William E. Christensen, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah

Transcript (26 pages) of an interview by Winston P. Erickson with William E. Christensen on June 9, 2000. This is from tape number 37 in the "Saving the Legacy Oral History ProjectChristensen (b. 1925) recalls growing up in Salt Lake City, learning to ski, and being drafted into the army the day after he graduated from high school in June 1944. At the end of basic training he volunteered for mountain combat training and was assigned to the 10th Mountain Division. Christensen describes combat in the Apennine Mountains of Italy. He was discharged in June 1946. 26 pages