Allen Powers interview
Scope and Contents
Transcript of an interview conducted by Jim Keezell on 5 July 1985 for the Ray Hillam project. Powers was in the United States Marine Corps stationed at Sugie, Japan, with the First Marine Air Wing in 1964 when he learned he was being deployed to Vietnam. He had already been in the Marine Corps for six years and had received much training. He landed in Danang, Vietnam, and was a plane commander in the UH23 Delta helicopter. He told about his attack missions and about killing others and being shot at. He served his tour of duty but was ordered to return to Vietnam in 1968 and told about his experiences at that time. At first, he thought the war was justified because the United States was fighting against communism, but he later thought all the combat was unneccessary because the American forces were not fighting to win the war.
Dates
- 1985 July 5
Creator
- Powers, Allen (Person)
- Keezell, Jim (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 Allen Powers interview must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Extent
1 item (15 p.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
This material was donated by Ray Hillam 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).
- Title
- Allen Powers interview
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Rose Frank
- Date
- 22 February 2011
- Description rules
- Appm
- 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