Gail E. Waller interview
Scope and Contents
Transcript of an interview conducted by Kelly J. Drake on 6 Aug. 1985 for the Ray Hillam military history project. Drake was in the United States Marine Corps starting in 1936 and later went into the United States Army in 1940. He served in North Africa for nine months and served in Sicily in 1943 with the ordinance section of the Seventh Army. He was later deployed to Germany in 1945 and met Russian troops on the Elbe River. Drake was sent home in July of 1945.
Dates
- 1985 August 6
Creator
- Drake, Kelly J. (Person)
- Waller, Gail E. (Person)
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 publish material from Gail E. Waller interview must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical Sketch
Veteran of World War II.
Extent
1 item (12 p.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
These materials were donated to Special Collections by Ray Hillam in 1999.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Grant P. Skabelund; 1999 April 8.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).
- Interviews
- Material Types
- Military
- Oral Histories
- Politics, Government, and Law
- Waller, Gail E. (interviewee)
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Africa, North
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Germany
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy -- Sicily
- World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Personal narratives
- Title
- Register of Gail E. Waller interview
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Garrett Schroath
- Date
- 2011 February 23
- 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.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States