| 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 12 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1033200 |
| OCR Text |
Show old job where I used to work at that time which I did work at b for I 1 ft. I w rk d up at Hill Air Force Base out of Layton there. FHM: That's in Utah? JAD: Yes. That's up around Ogden there, just about ten miles out of Ogden. I'd worked there. And when I got out I went back to the base and went back to work for them. FHM: What kind of work did you do up there? JAD: Oh my goodness, I've done everything. I drove forklifts, I drove tugs, I drove all these kind of vehicles. I was a warehouse person for part of the time. I done that. I worked in publications for a long while, for supply of publications around the world for what they did, Air Force publications anyway. I was moved from there. I was moved into salvage where we worked on the salvage of the airplanes, the salvage of the trucks, the salvage of anything, and there put them across the line. We'd tag them for what parts they were, and they was able to be sold to the public at auction for whatever they did from the salvage yard. And I went to work for the housing part where we had military housing, in which they got furniture and stuff for this warehouse. I worked for them as a supervisor in there. And we furnished all they wanted to borrow, the military, for their housing deal when they come on bases in that deal. Plus we furnished all the furniture for the dormitories, and the barracks, and stuff like that for the base. FHM: Did you ever take advantage of the GI Bill? JAD: Yeah. I flew couple of- ah, flying lessons out of a couple ofGI Bills. One for World War II, and I done flew other airplanes for training for commercial air force, and a license, a flying license. FHM: Did you get a license? 12 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6gf2wkg/1033200 |
