| Title |
Charles A. "Red" Beam, North Salt Lake, Utah: an interview by Winston Erickson, July 11, 2001, American West Center : Saving the Legacy tape nos. SL-259 & 260 |
| Alternative Title |
Charles Alexander "Red" Beam, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Beam, Red (Charles Alexander), 1923-2005 |
| Contributor |
Erickson, Winston P., 1943-; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2001-07-11 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Palau; Guam; Okinawa, Japan |
| Subject |
Beam, Red (Charles Alexander), 1923-2005--Interviews; Veterans--United States--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area--Personal narratives, American |
| Description |
Transcript (103 pages) of an interview by Winston Erickson with Charles "Red" Beam on July 11, 2001. From tape numbers 259 and 260 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Beam (b. 1923) spent his early childhood in Ely, Nevada, where his father was a forest supervisor. The family later moved to Holladay, Utah, where he graduated from Granite High School and attended the University of Utah. He was in the ROTC program at the time of his enlistment in the Navy in May 1941. He served on the Colorado and the Dickerson before entering the Naval Academy in 1942 as a Midshipman in the 20th Company. He later reenlisted as a 3rd Class Bo's'n Mate and joined the crew of a submarine bound for Palau. After being wounded near Tarawa he was assigned to an underwater demolition team and participated in the Guam and Okinawa invasions. He received the Silver Star. Interviewed by Winston Erickson. 103 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
103 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/s6hd9xs6 |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Military operations, Naval--American |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1033825 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6hd9xs6 |
| Title |
Page 102 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1033821 |
| OCR Text |
Show harl . "R d" Beam Jul 11 2001 WI : o when did y u move back to alt Lake, r Bountiful, r rth alt ak . RED: When it got time to draw Social Security we looked around. W I ed the littl town we were living in the orange groves of Ventura County, but Jean ort f had wi he . She aid, "Oh, let' go up there and try one winter and ee if we can handle the now." And we enjoyed it, and said, "Fine, let's stay. And he has family here. And, of course, what little family I've got is up in Idaho, and that's not too far away. There's my one daughter. And one sister had seven boys, and the other sister had six girls. WIN: These were your half sisters? RED: Yes. And one of the girls was like a sister to me. She was about my age. I don't know if you know anything around St. Anthony up there. She lives now in St. Anthony. But as they were growing up their family had a dry farm on the other side of the sand dunes. And we'd go visit. And her folks would give-see they had an old Model A car. And they'd give her a few bucks and say go to town, and they'd give her a list. And dad would slip me a five and say, "Get a sack of flour and some meat." I said, "Yeah, okay." And she and I would drive into town, and stop at about every irrigation ditch, and put orne more water in it. Model A's were fine cars. And we'd do the shopping; then back across the sand dunes. And she's still living there. Most of the other girls that are left have moved on. WIN: Is your son still in the navy? RED: No. He got discharged very early. He was in during Nam. They found out his eyes don't track, so they gave him a medical discharge. He's now in a home down here. 100 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6hd9xs6/1033821 |
