| Title |
Lael Jay Woodbury, Provo, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, April 9, 2005: Saving the Legacy tape no. 722 |
| Alternative Title |
Lael Jay Woodbury, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Woodbury, Lael J. (Lael Jay), 1927-2013 |
| Contributor |
Lloyd, Becky B.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2005-04-09 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Subject |
Woodbury, Lael J. (Lael Jay), 1927-2013--Interviews; Veterans--Utah--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; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Japan--Okinawa Island--Personal narratives, American |
| Description |
Transcript (57 pages) of an interview by Becky B. Lloyd with Lael Jay Woodbury on April 9, 2005. From tape number 722 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Mr. Woodbury was born on July 3, 1927, in Fairfield, Idaho. He discusses his family, childhood and the Depression. His father was an unsuccessful farmer, but had success in several other small businesses in Logan, Utah. Due to Mr. Woodbury's size and appearance, he was able to work his way into the Navy at age 15 (August 1942). Took boot camp in San Diego, California, then additional training at Treasure Island. He was assigned to the Naval Mobile Hospital (MOB3) in Samoa performing seaman duties. Worked up to an electrician's mate 2nd class rating. Performed duty in Samoa for 22 months during which time he contracted elephantitis and was sent to Treasure Island. Following his recovery, he was assigned to the USS Duluth CL-87, a light cruiser that served in the Pacific as part of Task Force 58 (38), part of the 5th Fleet. They traveled to Okinawa in preparation for the invasion of Japan. He participated in the battle in Okinawa where he received a battle star. He describes his experiences there and elsewhere aboard ship. He was recalled home because of his wife's illness and the war ended before he could rejoin his ship. He was sent to the east coast on the USS Tidewater, a destroyer tender and traveled to Guam. He was separated in December 1946. Mr. Woodbury was chair of the Theater Department at Brigham Young University and later served as Dean of the College of Fine Arts and Communication at the same institution. Interviewed by Becky Lloyd. 57 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
57 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/s61z66gh |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Military operations, Naval--American |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1033379 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61z66gh |
| Title |
Page 5 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1033326 |
| OCR Text |
Show LAEL JAY WOODBURY PRIL 9 2005 savory the original product tasted. They've never tasted it so they'r happy with what on the market now. Old timers such as I yearn for that wonderful fla or of the pa t. BEC: But you say that you know how to make sausage? You learned how to do that? LAE: Yes, I know that, yes. I've cut much meat, and skinned deer and elk and have dressed it and wrapped it for cold storage etc. But that's not my business. I did meat because my Dad did meat, and when I came home from the service he gave me a job. BEC: Did you ever think that you might take over the business? Was that ever an interest for you? LAE: It wasn't an interest, but it was implied. My brother came home earlier than I and my dad took him in as a partner and gave him formal stock in the company and so on. La V arr was well entrenched. When I came home, I was a hired person. I was very happy and grateful for the job, but it was always clear that I was a newcomer and they never got around to formalizing my relationship. There were always the very best feelings among us, but if you're wondering why I didn't stay ... BEC: Well, I jumped ahead here. I would like to hear more about that when we get to that point in your story. LAE: Oh, you will. BEC: So tell me what you remember about your school years, growing up in Logan? LAE: Well, let me start a little bit earlier. I went to first and second grade up in Downey. Downey was farming. I had a horse. I was a big guy, bigger than my brother, who was kind of-well, he had an abscess under his arm, whatever that means. He was two years older than I, but because of his malady the school held him back a year. So I was the larger, and as a little boy I learned how to do the rural stuff. In the first and 5 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61z66gh/1033326 |
