| Title |
Clarence Edward "Pete" Skidmore Jr., Cottonwood Heights, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, July 15, 2004: Saving the Legacy tape no. 685 |
| Alternative Title |
Clarence Edward "Pete" Skidmore Jr., Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Skidmore.,Pete (Clarence Edward), 1927-2007 |
| Contributor |
Lloyd, Becky B.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2004-07-15 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Japan |
| Subject |
Skidmore.,Pete (Clarence Edward), 1927-2007--Interviews; Veterans--United States--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American; American; Japan-History--Allied occupation, 1945-1952 |
| Description |
Transcript (38 pages) of an interview by Becky B. Lloyd with Pete Skidmore on July 15, 2004. From tape number 685 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Skidmore (b. 1927) joined the Navy in 1945, taking basic training in San Diego. He was assigned to the USS Iowa BB-61 in November 1945. He traveled to Yokohama, Japan, where he was on occupation duty. Discharged in 1947. Interviewed by Becky Lloyd. 38 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
38 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/s6127vpg |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Military operations, Naval--American; Allied Occupation of Japan (1945-1952) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1033719 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6127vpg |
| Title |
Page 7 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1033687 |
| OCR Text |
Show CLARENCE EDWARD "PETE" KIDMORE, JR. J L 15,2004 BEC: So everybody who could work was out working doing whatever they could d . PET: Yes. JOY: His one brother was named Harold but they called him "Skeeter". Another was named Kenneth but they called him "Fat". They all had nicknames. BEC: Fat? JOY: Fat, and he was very skinny. He was also a professional baseball player. But it was interesting, in Oklahoma-I'm not from Oklahoma, so I've really been interested in watching the culture there-but they all had nicknames and they all had jobs to do. They helped in the neighborhood. His one older sister, who was also an all-star basketball player, would iron clothes for people. So during depression times, even though she was young, she would iron clothes in order to bring some money in. PET: She would iron twelve shirts for this guy. He would pay her a quarter. BEC: For the twelve shirts? PET: Yes. BEC: Wow. JOY: Yes, I'm glad times have changed. BEC: Yes, I'll say. Did you have a job when you were in high school, before you left for the service? PET: No. In high school, I took civics, English, typing, gym and history. I played basketball and baseball; third, second and first base. My friends and I talked about the war and played war games. I didn't like Hitler. When Pearl Harbor was bombed, the family was especially affected because my brother, (William) Tell was stationed there. 7 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6127vpg/1033687 |
