Frank Whitaker interview with Albert E. Haines
Scope and Contents
Typescript of an interview conducted by Frank Whitaker on 29 Jan. 1985 for Hillam's War Project at Brigham Young University. Haines talks about his training in the United States Army, his deployment to combat in October 1944 as a platoon leader, and his participation in the battles of the Hurtgen Forest and the Bulge. He was severely wounded by machine gun fire on 13 Jan. 1945.
Dates
- 1985 January 29
Creator
- Whitaker, Frank (Person)
- Haines, Albert E. (Albert Edwyn), 1922- (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 Interview must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
Haines was a colonel at the time of the interview. He served in the United States Army during World War II and was 19 years of age in 1941.
Extent
43 p. (0.2 linear ft.) : 1 interview; 1 reel-to-reel sound tape.
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
This item was found in the receptionist's are of the office of Special Collections.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).
- Title
- Register of Frank Whitaker interview with Albert E. Haines
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Rose Frank
- Date
- 1 June 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.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States