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Oral history interview with Wayne A. Warr

 Collection
Identifier: MSS SC 3192

Scope and Contents

A typescript and two audiocassette recordings of an interview with Wayne A. Warr conducted by Scott M. Fellows on February 14, 1985, for the Ray Hillam war project. Warr served in the United States Army and was sent to Vietnam in 1965 as a radio operator. He was in Vietnam for three months in 1965 and returned in 1967 as a platoon sergeant. He tells about his daily routines, experiences when ambushed, and difficulty distinguishing the enemy. States the North Vietnamese were well trained, and if they had been well equipped could have easily defeated the United States. He liked the closeness of the organization and how the Americans all depended on each other. On one operation, only 2 of 22 men in his company survived. He was wounded in the same ambush. He was never angry at the enemy. He went to Vietnam again in 1970 and 1971. He says that it was difficult to motivate the men to fight because the soldiers knew that the United States forces were not trying to win the war. He didn't think that the United States' involvement in the war was justified, and the war made him a stranger to his family. Warr is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and was very patriotic. He says speaking in Church meetings as a child gave him good leadership skills.

Dates

  • 1985 February 14

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.

Biographical / Historical

Wayne A. Warr was born September 17, 1946 in Payson, Utah. He graduated from Grand County High School in Moab, Utah. Warr served three tours of duty in the United States Army in Vietnam beginning at age 18 in 1965, 1967, and 1970. He was wounded in combat in 1967. In 1968, he married Janice Huggins in Ely, Nevada. They had two children together. Janice passed away in 1996. Warr seved for 22 years in the United States Army, retiring as a sergeant major.

Biographical History

Scott M. Fellows interviewed Vietnam War vetarans for the Ray Hillam war project in 1985.

Extent

2 folders (0.02 linear ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Custodial History

Ray Hillam donated these materials to Special Collections in 1999.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated; Ray Hillam; 1999.

Appraisal

Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).

Processing Information

Processed; Karen Glenn; 2020.

Title
Register of Oral history interview with Wayne A. Warr
Status
Completed
Author
Rose Frank
Date
23 February 2011
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English in Latin script.

Revision Statements

  • 2020 August 17: Karen Glenn; Two audiocassettes of interview found in Albert Winkler workroom boxes and added to collection.

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

Contact:
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States