G. Easton Brown interview
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
Creator
- Dahle, Clayton (Person)
- Brown, G. Easton (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 G. Easton Brown interview must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Veteran of World War II.
Extent
1 item (23 p.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
These materials were donated to the 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).
- Brown, G. Easton (interviewee)
- Interviews
- Material Types
- Military
- Oral Histories
- Politics, Government, and Law
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, American
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese
- World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Personal narratives
- Title
- Register of G. Easton Brown 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