Felix S. Torres, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah

Transcript (30 pages) of an interview by Becky B. Lloyd with Felix S. Torres on June 25, 2004. From tape number 669 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History ProjectTorres (b. 1926) was drafted in June 1944 and took basic training at Fort Carson, Colorado. He was shipped to Europe at the time of the "Bulge" as an artillery machine gunner in the 8th Infantry Division, 28th Infantry Regiment, Company H. Torres recalls his first battle in Hurtgen Forest and describes occupation duty in Berlin following the war. He was discharged in May 1946, and served in the reserves for twelve years.Interviewed by Becky Lloyd. 30 pages