| Title |
Tharon K.Dille, Kaysville, Utah: an interview by Winston Erickson, 27 June 2002: Saving the Legacy tape no. 456 |
| Alternative Title |
Tharon K.Dille, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
K.Dille, Tharon, 1920-2013 |
| Contributor |
Erickson, Winston P., 1943-; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2002-06-27 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Australia; New Guinea |
| Subject |
K.Dille, Tharon, 1920-2013--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 |
| Description |
Transcript (56 pages) of an interview by Winston Erickson with Tharon K.Dille on June 27, 2002. From tape number 456 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Dille (b. 1920) was born in Rexburg, ID. He discusses his family, the Depression and his schooling. He was inducted into the Army in July, 1941. He describes his boot camp experiences at Fort Douglas, Utah, where he worked in Headquartesr until November 1941 and then left for the Philippines on the U.S.S. Republic. While on course to the Philippines Pearl Harbor was bombed and his convoy was redirected to Australia. There his platoon volunteered to go to Darwin, Australia where they armored airplanes. He transferred to the Air Forces and served in Townsville, Brisbane, Iron Range, and New Guinea He received seven battle stars on the South Pacific Ribbon. In 1944 Dille was sent back to the United States where he served in Santa Monica, California until his discharge in September 1945. Dille worked at Hill Field in Utah as an instrument repairman. Interviewed by Winston Erickson. 56 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
56 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/s6c84ccp |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1032873 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6c84ccp |
