| 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 60 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1033310 |
| OCR Text |
Show F D RI KJOH DO KI JR. PT B 17 2 02 if you don t receive that by the time you're supposed to l a , d n t 1 a . 'I aid 'Okay, what's your name ... ' (laughs). And I got all that information d wn but I gu it was that night that I did get the official word. BEC: Wow. That really points out how valuable you were to the company. FRE: But this went on after that-of course, this was early-but this went on. About two years later I got another update from the Navy. They wanted an update. I don't know why they wanted an update. I went to the lawyer. She said, "We don t want anything in writing. Call them and see what's going on." So I called Great Lakes again and asked them, I said, "What's this about?" He said, "We need an update." I said, "I've been discharged." He said, "No, just your orders were cancelled." I had all my info and I said, "I suggest you look at dispatch number, such-and-such, dated such-and-such." He went and looked it up and, sure enough, it was there. He says, "I don't know what the commander's going to want to do, but you'll hear from us." So about, this was about two years, finally ended up I got discharged again. I have two discharges (laughs). BEC: You were discharged twice (laughs)? FRE: Yes, I got discharged from the Navy to begin with and I got another discharge, so I ended up having nine years in the Navy instead of seven (laughs). I served the best two years of my life and didn't know I was in it (laughs). BEC: That's funny. FRE: But from there, I left there and I got to the point that I had this beautiful plant to maintain and I couldn't get any money to do it. Things were tough and it was just tearing me up. I got to the point where I said, "This is killing me. I've either got to make up my mind I've got to live with this or I've got to go." And so I decided-! got an offer. I 60 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6cc32s0/1033310 |
