| Title |
Robert L. Merrill, West Jordan, Utah: an interview by Frances Merrill |
| Alternative Title |
Robert L. Merrill, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Merrill, Robert L., 1961- |
| Contributor |
Merrill, Frances; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2004-03-22 |
| 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 |
Saudi Arabia |
| Subject |
Merrill, Robert L., 1961- --Interviews; Veterans--United States--Biography; Persian Gulf War, 1991--Personal narratives, American |
| Description |
Transcript (29 pages) of an interview by Frances Merrill with Robert L. Merrill on March 22, 2004. Part of the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Merrill (b. 1961) enlisted in the U. S. Army Signal Corps in July 1980. He was stationed in Stuttgart, Germany, until December 1990, when his unit shipped out to Saudi Arabia. The ground war portion of Desert Storm began in January 1991. Merrill describes life in the military and talks about his political views. He retired from the military in 2001. Interviewed by Frances Merrill. 29 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
29 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/s6j69jz4 |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; Persian Gulf War (1991) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1034912 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6j69jz4 |
| Title |
Page 10 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1034891 |
| OCR Text |
Show ROBERT L. MERRILL March 22 2004 nobody would be worl ing in there, so w could use it. FHM: Okay. Were you awarded any medals, or citations, for your ser ice over there? RLM: The only citation that I really got before I even left the unit was- it was an Army Achievement Medal. There was a situation that happened over there. It was- as we were actually going to where we were at, we'd traveled probably 28 hours by convoy, and 24 of them hours we was on the road. And we got about four hours rest is all. FHM: Was it pretty scenic? RLM: No, it was pretty-it was really- it was just desert. I mean you could see for miles and miles, but you didn't know where you were going. And the vehicle I was in-we had even got into an accident with another vehicle because the person that was driving was so tired that-and the rest of us were so tired that we fell asleep. And we got into an accident. And, so, one of the guys from the maintenance company come and told us that it was a good thing that we got in an accident because it was repair parts for other vehicles that were down at the time. FHM: Did you ever feel lost when you were over there? RLM: I don't remember ever feeling lost. I remember it was a strange place. It was different; just a different attitude and everything. You always had to be on your guard because you never knew what was going to happen next. FHM: Did you interact with the people of that nation? RLM: Yeah, I got to a few times. We'd be on guard duty, and they would have-in fact, it was during their-! think it was their Ramadan where they have one month of where they fast. Basically, what they do is they fast during the day, and at night they'd do whatever they want. I 9 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6j69jz4/1034891 |
