| Title |
Rueben Joseph Farnsworth, St. George, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, August 19, 2006: Saving the Legacy tape no. 764 & 765 |
| Alternative Title |
Rueben Joseph Farnsworth, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Farnsworth, Rueben Joseph, 1924-2007 |
| Contributor |
Lloyd, Becky B.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2006-08-19 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
England, United Kingdom; Germany; Korea |
| Subject |
Farnsworth, Rueben Joseph, 1924-2007--Interviews; Veterans--United States--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe, Northern--Personal narratives, American |
| Description |
Transcript (41 pages) of an interview by Becky B. Lloyd with Rueben Joseph Farnsworth on August 19, 2006. From tape number 764 and 765 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Farnsworth (b. 1924) enlisted in the Army Air Corps in October 1942. His basic training took place in Santa Ana, California. He received primary flight training at Thunderbird Air Force Base in Chandler, Arizona, and training for the B-17 in Texas and New Mexico. He joined the 8th Air Force, 384th Bomb Group, 547th Bomb Squadron, in England, where he flew 35 missions over Europe. Upon completion of his tour he was sent to Nellis Air Force Base where he served as provost marshal. He was discharged at the end of the war but stayed on in the Reserves. He was called up for active duty in Korea, where he was stationed at Pyongyang and Seoul. Following his overseas duty he was reassigned to Hill Air Force Base, where he was discharged in 1953. Interviewed by Becky Lloyd. 41 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
41 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/s6379bqt |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Military operations, Aerial--American |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1035306 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6379bqt |
| Title |
Page 3 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1035267 |
| OCR Text |
Show RUEBEN JO EPH FARN WORTH 19 200 got a letter to report down to the railroad station on a certain day. It told me what to tak . It said to take some underwear and a toothbrush and a shaving kit. Of course I didn t shave yet (laughs). BEC: That was for just in case. JOE: And I was to also take a pair of socks in a paper bag or something. That's all I had. BEC: You say that was in early 1943? JOE: Yes, it was in about March or April, I think. So I got on a troop train with a bunch of other guys and they hauled us down to California. We got down there and were assigned to Santa Ana. It was called Santa Ana Army Air Base, which was nothing more than a boot camp for trainees. [Editor's note: Santa Ana Army Air Base, which no longer exists, was located in Orange County, California. The main entrance to the 1,336 acrebase was on Newport Boulevard. The base was bounded by Baker Street on the north, Harbor Blvd. on the west, Wilson Street on the south, Newport Blvd. on the east. It was an air base without planes, hangers or runways. It was a huge basic training camp where newly inducted soldiers, earmarked for the Army Air Forces, were given nine weeks of basic training and then testing to determine if they were to be pilots, bombardiers, navigators, mechanics, etc.] BEC: So there was no flying going on there? JOE: Well, no. We went through basic orientation and class work and a lot of marching, military stuff. BEC: Let me interrupt you and go back and ask you about your childhood. How was your mother able to support you family after your father left? 3 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6379bqt/1035267 |
