Scope and Contents Stewart (b. 1917) talks about his ancestors being early settlers of Payson, Utah, and discusses raising and selling racehorses. Other topics covered include the Depression, his LDS mission to Scotland, and ROTC. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps and was assigned to the 8th Air Force, 93rd Bomb Group. He speaks at length about his combat missions, the Ploesti raid, piloting the "Utah Man," the rescue of downed crew members, touring the United States on a morale-building assignment, and his...

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Tallman (b. 1925) quite school at the age of fifteen and worked in a photo shop until he joined the Navy at the age of seventeen. He was assigned to the battleship Massachusetts, where he worked in the Combat Information Center. He later spent time as a photographer for the Navy. 37 pages.

Scope and Contents Tannenbaum (b. 1921) recalls his childhood in Salt Lake City, joining up with the navy V-7 officer procurement program, training, and being assigned to the heavy cruiser USS Chicago at Pearl Harbor in the Spring of 1941. His ship left Pearl Harbor on December 1 as escort to the aircraft carrier , and so was not in port when the Japanese attacked. Other topics covered includes an early radar device called CXAM, duty in Australia, the battle of Coral Sea,...

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Teasdale (b. 1920) was born in a suburb of London. He recalls his boyhood and education prior to getting a job with a passenger liner. He was conscripted into the Royal Artillery Coastal Defense Regiment and later served in Egypt, where he was taken prisoner in June 1942. He was subsequently transferred to prisoner of war camps in Italy and Germany. His camp was liberated by the Americans in January of 1945. 55 pages.

Scope and Contents Teran (b. 1922) describes a difficult childhood in New Mexico during the Depression, and recalls his education at Fort Lewis College, army enlistment, and schooling at Scott air base in Illinois. He also details his experiences in flight training, B-17 crew assignments, and crossing the Atlantic to England, where he served in the 8th Air Force, 379th Bomb Group, 527th Squadron, based at Kimbolton Field near London. He flew twenty missions before being shot down and captured by German...

Scope and Contents Tucker (b. 1924) describes his youth on a farm in East Mill Creek, Utah, during the Depression. He attended the University of Utah prior to enlisting in the army air corps. He recalls his training experiences, including meeting his fellow trainee and future actor, Jack Webb. He joined the 9th Air Force, 404th Fighter Group, 507th Fighter Squadron as a pilot of P-47Ds, and was stationed in England, where he flew fifty-four missions. He was discharged at war's end but chose to remain in the...

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Ure (b. 1922) describes his duties in the 559th Bomb Squadron, 387th Bomb Group, of the Ninth Air Force. He flew fifteen missions as a radio gunner and sixteen missions as a "togglier," a position in the nose of the aircraft. 21 pages.

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Henry (b. 1922) recalls being a young boy in Utrecht, Holland, during the German occupation from 1940 to 1945. He trained as a barber and describes cutting the hair of German soldiers. He explains his difficulties hiding from the Germans to avoid forced labor in a German factory or camp. He eventually came to the United States. Ann (b. 1923) recalls her own childhood in Utrecht, describes the German occupation, and talks about her life with Henry. 57 pages.

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The Van Schelts (b. 1929, b. 1934) recall growing up in Holland during the Nazi occupation. Topics covered include employment, schooling, the black market, the resistance, and interaction with German soldiers. They immigrated to the United States in the early 1950s, where they met and married. Peter recalls working for Jordan Meat Company, Wasatch Meat, and Siegried's Deli, as a meat cutter and sausage maker (a trade he learned as a teenager). 48 pages.