| Title |
James R. Kohles Sr., Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, August 25, 2004: Saving the Legacy tape no. 706 |
| Alternative Title |
James R. Kohles Sr., Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Kohles, James R., 1920-2010 |
| Contributor |
Lloyd, Becky B.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2004-08-25 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
I acknowledge and agree that all information I obtain as a result of accessing any oral history provided by the University of Utah's Marriott Library shall be used only for historical or scholarly or academic research purposes, and not for commercial purposes. I understand that any other use of the materials is not authorized by the University of Utah and may exceed the scope of permission granted to the University of Utah by the interviewer or interviewee. I may request permission for other uses, in writing to Special Collections at the Marriott Library, which the University of Utah may choose grant, in its sole discretion. I agree to defend, indemnify and hold the University of Utah and its Marriott Library harmless for and against any actions or claims that relate to my improper use of materials provided by the University of Utah. |
| Spatial Coverage |
France; Belgium; Germany |
| Subject |
Kohles, James R., 1920-2010--Interviews; Veterans--United States--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Military operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe, Northern--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy--Personal narratives, American; Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945--Personal narratives, American |
| Description |
Transcript (68 pages) of an interview by Becky B. Lloyd with James R. Kohles Sr., on August 25, 2004. From tape number 706 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Kohles (b. 1920) was drafted into the army in December 1942. After basic training at Camp Houze, Texas, he was assigned to the 8th Army, 84th Infantry Division, 335 Regiment, Company A. He landed on Utah Beach on D-Day plus 5. He describes his experiences while crossing France, the Ardennes, Rhineland, central Europe, and Germany. Discharged in March 1946, he received the following citations: Silver Star, Good Conduct, and the Belgian with Palm. Interviewed by Becky Lloyd. 68 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
68 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/s65t5nm5 |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Ardennes, Battle of the (1944-1945) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1034193 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s65t5nm5 |
| Title |
Page 2 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1034126 |
| OCR Text |
Show THIS IS AN INTERVIEW WITH JAMES R. KOHLE , R. ON UG T 25, 2004. THE INTERVIEWER IS BECKY B. LLOYD. THIS I THE PROJE T "SAVING THE LEGACY: AN ORAL HISTORY OF UTAH'S WORLD W R II VETERANS." TAPE Nos. 706.1 & 706.2 BEC: This is an interview with Jim Kohles at his home in Salt Lake City, Utah. Today's date is August 25, 2004. This is part of the "Saving the Legacy Project". My name is Becky Lloyd. So Jim, let's start with where you were born. JIM: I was born on July 26, 1920. BEC: Where was that? JIM: Provo, Utah. They call that area part of Provo now, but then that place was known as Ironton. BEC: I've never heard of that place before. Is there still a section of Provo known as Ironton? [Editor 's note: From an online history: The Columbia Steel Corporation had a pig iron manufacturing plant at Ironton. A sister company, the Carbon County Railway shipped coking coal for the iron plant from Columbia 's coal property south of Sunnyside. The Columbia Works at Ironton (immediately south of Provo) were built to provide pig iron to its open hearth furnaces at Pittsburg, California, on the West Coast. The Columbia Works was not a steel mill as it had no provision to make steel. It consisted of byproduct coke ovens, a single blast furnace of medium size, a pig machine, and ancillary support - it never had an open hearth or a rolling mill of any kind.] JIM: No, what was there was a retirement home for old age people. Then quite a few years ago they ripped it out. There's still a big plaque on that. It's just as you come down the road going over to Springville. As the road comes down and over the curve, it's sitting right there at the top. |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s65t5nm5/1034126 |
