| Title |
Donaldson B. Robbins, Midvale, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, July 8, 2006: Saving the Legacy tape no. 761 |
| Alternative Title |
Donaldson B. Robbins, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Robbins, Donaldson B., 1921-2013 |
| Contributor |
Lloyd, Becky B.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2006-07-08 |
| 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 |
France; Germany; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States |
| Subject |
Robbins, Donaldson B., 1921-2013--Interviews; Veterans--United States--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Artillery operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe, Northern--Personal narratives, American; Hürtgen Forest, Battle of, Germany, 1944--Personal narratives, American; Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945--Personal narratives, American |
| Keywords |
Battle of the Bulge |
| Description |
Transcript (36 pages) of an interview by Becky B. Lloyd with Donaldson B. Robbins on July 8, 2006. Part of the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Robbins (b. 1921) graduated from the University of Utah (where he was in the ROTC program) in 1943 and was sent to OCS in Fort Sill, Oklahoma. He was assigned to the 83rd Infantry Division, 908th Field Artillery Battalion, as a forward observer. He provides a detailed description of his duties and experiences. He received both a Bronze and Silver Star. Following the war he served in occupied Czechoslovakia until November 1945 when he was sent to Reims, France.Interviewed by Becky Lloyd. 36 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
36 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/s6wh4s4k |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Military operations, Artillery--American; Ardennes, Battle of the (1944-1945); Hürtgen Forest, Battle of (Germany : 1944) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1035657 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6wh4s4k |
| Title |
Page 10 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1035630 |
| OCR Text |
Show DONALD ON B. ROBBIN JULY 8, 2006 DON: There was a program that you could register for to be a liaison pilot observer in the artillery, flying an airplane over the line, doing much the same as I did on the ground as a forward observer. They were doing that from an airplane. I signed up for that but I didn't get in. So, anyway, that dream went by the wayside and I just stayed on the ground for the war. BEC: So you finished OCS in December of '43. Where did you go after that? DON: I went back to Fort Sill in January, for a month's officer's survey school. Everybody had a chance to register to go to survey school or battery executive officer's class or an infantry class or whatever. I signed up for survey because I'd had survey in engineering and stuff. So I got selected to go back for survey. When I was sent to be assigned to join a unit, I asked if there was any chance of getting into survey. I told them I had a survey background, but it didn't work. They didn't pay any attention to that. BEC: At least they let you ask, right? DON: I suppose, begrudgingly. While I was at the University, I made the regimental commander rank of cadet colonel. We had about five hundred overall ROTC students who functioned in four different battalions. I was regimental commander for that last year. The DAR awarded me outstanding cadet award of the year. They gave me a set of gold second lieutenant's bars. BEC: Did you like that position? DON: Well, I didn't think I deserved it. I thought there were other friends that I had that were better than I, but they selected me. I don't know why. Usually, those selections were made at that junior summer camp I was telling about. That's when you got a lot of leadership jobs and that's usually when they'd select you. The year before (Class of '42), 10 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6wh4s4k/1035630 |
