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Beckstrand, Dawn

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Biographical History

Dawn Beckstrand, a lifelong traveler, worked in an airplane factory during World War II.

Dawn Beckstrand was born in Delta, Utah and raised on a farm in Meadow, Utah. After graduating from high school in 1941, she attended Dixie College in St. George. At the outset of World War II, her brother and nephew were drafted. She moved to Salt Lake City and worked. When her brother returned, she went with him to Los Angeles, California and got a job at an airplane factory working on the wings of planes. After the war ended, she worked for a time in San Francisco and then in Casablanca. She returned to America to be with family and got her old job in San Francisco. After retirement, she moved back to Utah and lived in American Fork. She spent a great deal of her life traveling all over the world.

Citation:
Don E. Norton interviews with veterans, approximately 1990-2017 (Dawn Beckstrand, a lifelong traveler, worked in an airplane factory during World War II; Dawn Beckstrand was born in Delta, Utah and raised on a farm in Meadow, Utah; after graduating from high school in 1941, she attended Dixie College in St. George; at the outset of World War II, her brother and nephew were drafted; she moved to Salt Lake City and worked; when her brother returned, she went with him to Los Angeles, California and got a job at an airplane factory working on the wings of planes; after the war ended, she worked for a time in San Francisco and then in Casablanca; she returned to America to be with family and got her old job in San Francisco; after retirement, she moved back to Utah and lived in American Fork; she spent a great deal of her life traveling all over the world)

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Oral history interview with Dawn Beckstrand, 2014 December 22

 File — Carton 1: [Barcode: 31197239252726], Folder: 10
Identifier: MSS 9148 File 10
Scope and Contents

Don E. Norton oral history interview with Dawn Beckstrand, dated December 22, 2014. Includes transcript and accompanying index. Also includes photos of Dawn.

Dates: 2014 December 22
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Don E. Norton interviews with veterans

Oral history interview with Dawn Beckstrand, 2014 December 22

 Item — Carton 2: [Barcode: 31197239252742]
Identifier: MSS 9148 Item AV015
Scope and Contents

Recording on audiocassette of an interview with Dawn Beckstrand, conducted by Don Norton in Orem, Utah, on December 14, 2014.

Dates: 2014 December 22
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Don E. Norton interviews with veterans

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