Oral history interview with Robert William Thompson, 2006 March 2

File — Carton: 1, Folder: 70

Identifier: MSS 9148 File 70

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Scope and Contents

Contains an oral history interview with Robert William Thompson, conducted by Don E. Norton on March 2, 2006. Includes transcript, index to transcript, and one audiocassette.

Dates

2006 March 2

Creator

Norton, Don Evan, 1902-1983 (interviewer, Person)
Thompson, Robert W. (interviewee, 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

Robert W. Thompson was born in Myrtle Point, Oregon and grew up in Fruita, Colorado. He joined the navy shortly after graduating high school. He traveled around the world on the USS Independence as an engineman. Using prior drafting knowledge, he redesigned parts of his ship and the blueprints were sent to Washington D.C. to be used in new ship designs. While on assignment in Scotland, he married a Scottish girl. They returned to the United States and had a daughter. He taught at engineman school for a short time and then returned to Colorado to work in engine repair.