Oral History Interview with Oscar H. Sauer, May 15, 1976 Page: 10
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Sauer:You mean when the attack occurred?
If it had been three weeks later, she would have probably
been in Hawaii?
Now when the crew came back off liberty--let's say on
a Saturday night--what sort of condition would they usually
be in?
Well, most of them would be in just about the same condition
that they were in when they left the ship. Some of them
would come in a little raunchy, but I guess they were no
different than people in civilian life. They are just
as much of a cross-section as civilians. Some of them
liked to drink and carouse around, and others didn't.
When you thought of a typical Japanese during this period
in Pearl Harbor, what sort of a person did you usually
conjure up in your mind?
Well, we'd got to see quite a few on the island, but we
didn't think too much of them one way or another. In fact,
I believe that one of the cab drivers was a Japanese. We
all knew him, and he seemed okay.
Did you ever hear any of the old salts talk about the
fighting qualities of the Japanese Navy or anything of
this nature?
No, I really didn't. I talked to quite a few of the old
salty sailors, but I don't think that they actually knew
themselves, though we knew that the Japanese had a first
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Marcello, Ronald E. & Sauer, Oscar E. Oral History Interview with Oscar H. Sauer, May 15, 1976, book, May 15, 1976; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc306809/m1/12/?q=%221976-05%22&rotate=270: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Oral History Program.