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Van Leuven, Ivan M

 Person

Biography

Ivan M. Van Leuven (1921-2011) was a radar operator in the US Navy during World War II.

Ivan M. Van Leuven was born in Grover, Wyoming and moved to Baker, Oregon at age nine. He worked for Boeing as a drill press operator until he joined the Navy in 1943. He was a radar operator on the USS Pritchett. After his discharge in 1946, he served a mission in the Netherlands. Following his mission, he was called to the Korean War in 1950, after which he returned to Utah Valley and worked for Geneva Steel. He married in 1953 and had three children. He passed away in 2011.

Citation:
Don E. Norton interviews with veterans, approximately 1990-2017 (Ivan M. Van Leuven (1921-2011) was a radar operator in the US Navy during World War II; Ivan M. Van Leuven was born in Grover, Wyoming and moved to Baker, Oregon at age nine; worked for Boeing as a drill press operator until he joined the Navy in 1943; was a radar operator on the USS Pritchett; served a mission in the Netherlands; called to the Korean War in 1950, after which he returned to Utah Valley and worked for Geneva Steel; married in 1953 and had three children; passed away in 2011)

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Oral history interview with Ivan M. Van Leuven and navy journal, 2011 May 20, 1944-1946

 File — Carton 1: [Barcode: 31197239252726], Folder: 43
Identifier: MSS 9148 File 43
Scope and Contents

Don E. Norton interview with Ivan M. Van Leuven conducted by Don E. Norton on May 20, 2011. Includes oral history transcript, index, and two audiocassettes. Also includes a photocopy of Van Leuven's navy journal, dated 1944 to 1946, and an accompanying transcript for that journal.

Dates: 2011 May 20; 1944-1946
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Don E. Norton interviews with veterans

Oral history interview with Ivan Van Leuven (tape 1 of 2), 2011 May 20

 Item — Carton 2: [Barcode: 31197239252742]
Identifier: MSS 9148 Item AV063
Scope and Contents

Recording on audiocassette of an interview in Orem, Utah with Ivan Van Leuven, conducted by Don Norton, on May 20, 2011.

Dates: 2011 May 20
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Don E. Norton interviews with veterans

Oral history interview with Ivan Van Leuven (tape 2 of 2), 2011 May 20

 Item — Carton 2: [Barcode: 31197239252742]
Identifier: MSS 9148 Item AV064
Scope and Contents

Recording on audiocassette of an interview in Orem, Utah with Ivan Van Leuven, conducted by Don Norton, on May 20, 2011.

Dates: 2011 May 20
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Don E. Norton interviews with veterans

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Audiocassettes 2
Diaries 1
Oral Histories 1
Photocopies 1
Transcripts 1
 

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