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Show t L 1 i- CynthtaL Hones An Exploration of the Experiences of Utah Soldiers During World War II Cynthia L- Hottes (L Ray Gunn) Department of History W^rkJ War II deeply affected Utah One grou p 1 hat wars espedal |y Imputed by 1 he war was Ihcrae Uiahns-who served In the military during WWII, and 50 rt t Important to expire their EMperienceiTliks paper examl net why Utah sokJIeis served In the military during the conflict, rhelr read ens to the various- people 1 hey met a II around the globe ll nc ,i i , oi her Amernans-J. thel i observations-on fear and deari h 1 hat pervaded t-Drnbai. and a look at i i thev rert about then urne in lhe servce. whether rt was a pcsltlven negai rve, or at the very feast, an educational experence. Ihfc En:udj>t»Bkiefi usJ ng a uarletv of ^eccndary so jrcea. url lized tranKrlptt of oral iFHenriew^ s variety of Utah newspaper^ personal memoirs, pu bhthed c-Dllecttons- of ueieran^ experiences du i mg WtflL and the Ucah Hrstorl-:al Quarterly As-wrthan^ exploration oh he feellrgs-and intentions c-f humans, this Hudycc^jld ncM synthesize a angle zonttruct of the Utah soldier during WWII Sue ha model would be Impossible to construct as 1he experiences rfLiah solders- ran the gamut. Thus, thlt study sought 1o explore predominant reactkms-thai Utah soldiers- hac during their time In the servke during ^^11 All Utah sokJIers did not have the same Impress-ens concerning the :ontaci1 hey had with foreign Frend and foe Feell ngs ranged From irndlFTererKie to Intense hatred Their canta^i with other AmerK^nt had a tremendous, oheneducatkinal. impact on Ltah sc-djers Utah soldiers- who experl-3PK:ed com bat discovered that death and fear were amnlpresem du i mg v*a\ Uah sc\d\&s serued for a varlely of reasons, including the drah. pal rEitism, a sense ohduiv, Financial reasons, and even to realize personal ambitions Jltlmatek not all Uiah solders feh1 hat their WWII experiences- were positive ones, but quite a few of 1 hem recognized 1 hat It was an educational and transformative experience. |
