| Title |
Judsen A. Durfee, February 9, 2004, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Frances Merrill |
| Alternative Title |
Judsen A. Durfee, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Durfee, Judsen A., 1924-2008 |
| Contributor |
Merrill, Frances; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2004-02-09 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Philippines; Indonesia |
| Subject |
Durfee, Judsen A., 1924-2008--Interviews; Veterans--United States--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area--Personal narratives, American |
| Keywords |
Hollandia, Leyte, Luzon, and Manila; Utah National Guard |
| Description |
Transcript (19 pages) of an interview by Frances Merrill with Judsen A. Durfee, on February 9, 2004. Part of the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Durfee (b. 1924) volunteered for the U. S. Army's 1879th Aviation Engineers in October 1943 and trained at Geiger Field in Spokane, Washington. He served various construction roles in the Pacific Theatre, including Hollandia, Leyte, Luzon, and Manila. He was discharged from the army in 1946 and entered the Utah National Guard, where he served as the Mess Steward and Food Service Advisor for the state until his retirement. Interviewed by Frances Merrill. 19 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
19 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/s6gf2wkg |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Military operations, Naval--American |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1033208 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6gf2wkg |
| Title |
Page 6 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1033194 |
| OCR Text |
Show whole unit. And they put us on an aircraft carrier one the Viet ries the mall aircr ft· V carriers to bring us home. FHM: Was that a propeller plane? JAD: Yeah, they was all propeller planes at that time. They didn't have any jets at that time. They made them into a hotels mostly, where they bedded down all the troops to bring us home. And it took us about a month, it seemed like, to get home. We got home in December, around Christmas time. And when we got to McDonald(?) Island by- it's out of San Francisco there-everybody was on leave for Christmas. We stayed at McDonald' s, and got a big meal, a real good meal with milk and all that that we could drink. At that time I thought it was heaven. We stayed there overnight and was put aboard a little-oh, boats, or whatever you call them, I can't think, and went up the river- that' s a Stoneman(?) place for our final deal; not final, but where we was processed. And there another great big meal was served, and we was kept there about a week. And when people started coming back from their leave, then they processed us and shipped us to all parts of the country where different people lived. And we came home on a train to Fort Douglas, in Salt Lake City there, where our final processing was at. So, I really was out of the service in January of 1946, after I'd served 27 months in the service. FHM: Okay. Let's go back a little bit and talk about how you had the beginning of your service. Where were you living at the time that you went into the military? JAD: I was living at this same house. This was my father 's place. And after I got back he went and moved out into Holladay. We bought this home from my folks, and we've been in it ever since. 6 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6gf2wkg/1033194 |
