| Title |
Calvin P. Rudd, East Mill Creeky, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, June 7, 2001: Saving the Legacy tape nos. 253 & 254 |
| Alternative Title |
Calvin Rudd, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Rudd, Calvin, 1923- |
| Contributor |
Lloyd, Becky B.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2001-06-07 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Philippines; Borneo; China; Indochina |
| Subject |
Rudd, Calvin, 1923- --Interviews; Veterans--Utah--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; American; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area--Personal narratives, American |
| Keywords |
Army Air Corps; Lingayen Gulf invasion |
| Description |
Transcript (57 pages) of an interview by Becky B. Lloyd with Calvin P. Rudd on June 7, 2001. From tape numbers 253 and 254 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Rudd was born on 7 November 1923 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He joined the Army Air Corps in December 1942 and trained in Nebraska, California, Arizona, and Washington prior to being assigned to a P-38 squadron in the Pacific Theater. He participated in the battle at Lingayen Gulf and the battlle of Borneo. He also flew missions into China and French Indochina. He was discharged in 1946, but stayed in the Reserves for several years. Interviewed by Becky Lloyd. 57 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
57 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/s6hx3frv |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Military operations, Aerial--American |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1035505 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6hx3frv |
| Title |
Page 46 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1035493 |
| OCR Text |
Show LVI P. R DD J ... 7 2 OJ CAL: W 11, for the n1ost pa1i they w re extremely po r. \f..l li d ut in th b nd k . And maybe in some cases one might say they weren 't trustworthy. But that r ally w 1nostly because they were hungry. If they stole food to me that was I think a forgivabl sin with those poor people. But on some other occasions there were native people who had helped the enemy and I wouldn't have much use for them. But as a general rule they got their comeuppance after a while. I remember going in to a base. We just had a new base established. I remember that I was shot at while coming in to land there. I mean, that was an interesting feeling to have my gear down, flaps down and have that happen. I was helpless. I couldn't do anything. I got called on the radio and the tower told me, "P · '. 38 on a final, they're shooting at you." Well, I felt like saying, "So what! (laughs) What can I do?" So in some cases they might be natives that had arms that were pro-enemy, but they may have just been a few hardheads of the enemy that were hiding out. But generally the natives were, I think, good people that really had a hard time. They were doing the best they could. But I never had anything to do, except on one occasion, with Filipino city people. When we went up to Lingayen, when I first got in the squadron, they had a dance, a farewell dance. Two buddies and I were replacing three guys that were going home so they had a farewell dance, which was a big deal considering that we never had anything going on. And I remember that the town fathers came and brought their women folk with them. I knew one was the equivalent of the city commissioner or something because he had shoes. Other than that one evening excursion, seeing people dressed up, we never were around anybody like that until I came back to Manila on my way home. We were always out in the boondocks. So it was an entirely different war than, for example, Europe. My buddy went to Europe as a bomber pilot. Where they 46 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6hx3frv/1035493 |
