Oral History Interview with John Lowe, Jr., August 7, 1978 Page: 18
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Lowe:they went, I don't know. But as far as liberty for the Neosho
crew, I don't recall any.
Did that cause a certain amount of bitching and griping?
Well, now as well as I can recall, I believe it did. But any-
way, this was late at night, and we tied up right among all
those battleships.
Evidently, that was a rather pretty sight that night with all
the running lights and everything on.
It was beautiful. The battleships were lined up two-by-two,
and we just slid right in there among them, so to speak. The
next morning, I had the eight to twelve o'clock gangway watch.
In the meantime, was the unloading of the fuel continuing?
Still continuing. Correct.
And this was being unloaded at Ford Island?
Right.
What battleships were you among there? Do you remember which
ones were closest to you?
Well, after looking at some of those pictures later, I believe
we were close to the California, and the Arizona wasn't too
far away from us, and I believe the Tennessee and the Maryland
. . and I'm thinking along those lines. Now I had been aboard
the Arizona before that while I was aboard the Argonne, and it
wasn't too far from there because I recognized that ship when
we came in. A friend of mine was on that ship.
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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/m1/20/?q=%22%22~1&rotate=0: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Oral History Program.