| Title |
John E. Osguthorpe, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, June 24, 2004: Saving the Legacy tape no. 667 |
| Alternative Title |
John E. Osguthorpe, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Osguthorpe, John E., 1916-2010 |
| Contributor |
Lloyd, Becky B.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2004-06-24 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Hawaii; New Hebrides; Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands; Australia; Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea; Philippines |
| Subject |
Osguthorpe, John E., 1916-2010--Interviews; Veterans--United States--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American |
| Keywords |
Ammonium sulfate; Fertilizer; Sugar; Aviation mechanics; Gunnery; Marksmen; Flight crews; Reconnaissance |
| Description |
Transcript (61 pages) of an interview by Becky B. Lloyd with John E. Osguthorpe on June 24, 2004. From tape number 667 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Osguthorpe (b. 1916) joined the Air Corps in April 1942, took training at Moffitt Air Base, dropped from the pilot training program and was discharged. He joined the Navy and was stationed in Hawaii as an aviation chief machinist's mate as part of a land-based heaving bombing squadron. He served in the New Hebrides, Guadalcanal, Australia, the Admiralty Islands, and Samar. Interviewed by Becky Lloyd. 61 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
61 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/s6j40vm8 |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Military operations, Naval--American; Military operations, Aerial--American |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1034974 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6j40vm8 |
| Title |
Page 11 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1034923 |
| OCR Text |
Show JOHN E. 0 GUTHORPE JU 24 2004 BEC: Well, why don't you go ahead and read about your World War II experiences. JOHN: I'll read this part about where I joined it. On December ih 1941, the Japanese attacked at Pearl Harbor and Franklin D. Roosevelt declared war. I was torn between staying at my job at Porter-Walton Company where I was supplying seeds for victory gardens and lecturing on the way to prepare a plot for seed, varieties to use, planting, fertilizer, weeding, growing, harvesting and preserving. Many people were already growing home gardens but many more were not. The home garden projects were a top priority for the country. As the draft was in effect, I contacted my draft board to see what their advice was as to what I should do, apply for deferment or exemption because of my position in the seed business, or to list and be drafted. They considered the matter and were divided on the decision. Rodney Porter of Porter Walton Seed Company, Salt Lake City, Utah, who was head of the garden seed department, was given a deferment and I was left for further consideration. About early April, I decided to list in the Air Force as an aviation cadet. I was sent to Moffit Air Force base in Tulare, California. The program was an accelerated one because of the urgent need for pilots. We were run ragged trying to keep up. The class instruction, especially navigation, proved especially difficult for me. It was mostly memorization, in which I never excelled, and without any textbooks. Only notes were taken in class and without adequate explanation it proved further frustrating. We started flight training immediately and having never been in a plane, I found myself nervous and stressed out. Since I was a type-one personality, high strung and unable to relax under stress, flying was almost a nightmare. I could not relax when we flew upside down with only one seat belt holding me in the open cockpit single engine trainer. To fly level, 11 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6j40vm8/1034923 |
