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Orem Heritage Museum video interviews of long-time Orem residents
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2251
Scope and Contents
Interviews discuss historical events of Orem and the lives of noted Orem residents during the 20th century. Topics include farming and fruit growing, World War II (reminiscences of serving in the military), industrial and commercial development, railroads (inter-urban line), Orem's World War II prisoner of war camp and host of other local history topics. The interviews also address the development and history of the United States Steel Corporation Geneva Works (formerly Columbia-Geneva...
Dates:
1983-1999
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Albert L. Winkler interview with Herbert K. and Erika W. Commichaux
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2778
Scope and Contents
Typescript of an interview (64 pages) conducted by Albert L. Winkler and Corey Clement on November 9, 2001. Commichaux tells about his position as a company commander in the German Army with the rank of captain. He participated in numerous campaigns including the invasion of Poland in 1939. He fought on the Russian front from 1941 to 1945, was wounded twice, and was captured by the United States Army in 1945. Also included is an interview of Commichaux's wife, Erika, on the same...
Dates:
2001
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Calvin William Elton interviews
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 3184
Scope and Contents
Interview conducted by Murray Duff on April 16, 1985 for the Ray Hillam war project. Elton enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps in 1940, but he was used in ground combat in the Philippines in 1941. He was captured by the Japanese in 1942. He experienced the Bataan Death march for five days and was placed in a prison camp. Many men died every day because of disease and malnutrition. Elton talked about how he and his close friends kept each other alive. In 1943, he was sent to Japan....
Dates:
1985 April 16
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Walter H. Speidel interview
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 3174
Scope and Contents
Transcript of an interview conducted on 28 March 1985 by Burt Speidel, Walter's son, for the Ray Hillam military history project. Walter was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and was raised in Germany. He told about the Mormon missionaries that had to leave the country in 1938, and he was afraid that Germany and the United States would have to fight each other. He was in the Hitler Youth that had meetings on Sunday which made it difficult for him to go to Church....
Dates:
1985 March 28
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
G. Easton Brown interview
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 3179
Scope and Contents
Transcript of an interview conducted by Clayton Dahle on 3 July 1985 for the Ray Hillam war project. Brown served as a gunner for the United States Army Air Corps and flew combat missions against the Japanese. He was shot down and captured by the Japanese. Even though he was starved and tortured, he managed to survive. He said that the United States participation in World War II was justified.
Dates:
1985 July 3
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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