| Title |
Horton, George OH18_028 |
| Creator |
Weber State University, Stewart Library: Oral History Program |
| Contributors |
Horton, George, Interviewee; Kamppi, Sara, and Chaffee, Alyssa, Interviewers |
| Collection Name |
World War II "All Out for Uncle Sam" Oral Histories |
| Description |
The World War II "All Our for Uncle Sam" oral history project contains interviews from veterans fo the war, wives of soldiers, as well as individuals who were present during the wary years. The interviews became the compelling background stories for the "All Out for Uncle Sam" exhibit. The project recieved funding from Utah Division of State HIstory, Utah Humanities Council and Weber County RAMP. |
| Abstract |
The following is an oral history with George Horton, conducted on November 8, 2017 by Sara Kamppi and Alyssa Chaffee. Horton discusses his life, his experiences serving in the United States Navy, and other experiences and memories regarding World War II. |
| Image Captions |
George Horton in the U.S. Navy, WWII circa 1940s; George H. Horton LST 970, Leyte PI circa 1940s; George Horton circa 1940s; George H. Horton circa 1940s; George H. Burton Bombing and Fighting Squadron 74. VBF-74 and Fighting Squadron Two Baker, VF2B USS MIDWAY CVB-41 circa 1940s; Male intermural softball league champs George is second from the right on the middle row. 1958; George Horton on right 2017 |
| Subject |
Great Depression, 1929; World War, 1939-1945; United States. Navy |
| Digital Publisher |
Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, USA |
| Date |
2017 |
| Date Digital |
2019 |
| Temporal Coverage |
1924; 1925; 1926; 1927; 1928; 1929; 1930; 1931; 1932; 1933; 1934; 1935; 1936; 1937; 1938; 1939; 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949; 1950; 1951; 1952; 1953; 1954; 1955; 1956; 1957; 1958; 1959; 1960; 1961; 1962; 1963; 1964; 1965; 1966; 1967; 1968; 1969; 1970; 1971; 1972; 1973; 1974; 1975; 1976; 1977; 1978; 1979; 1980; 1981; 1982; 1983; 1984; 1985; 1986; 1987; 1988; 1989; 1990; 1991; 1992; 1993; 1994; 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999; 2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009; 2010; 2011; 2012; 2013; 2014; 2015; 2016; 2017 |
| Item Size |
29p.; 29cm.; 3 bound transcripts; 4 file folders; 1 video disc: 4 3/4 in. |
| Medium |
Oral History |
| Spatial Coverage |
Saginaw; Saginaw, Michigan, United States; http://sws.geonames.org/5007989, 43.41947, -83.95081; Great Britain, England, United Kingdom, http://sws.geonames.org/2648147, 54, -2; Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia, Canada, http://sws.geonames.org/6091530, 45.00015, -62.99865; Prince Edward Island, Prince Edward Island, Canada, http://sws.geonames.org/6113358, 46.39808, -63.29844 |
| Type |
Text |
| Conversion Specifications |
Filmed using a Sony HDR-CX430V digital video camera. Sound was recorded with a Sony ECM-AW3(T)bluetooth microphone. Transcribed using Express Scribe Transcription Software Pro 6.10 Copyright NCH Software. |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
Materials may be used for non-profit and educational purposes, please credit University Archives; Weber State University |
| Source |
Weber State University Archives |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s62sern1 |
| Setname |
wsu_webda_oh |
| ID |
104277 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s62sern1 |
