| Title |
Robert W. Hatch, Bountiful, Utah: an interview by Benjamin Bahlmann, 27 September 2002: Saving the Legacy tape nos. 542-543 |
| Alternative Title |
Robert W. Hatch, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Hatch, Robert W., 1921- |
| Contributor |
University of Utah. American West Center; Bahlmann, Benjamin J. |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2002-09-27 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
England; France; Germany |
| Subject |
Hatch, Robert W., 1921- --Interviews; Veterans--Utah--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe, Northern--Personal narratives, American |
| Keywords |
Army Air Corps; Fire battalions; Fire marshalls; Firefighting |
| Description |
Transcript (59 pages) of an interview by Benjamin Bahlmann with Robert W. Hatch on September 27, 2002. From tape numbers 542 and 543 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Hatch (b. 1921) grew up in Woods Cross, Utah. He recalls family experiences sheep ranching in Utah. A railroad agent, he was deferred from military service, but he turned down the deferment. He was drafted in August 1942. He was placed in the Airs Corps, and speaks of many experiences in the Fire Battalions to which he had been assigned. He rose quickly in rank, eventually attending OCS at Ft. Belvoir, Virginia in 1943. He eventually became the Fire Marshall of the 15th Air Force in Riverside, California. He retired in 1965. Interviewed by Robert Hatch. 59 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
59 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/s6002472 |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Military operations, Aerial--American |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1033622 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6002472 |
| Title |
Page 44 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1033605 |
| OCR Text |
Show ROBERT W. H T H 27 P MB R2002 BB: Was it? RH: Oh yes. USO. And they had entertainment and there really were a lot f guy , gals, and things to do. BB: Were there other instances ofV-ls or V-2s, by that time? When you were in London, did you ever encounter them any closer than that one? RH: You'd hear the siren. You'd be lying in bed there and in the middle of the night you'd hear this siren. Well, okay. Do I get up and run down to the bomb shelter? Should I stay here and sweat it out? Is it a V -1 , where it will be over with in a minute, or is it a raid? Those kinds of things. With V-2, there was not warning. BB: So what would you do most of the time? RH: I stayed in bed [laugh]. BB: [laugh] Okay. How about people around the base itself- did you ever meet any locals? I know sometimes people were invited in ... RH: I'll tell you a little story. The base had been built in this little village, Rattlesden. So some of the people lived on the base, you know? And there was a little kid named Tony. He was about ten, eight or ten. We had rations that we got, American rations. We always got a little chocolate, we got gum, we got ... well, the little English kids, they didn't have any of that, so they were always asking after we got them. One of their favorite sayings was, "You got any gum, chum?" So they were always asking for gum and candy and stuff. So Tony had come over to the fire station, and the kids there, mainly Tony, we'd give 'em gum and stuff. And there was another little boy too. END TAPE ONE 43 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6002472/1033605 |
