Oral History Interview with Louis Roffman, December 8, 1980 Page: 18
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Marcello:
Roffman:
Marcello:
Roffman:You were going to take a B-17 on the Saratoga?
No, it was a B-17 crew, not the airplane. We were going
to go on the USS Saratoga, and we were going to watch them
on tactical and actual wartime maneuvers. This was toDid you ever frequent the "Snake Ranch" very much when
you were there at Hickam?
(Laughter) I'm surprised you know about that. Yes, I did
(laughter). Yes, that was a beer place over there, and
we used to have little checks where, if you didn't have
the right amount, if you didn't have any money, you'd
be able to get...it was almost like a loan from the PX, and
you'd sign a receipt, and you'd buy your beer with those
checks.
As one gets closer and closer to December 7, 1941, and
as conditions between the United States and Japan continued
to deteriorate, what changes could you detect in your
routine, that is, in your daily work routine and assignments?
Well, I'd say approximately seven months, maybe, before
December the 7, we were starting various types of maneuvers,
dispersing airplanes, concentrating primarily on more
German aircraft recognitions. We did have a few Japanese
recognition sessions but nothing of any significance.
Now an incident happened with my crew. I was a B-17
flight engineer at that time, and we would take a crew
and go on a three-day cruise on the Saratoga.Marcello:
Roffman:
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Marcello, Ronald E. & Roffman, Louis. Oral History Interview with Louis Roffman, December 8, 1980, book, December 8, 1980; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2100315/m1/20/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Oral History Program.