| 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 11 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1035631 |
| OCR Text |
Show DO LD 0 B. ROBBI J LY 8, 2006 Wendell moot was the cadet colonel. Of course he was from the moot family and politically connected. He did a lot of other stuff on the campus, which I hadn t. Bette and I got married on November 1 1941 while I was a junior at the University. That was six weeks before Pearl Harbor. BEC: How did you two meet? DON: My sister Gloria, I told you about, introduced us. She knew Bette in school. Bette was born in Michigan and came out here when she was thirteen. They actually just lived down the street on Sixth East from us. Anyway, we got married. I was making twenty-five cents an hour in those days. Anyway, during OCS, in October of '43, our first daughter was born while I was away. So when I got commissioned, I came home from Fort Sill and picked up Bette and Sandra and we drove back to Fort Sill. They stayed with me until August of '44 when I had to report ... from Fort Sill we were transferred to Camp Maxey, Texas. From there, I had to go to New Jersey to report to the Port on Embarkation as a replacement in August of '44. Bette had to come home. So while I was overseas for eighteen months, she was back home with my daughter. So that's what all happened. BEC: So you shipped out in August of '44? DON: I shipped out on August 12, 1944. Actually, we were on liberty ships. It took a week on the ocean to get across. We landed in England and were there in a replacement center for two or three days and then transshipped down to France. We landed in France over Utah beach, I think. D-Day was on June 6, and we went in August, but I was just a replacement being shipped with the herd. I was staged into two or three different places 11 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6wh4s4k/1035631 |
