Oral History Interview with Oscar H. Sauer, May 15, 1976 Page: 2
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When did you join the Navy?
I joined the Navy in 1939, in November.
Why did you decide to join the service?
I decided then that the service . . . I thought or I
believed, anyways, that we were going to war sooner or
later. And I thought I ought to join the Navy and acquaint
myself with the military service in case of war.
Why did you decide to join the Navy as opposed to the
Army or one of the other branches of the service?
I believed that the Navy was more to my liking. I guess
it was because of the cleanliness of the living conditions.
Where did you take your boot camp?
In San Diego.
Was there anything eventful that happened in boot camp
that you think ought to be a part of the record?
Well, I'll tell you that all I can say is that they
worked at it (laughter).
It was a typical Navy boot camp. How long was boot camp
at that time?
It was about three months.
And it was later on that they cut it down to as little
as six weeks, I believe. Okay, where did you go from
boot camp?
I went aboard the USS California.Sauer:
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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/m1/4/?q=%221976-05%22: accessed June 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Oral History Program.