Roland D. Mower, Mount Pleasant, Utah: an interview by Winston Erickson, June 28, 2002: Saving the Legacy tape no. 458 & 459
Transcript (42 pages) of an interview by Winston Erickson with Roland D. Mower on June 28, 2002. From tape numbers 458 and 459 in the “Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project Mower (b. 1928) recalls his childhood in rural Utah. He received his initial military training from the Utah State Guard...
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ftunivutah:oai:collections.lib.utah.edu:uum_slohp/1035549 2023-05-15T18:48:59+02:00 Roland D. Mower, Mount Pleasant, Utah: an interview by Winston Erickson, June 28, 2002: Saving the Legacy tape no. 458 & 459 Roland D. Mower, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah Mower, Roland D., 1928- Erickson, Winston P., 1943-; University of Utah. American West Center Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States; Japan; Vietnam 2002-06-28 42 pages https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s64j2h6x eng eng Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/ Mower Roland D. 1928- --Interviews; Veterans--Utah--Biography; World War 1939-1945--Personal narratives American; World War 1939-1945--Naval operations 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area--Personal narratives American; Atomic bomb--Testing; Vietnam War 1961-1975--Personal narratives American; Vietnam War 1961-1975--Aerial operations American Sailors; Operation Crossroads; Air Force pilots Text 2002 ftunivutah 2017-11-25T19:39:27Z Transcript (42 pages) of an interview by Winston Erickson with Roland D. Mower on June 28, 2002. From tape numbers 458 and 459 in the “Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project Mower (b. 1928) recalls his childhood in rural Utah. He received his initial military training from the Utah State Guard, which he joined at the age of fourteen. In 1994, at the age of sixteen, he joined the U.S. Navy, with his parents' permission. He served in the North Pacific and the Aleutian Islands before being sent to Japan. He participated in "Operation Magic Carpet," in which his ship picked up Marines from Iwo Jima and took them back to the states. His ship was also involved in "Operation Crossroads," a test of the nuclear bomb in the Bikini Islands. He was discharged in 1948 at the age of nineteen. He later joined the Air Force and served in Vietnam. Interviewed by Winston Ericson. 42 pages. Text Alaska Aleutian Islands The University of Utah: J. Willard Marriott Digital Library Pacific Roland ENVELOPE(-64.050,-64.050,-65.067,-65.067) |
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Transcript (42 pages) of an interview by Winston Erickson with Roland D. Mower on June 28, 2002. From tape numbers 458 and 459 in the “Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project Mower (b. 1928) recalls his childhood in rural Utah. He received his initial military training from the Utah State Guard, which he joined at the age of fourteen. In 1994, at the age of sixteen, he joined the U.S. Navy, with his parents' permission. He served in the North Pacific and the Aleutian Islands before being sent to Japan. He participated in "Operation Magic Carpet," in which his ship picked up Marines from Iwo Jima and took them back to the states. His ship was also involved in "Operation Crossroads," a test of the nuclear bomb in the Bikini Islands. He was discharged in 1948 at the age of nineteen. He later joined the Air Force and served in Vietnam. Interviewed by Winston Ericson. 42 pages. |
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Roland D. Mower, Mount Pleasant, Utah: an interview by Winston Erickson, June 28, 2002: Saving the Legacy tape no. 458 & 459 |
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Roland D. Mower, Mount Pleasant, Utah: an interview by Winston Erickson, June 28, 2002: Saving the Legacy tape no. 458 & 459 |
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Roland D. Mower, Mount Pleasant, Utah: an interview by Winston Erickson, June 28, 2002: Saving the Legacy tape no. 458 & 459 |
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Roland D. Mower, Mount Pleasant, Utah: an interview by Winston Erickson, June 28, 2002: Saving the Legacy tape no. 458 & 459 |
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Roland D. Mower, Mount Pleasant, Utah: an interview by Winston Erickson, June 28, 2002: Saving the Legacy tape no. 458 & 459 |
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roland d. mower, mount pleasant, utah: an interview by winston erickson, june 28, 2002: saving the legacy tape no. 458 & 459 |
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