Box 3
Container
Contains 11 Results:
James and Jeanne Konishi
File — Box: 3, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
James Konishi (b. 1918) grew up near Fort Lupton, Colorado. He was inducted into the army prior to the Japanese attack on the fleet at Pearl Harbor. He served at various bases in the United States prior to being transferred to the canal zone in Panama where he remained until the end of the war. Jeanne worked at the state capitol in Salt Lake during the war. 30 pages.
Dates:
2001-2010
Jun Kurumada
File — Box: 3, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
Jun Kurumada (b. 1913) graduated from the University of Utah with a degree in dentristry in 1937 and opened an office on Main Street in Salt Lake City. He reflects on life in Utah during World War II. He was drafted into the army in 1953 and was stationed in Tokyo, Sapporo, and Yokohama. 30 pages.
Dates:
2001-2010
Charles K. Laver
File — Box: 3, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
Charles Laver (b. 1922) recalls farm life in Mantua, Utah, and working in Salt Lake City as a young man. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps in February 1943. He trained as a bombadier on a B-24 crew and was stationed in Italy, where they flew missions over Northern Italy, Austria, Poland, and Germany. He was discharged in October 1945. 49 pages.
Dates:
2001-2010
Jay Layton
File — Box: 3, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
Jay Layton (b. 1925) enlisted in the Navy in 1942 and was trained as a radio technician. He was assigned to a communications station in Hawaii. He was discharged in March 1945. 52 pages.
Dates:
2001-2010
Melvin Lewis
File — Box: 3, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
Mel Lewis (b. 1917) grew up in Redding, California, and operated a private airstrip before enlisting in the Army Air Corps one day after Pearl Harbor. He flew with the 14th Air Force in Pakistan, the 5th A.F. in the South Pacific, and the 7th A.F in Saipan and Guam. He was also a flight instructor in Greenville, South Carolina. 77 pages.
Dates:
2001-2010
John A. Lindquist
File — Box: 3, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
John Lindquist (b.1919) discusses growing up in Ogden, Utah during the depression, helping to run the family mortuary. After being drafted into the Army, he served as a surgical technician, and then entered pilot training. He flew his first combat mission on D-Day as a bombardier-navigator. He retired from the Air Force Reserve in 1962 at the rank of Major. 36 pages.
Dates:
2001-2010
Edward Lueders
File — Box: 3, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents
Edward Lueders (b. 1923) recalls his youth in Chicago. He was drafted in 1943, joined the Air Force, and spent several months in various stateside postings. He eventually ended up in India, attached to the Air Transport Command, where his assignment was to provide recreation and entertainment for the troops. He was discharged in March 1946. 72 pages.
Dates:
2001-2010
Lee S. Manwill
File — Box: 3, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents
Lee Manwill (b. 1916) ran movie projectors and served an LDS mission to England before being drafted into the Army in 1941. He served as a radio operator at Governor's Island, New York, before completing Officer Candidate School and joining the Army Air Corps. He then served in Virginia and North Carolina, retiring in 1945 as a Captain. 30 pages.
Dates:
2001-2010
H. Warren Maw
File — Box: 3, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents
Herbert Warren Maw (b.1922) is the son of former Utah Governor Herbert B. Maw. He joined ROTC at the University of Utah in 1940, and was admitted to the United States Naval Academy in 1943. After graduating in 1946, he served on the a destroyer, the USS Theodore E. Chandler. He was later called up for service in Korea aboard the USS Hawkins. He served in the Naval Reserve for 21 years. 53 pages.
Dates:
2001-2010
Robert A. McGregor
File — Box: 3, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents
Robert A. McGregor (b. 1923) enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1942. He served as a pilot in Italy and was shot down over Steyr, Austria. He was a prisoner in Stalag Luft 1 in Northern Germany. He was a pilot for the Air Force Reserve until 1955, and for the National Guard until 1961. 35 pages.
Dates:
2001-2010