Oral History Interview with John Lowe, Jr., August 7, 1978 Page: 17
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Lowe:could have been one of those two-man submarines. Do you
remember this incident at all?
No, I don't. Later on in my story, I'll tell you why, because
I wasn't even on the ship at that time when that happened or
when this was being talked about, Do you want me to continue
with when we entered the harbor--my version of it?
Yes. Okay, you entered the harbor, and you first of all docked
close to Hickam Field, where you unloaded a portion of the
aviation gasoline.
Okay, during this time, the Air Force or the Navy was having
kind of a two plane pulling a sock, and the antiaircraft
batteries were firing at that sock. It was kind of a training
exercise, and that kind of fascinated me because I never seen
that before.
Now this was being done on Saturday afternoon while the Neosho
was unloading.
Yes, while unloading at Hickam Field. And about nine o'clock
that night, as well as I recall, the Neosho got underway from
Hickam Field and went on in to Pearl Harbor itself and tied up
at Ford Island.
In the meantime, nobody has liberty aboard the Neosho. Is that
right?
That's correct. When we tie up at Ford Island, all of our
transit passengers,as well as I recall, went ashore. Now where
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Marcello, Ronald E. & Lowe, John, Jr. Oral History Interview with John Lowe, Jr., August 7, 1978, text, August 7, 1978; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1529186/m1/19/?q=%22%22~1&rotate=90: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Oral History Program.