| 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 12 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1035632 |
| OCR Text |
Show DONALD ON B. ROBBIN JULY 8, 2006 through France. I was near Fontainebleau for a couple of months just camped out in the woods with nothing to do but be there. BEC: That's where all that Boy Scout training came in handy. DON: I did get to go over to Fontainebleau and visit one day while we were there. Anyway, I finally got orders to report to the Eighty-third Infantry Division, 908th Field Artillery Battalion in November. [Editor 's note: From online unit history: The 908th Field Artillery was an organic battalion of the 83rd Division attached to the 331 st Infantry Regiment. The battalion included a Headquarters Battery, a Service Battery, and A, B, and C Gun Batteries with four 105mm howitzers each. The 908th had 30 officers, two warrant officers, and 489 enlisted men when the unit landed at Omaha Beach on June 19, 1944. By the beginning of August, the 83rd Division was part of Patton's 3rd Army, and while most of the 3rd Army turned east out of the Cotentin Peninsula toward Paris, the 83rd Division turned west into Brittany through Coutances and Avranches in a campaign that culminated in a vicious fight for the German strongholds of St. Malo and Dinard. By August 20, the Division had finished in Brittany and was moving eastward through the Loire region on the right flank of Patton's famous drive across France. By late September Division had moved into Luxembourg on Patton's left flank. Patton's Army, having outrun its supplies, was forced to halt. On November 11, 1944, the 83rd Division was reassigned from Patton's Third Army to Hodge's First Army. Mr. Robbins was assigned as a forward observer to B-battery in the 908'h FA battalion in November of '44, two weeks before the move north from Third Army.] That was November of '44. I reported to the 908th. They were in place on the banks of the Moselle River in a holding position. At that time, the Eighty-third Division, of which the 908th FA was part, was 12 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6wh4s4k/1035632 |
