| 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 39 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1033492 |
| OCR Text |
Show MARK L. ABBOTT PRI 2001 BB: Things like that you don t really realize that you miss until you it I gu burned out colors and jungle green and camo khakis and you forget about blu s and everything else, I guess. 11 MLA: That was quite a thing to me just to see that. I don't know ... maybe it was the women inside of them. I don't know. Anyway, that color's what I remember. Just seeing color, moving. END OF SIDE B TAPE 1 BB: Okay. And you were going to New Zealand for what specific purpose? For recuperation? For retraining? MLA: Yes, remanning, retraining, rest more than anything. After a while, they have a program there where the people there would take ... the different parts of New Zealand would take us into their homes, two at a time, for about a week or two and just that was so mce. BB: That was part of your relaxation? MLA: Yes, it was something they organized, I guess. I think they got extra sugar rations and a few things. Sugar was in shortage. I think they got some benefits out of it too. But they were nice. BB: You said you were there in New Zealand for nine months? MLA: Yes, I guess. BB: About nine months, you said. So you got there in about January, I guess. MLA: I think so. 38 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s65h9jc6/1033492 |
