| Title |
Bill T. Brooke, Bountiful, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, January 8, 2003: Saving the Legacy tape no. 558 |
| Alternative Title |
Bill T. Brooke, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Brooke, Bill T., 1920-2015 |
| Contributor |
Lloyd, Becky B.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2003-01-08 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
France; Germany |
| Subject |
Brooke, Bill T., 1920-2015--Interviews; Veterans--United States--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Military operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Artillery operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe, Northern--Personal narratives, American |
| Description |
Transcript (39 pages) of an interview by Becky B. Lloyd with Bill T. Brooke on January 8, 2003. From tape number 558 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Mr. Brooke (b. 1920) was born in Beaver, Utah. He discusses his childhood and schooling years. He joined the Utah National Guard, 222nd Field Artillery Regiment on December 19, 1940. Called to active duty on March 3, 1941 (when activated, their unit became the 222nd Field Artillery Battalion, part of the 40th Infantry Division). Following the Pearl Harbor bombing, shipped to various temporary locations until assigned to the 739th Field Artillery Battalion. Received training at Camp Gordon, Georgia. They landed on Utah Beach in late June/early July 1944 and traveled to Germany as far as the Rhine River for the duration. He was discharged at Fort Douglas on October 16, 1945 having the rank of Sergeant Major. In civilian life, Mr. Brooke worked as a construction and location engineer. Interviewed by Becky Lloyd. 39 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
39 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/s6mw4k69 |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1034233 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6mw4k69 |
| Title |
Page 22 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1034215 |
| OCR Text |
Show BILL T. BROOKE J R 200 BIL: That afternoon he called all his eight captains up th re and told th m that h wa transferred to the War College in Missouri. If you're ever going to do anything in th Army, you have to go through that college. I can't remember the name of it. It s one of the best places an officer can go. Even if you're at the bottom of the class you're ahead of everybody else. This was in the morning before lunch. So that afternoon, or just before lunch, he said, "Are you ready to go?" I said, "Yes, I've been ready for a long time." He said, "Okay, get your duffel bag." He walked in there and told those captains. Oh, their faces. They'd signed up for four more years (laughs). Their faces were as long as that. So they were in there and he said, "Sergeant Brooke and I are leaving for France in two hours." So he and I took off. We went down to a base there. I went all the way into France with the jeep driver. I got off there and took an airplane and flew to the United States. I was in Nevada working (after the war). I hadn't heard from him, not a word. He'd gone to the war college and then transferred back to Germany and he sent me an announcement. I knew this gal, she was from Nieda, I knew her and he was going with her while we were there. He sent me an announcement and wondered if I'd come to his wedding in Nieda. I wrote him a letter and told him I couldn't. That's the last I heard from him. BEC: Is that right? You must have had a pretty good relationship with him, even though you said you didn't always get along. You must have had a pretty good relationship with him, anyway. BIL: Oh yes, I respected him in a lot of ways and he respected me. He knew that if he wanted something done, I'd get it done for him. He knew that. He didn't care about me going to the Philippines. He wanted me to get everybody ready and get them on the ship 22 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6mw4k69/1034215 |
