| Title |
Frederick John Donkin Jr., Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, September 17, 2002: Saving the Legacy tape no. 579 & 580 |
| Alternative Title |
Frederick John Donkin Jr., Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Donkin, Frederick John, 1922-2011 |
| Contributor |
Lloyd, Becky B.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2002-09-17 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
I acknowledge and agree that all information I obtain as a result of accessing any oral history provided by the University of Utah's Marriott Library shall be used only for historical or scholarly or academic research purposes, and not for commercial purposes. I understand that any other use of the materials is not authorized by the University of Utah and may exceed the scope of permission granted to the University of Utah by the interviewer or interviewee. I may request permission for other uses, in writing to Special Collections at the Marriott Library, which the University of Utah may choose grant, in its sole discretion. I agree to defend, indemnify and hold the University of Utah and its Marriott Library harmless for and against any actions or claims that relate to my improper use of materials provided by the University of Utah. |
| Spatial Coverage |
Philippines; China |
| Subject |
Donkin, Frederick John, 1922-2011--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 |
Radio technicians; Mechanical engineers |
| Description |
Transcript (70 pages) of an interview by Becky B. Lloyd with John Donkin Jr., on September 17, 2002. From tape numbers 579 and 580 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Mr. Donkin (b. 1922) was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. He discusses his schooling, childhood, family and the Depression. He graduated from the University of Utah in 1943 in mechanical engineering. He hired with Vega Aircraft in Burbank, California, making B-17 bombers. He enlisted in the Navy in 1944 and took basic training at Great Lakes. He was sent to Del Monte, California and Treasure Island for more schooling. The war ended during this time. He was then assigned to Daystar LSM-218 where he was in charge of all electronic equipment while delivering supplies around the Philippine area and into China. He discusses his experiences during this time. He was separated from the Navy in July 1946 in Shoemaker, California, with an Electronic Technician 2nd Class rating. Mr. Donkin worked as an engineer and spent 25 years with Hercules before retiring in 1986. Interviewed by Becky Lloyd. 70 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
70 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/s6cc32s0 |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Military operations, Naval--American |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1033321 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6cc32s0 |
| Title |
Page 59 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1033309 |
| OCR Text |
Show FREDERICK JOH DONKI , JR. P MB R 17 2 02 enough she didn t open it she refused to accept it and gav them th n w addr they sent it to me where I lived and I immediately got in touch with th c mpany and th company got their lawyer on it. I had to go up to Great Lakes and take a phy ical and all that stuff-the Tenth Naval District. But the lawyer wrote a letter to them, almost like a resume of what I did, and then essentially I got a six-month deferment. When the six months was done, I got another call to Korea. And the same thing happened: I got another six-month deferral. Six months we got another one and this time the deferral was denied. But they said, "If the company will send a representative to Washington, D.C., we'll hold a board meeting on it and make a decision." So the company did. They sent the assistant to the president from New York down to D.C. That's American Smelting's big man, down to D.C. He got down. It was a Friday and I had tickets to leave Monday morning. This meeting was on Friday. I got a couple of calls during the day to answer questions that he couldn't answer. I had never received any money in the reserve; I was Inactive Reserve. I never received any money. I got called about nine o'clock that night when he got back to New York. He said, "Well, there was nothing smaller than a Navy captain on that board. The lowest rank guy was the equivalent of a colonel." He said the decision was to cancel the orders and to discharge you. But, he said, "If you don't receive notice by noon Saturday, you get hold of Great Lakes and find out what's going on," because they were supposed to get a dispatch, in other words a telegram. When I hadn't received any word by that time, I called Great Lakes and I thought I might as well start with the commander, because I know I won't talk to him. I finally worked my way down to a yeoman. He said, "Yes, this dispatch just came in. It calls for your discharge and to cancel your orders." But he says, "We'll get you out an official telegram. But," he said, 59 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6cc32s0/1033309 |
