924-2002--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; Peleliu, Battle of, Palau, 1944; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Japan--Okinawa Island--Personal narratives, American |
| Keywords |
Marine Corps |
| Description |
Transcript (80 pages) of an interview by Benjamin Bahlmann with Wayne Bowen on October 25, 2001. From tape number 370 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Bowen was born on 15 September 1924 in Cokeville, Wyoming. He recalls his childhood and schooling, Marine boot camp in San Diego (1943), and further training at Camp Elliott. He was shipped to New Caledonia (New Hebrides) as part of the 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Regiment, 2nd Battalion, E Company. He participated in battles on Peleliu and Okinawa, where he was wounded and evacuated to Hawaii, then Oakland. Discharged November 1945. Interviewed by Benjamin Bahlmann. 80 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
80 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/s6sf4z98 |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Peleliu, Battle of (Palau : 1944) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1032691 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6sf4z98 |
| Title |
Page 11 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1032621 |
| OCR Text |
Show WA EJ.BOWE B R 25 20 1 BEN: o jumping back a bit, when you graduated from high ch 1 y ur draft ard had already come up? WAY: Yes. It had already come out and that. [Editor's note: It i not clear whether Mr. Bowen enlisted voluntarily or he was drafted. Mr. Bowen states that he was drafted but men who were drafted were not usually given a choice as to where they served. Generally draftees were sent to the Army Infantry, which was considered by most to be the least desirable place to serve. Though every man between seventeen and sixty-jive was required to register for the draft and was given a draft card, most men enlisted before they were actually drafted so they could pick their branch of the service.] BEN: Okay. And your brother, had he already gone in then? WAY: Yes, he'd gone in. BEN: Before you had graduated? WAY: Yes. He was two years older than me. So he went in just right after the war started, I guess, pretty soon after. BEN: Do you know why he chose the Marines? WAY: I don't. I don't think I'd choose them again. I'm proud that I was in them, but I don't think I do it now. Well, it's a whole different story now though. BEN: Sure. WAY: As Marine Infantry, we had to crush (storm) in on places. But now, the way the war things are, I don't think they have much infantry pushing much any more. BEN: As you did back then. Did you talk to your father about this, about going into military, and what branch, or anything? 11 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6sf4z98/1032621 |
