| Title |
Stuart C. Headford, Stratford, Connecticut: an interview by Matthew Stuart, August 20, 2005: Saving the Legacy tape no. 734 |
| Alternative Title |
Stuart C. Headford, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Headford, Stuart C., 1940- |
| Contributor |
University of Utah. American West Center; Stuart, Matthew O. |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2005-08-05 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Cuba |
| Subject |
Headford, Stuart C., 1940- --Interviews; Veterans--United States--Biography; Sailors--United States--Biography; United States--Navy--Biography; Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962 |
| Keywords |
USS Independence; Mediterranean Sea; Cuban blockade; Veterans of Foreign Wars |
| Description |
Transcript (xx pages) of an interview by Matthew Stuart with Stuart C. Headford on August 20, 2005. From tape number 734 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Mr. Headford was born on December 5, 1940, in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He joined the Navy in 1959 and received training at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center in Illinois. He was assigned to the USS Independence CV-62 and served there until discharged in June 1963. During his service he participated in 3 Mediterranean cruises and in the naval blockade during the Cuban Missile Crisis. He tells of his experiences during that time. He was in the Reserves as a Seabee in Rhode Island and retired in 1997. Interviewed by Matthew Stuart. 22 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
22 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/s6qn88v4 |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; Sailors; Cuban Missile Crisis (1962) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1033963 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6qn88v4 |
