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Kemp (b. 1923) describes growing up in Salt Lake City and working for Remington Arms. He was drafted into the army, where his duties included harvesting crops in North Dakota in the fall of 1943. He was assigned to the 817th Tank Destroyer Battalion. Kemp talks about combat, contact with indigenous populations, and meeting the Russiona. He also describes serving as a bodyguard for Count Von Luckner and his wife during the occupation. 39 pages.

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Klein (b. 1923) was born and raised in the midwest. She came to Utah to attend BYU and got a job at Remington Arms. She joined the WAVES in 1943, received her boot camp training at Hunter College, and training as a gunnery instructor in Pensacola, and spent the rest of her service time in San Diego. 24 pages.

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Logan (b. 1920) discusses the Depression, a school bus-train crash in 1938, working at the Remington Arms plant, and being drafted into the army. He traveled through Scotland to England, landed at Le Havre, and made his way across France into Belgium with the 112th Special Service Engineering Battalion. He also describes his experience with the weapons platoon of the 112th Infantry, 28th Division in Germany. His post-war career was in cabinetry and building construction. 38 pages.

Scope and Contents Lewis (b. 1924) grew up in Ogden, Utah, entered the army in 1943, and was assigned to the 11th Airborne Division. He describes his jump training, the voyage on a troop ship to New Guinea, being wounded in the Philippines, rejoining his unit and being shipped to Okinawa, hearing about the Hiroshima bomb, and serving in the occupation forces. Lewis also describes his post-war activities in medical school and practicing internal medicine in Ogden. He also talks about learning to fly and various...

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Lofgren (b. 1922) was born in Butlerville, at the mouth of Big Cottonwood Canyon. He attended Utah State University before going to work for the FBI in 1941. He entered the army in December 1942, and saw his first combat in Cologne, Germany, with the 342nd Infantry. After the war in Europe was over, Lofgren was shipped to the Philippines. 58 pages.

Scope and Contents MacGregor (b. 1923) recalls his childhood in rural New York and describes learning about Pearl Harbor and attempting to enlist in the Air Corps. He was drafted into the army and was assigned training as a combat engineer. Shortly after that he was transferred to the 8th Air Force and sent to bombardier school. MacGregor talks about his training and the trip to England. His first mission was on D-Day with the 702nd Bomber Squadron. He was shot down over Germany and describes his capture and...

Scope and Contents Madsen (b. 1925) details his family genealogy and recalls his childhood in rural Utah. He was inducted into the army when he turned eighteen and was assigned to the 86th Infantry Division and sent to Louisiana for jungle warfare training. Sent to Europe, instead of the Pacific, Madsen saw combat in France and Germany. Other topics covered include descriptions of the Alsace-Lorraine area, the deaths of fellow soldiers, the "Froidenberg Farm" skirmish, being wounded and receiving medical care,...

Scope and Contents Mahoney (b. 1922) was in ROTC at the University of Utah when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. After his graduation in 1943 he was assigned to the 276th Armonred Field Artillery Battalion. He describes joining up with his tank crew in France, being diverted up to the Battle of the Bulge, combat in Germany, and coming into contact with liberated American prisoners of war whose fellow-prisoners had confiscated the lion's share of food packages, leaving them to starve. He served with the...