| Title |
Mark L. Abbott, American Fork, Utah: an interview by Benjamin Bahlmann, April 5, 2001: Saving the Legacy tape nos. 383 - 385 |
| Alternative Title |
Mark L. Abbott, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Abbott, Mark L., 1923-2013 |
| Contributor |
University of Utah. American West Center; Bahlmann, Benjamin J. |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2001-04-05 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
American Samoa; Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands; Tarawa Atoll, Kiribati; Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands; Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands; Camp Pendleton, San Diego County, California, United States |
| Subject |
Abbott, Mark L., 1923-2013--Interviews; Veterans--Utah--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Military operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area--Personal narratives, American; Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943--Personal narratives, American |
| Keywords |
Marine Corps |
| Description |
Transcript (106 pages) of an interview by Benjamin Bahlmann with Mark L. Abbott on April 5, 2001. From tape numbers 383, 384, and 385 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Abbott (b. 1923) recalls his childhood in Sutherland, Utah. He joined the Marine Corps in November 194 and took basic training in California. He was assigned to the 2nd Marine Division, 8th Marines, 8th Regiment, E Company. He served in American Samoa and took part in battles on Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan, and Tinian. He later became part of a combat training group at Camp Pendleton. Interviewed by Benjamin Bahlmann. 106 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
106 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/s65h9jc6 |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Guadalcanal, Battle of (Solomon Islands : 1942-1943) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1033561 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s65h9jc6 |
| Title |
Page 4 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1033457 |
| OCR Text |
Show MARK L. ABBOTT RIL , 2001 MLA: In the canal, at a hole where the water would swirl around and made deep hol We had several different locations we liked. Some of them had swift water running through them and others had the big holes where water dug out a deep hole. There was some ball playing and different things like that, in the evening usually. Then we had the scouting and we did take a few trips. It wasn't like it is now days. We didn't really get into the merit badges and those details. The farthest I ever got was a Tenderfoot. But I was a scout all the time I was home-well, I guess not-until I got twelve or thirteen. BB: Was that associated to the LDS Church? MLA: Well, that's where we held our meetings and stuff. Yes, I guess it was probably sponsored by them. Most of them was members of the church that was in that area. There was a few people, we called them outsiders, they belonged to some other denominations. In fact, I had some friends that was really close and they were from ... well, they grew up there and they lived in California most their lives and then they moved back there for a few years and I got to know them. BB: Who was that? MLA: The family, their name was Kinney. They were friends. BB: Okay. So your family was a Mormon-raised family? MLA: Yes, I was. Of course, we was pretty careless. My folks they were real good. My father had been on several missions. Later on they both went together. BB: Were they immigrants, either of your parents? MLA: No, they were all born here. Their grandparents was immigrants. BB: From what location? 3 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s65h9jc6/1033457 |
