Oral history interview with Lesley Leroy Beck, 2016 September 24

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Identifier: MSS 9148 File 9

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Scope and Contents

Don E. Norton oral history interview with Lesley Leroy Beck, dated September 24, 2016. Includes one audiocasette, a biographical data sheet, a transcript and an accompanying index to the transcript.

Dates

2016 September 24

Creator

Beck, Lesley Leroy (interviewee, Person)
Norton, Don E. (1934-) (interviewer, 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 this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.

Biographical History

Lesley Leroy Beck served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Lesley Leroy Beck was born and raised in Centerfield, Utah. The men in his family had served in the military, leading him to volunteer for the draft. He was sent to the Demilitarized Zone in Korea where he served in the infantry. He did a lot of mechanical work and helped build schools for Korean children. After two years of military service, he returned to Utah. He took welding classes and worked in farming. He married two separate times and raised six daughters.