Wayne Boyce, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, January 30, 2011

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Title Wayne Boyce, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, January 30, 2011
Alternative Title No. 598 Wayne Boyce
Creator Boyce, Wayne, 1926-
Contributor Cooley, Everett L.; University of Utah. American West Center; Lloyd, Becky B.
Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Date 2011-01-30
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Date Digital 2014-06-11
Spatial Coverage Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5780993/ ; San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5391959/ ; Arkansas, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/4099753/
Subject Boyce, Wayne, 1926- --Interviews; Poliomyelitis--Patients--Utah--Biography
Description Transcript (50 pages) of interview by Becky B. Lloyd with Wayne Boyce on January 30, 2011
Abstract Boyce (b. 1926) was born in Tuckerman, Arkansas. He attended The Citadel for one year (1943-44) before volunteering for the Army infantry in September 1944. He received basic training at Camp Robinson and additional training as an infantry rifleman. He was shipped to the Philippines with the 31st "Dixie" Division, 124th Regiment, Company E. Later assigned as a medic to his unit, he discusses his activities and experiences there. After boarding a ship to return to the States, he developed polio that affected his arms and legs. Placed in isolation onboard ship, he was immobilized and received around the clock care. After landing in San Francisco, Boyce was treated for a time in the hospital at the Presidio, then was transported by hospital train to the hospital at Fort Sam Houston, where he started physical therapy. Later he was transported by train in a Pullman car to Malvern, Arkansas, then by ambulance to the Army Navy Hospital in Hot Springs, Arkansas. He describes his care, therapy (including hot packs) and the hospital. Upon discharge he returned to school, where he earned a law degree and practiced law until retirement. Interview is part of the Polio Oral History Project. Interviewer: Becky B. Lloyd
Type Text
Genre oral histories (literary works)
Format application/pdf
Language eng
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ARK ark:/87278/s6c26dtm
Topic Poliomyelitis--Patients
Setname uum_elc
ID 799868
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6c26dtm