| 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 30 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1033483 |
| OCR Text |
Show MARK L. ABBOTT PRI 2001 MLA: Well there was some Army components there National Guard. m lik w relieved one of the outfits, it was an Army outfit that our section relieved on the lin . I don't exactly know too much about it. But we went up not too long after we got ther . The first time we was really under fire, and I don't remember, it wasn't too long after we'd been there, they started throwing mortar barrage on us. Boy, they tore us up. First time I'd ever seen anybody dead, you know, a guy that was killed right next to me, a nice fellow, too. [pause] He was breathing through his back. Anyway, he died. Several of them [pause] they really blew us up. BB: Was that at nighttime? MLA: No, it was daytime. BB: Were you entrenched? MLA: The thing of it is, I remember now, we was getting ready to push. We was getting ready. And I think the Japanese found it out or knew it. So they stopped us, yes, they did. We lost, I don't know how many men, but I can remember those two men there. I remember one of the lieutenants there saying about him, well, this one guy was with me, I can't remember his name, but he was just a nice, quiet fellow. I remember he was a squad leader. But the other guy he was from the South and I remember the lieutenant told us later about how he told him to "kill me, Lieutenant, kill me." Well, he died later on. But, you know, just things like that. BB: Was mortar fire your first encounter with combat? MLA: Well, I'm not sure. We probably shot down into them and different things when we'd see something move, but it was pretty quiet there where we was at until we was 29 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s65h9jc6/1033483 |
