Oral History Interview with Oscar H. Sauer, May 15, 1976 Page: 5
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Sauer :I see. What was the morale like aboard the battleship
prior to Pearl Harbor?
I would say that it was very high. We were a happy-go-
lucky bunch. We had some sort of an idea, especially
after May of '41, that we were closer toward it than we
had ever been.
How did you get this idea?
We were confronted by the Japanese Navy in the northern
waters in '41, and that didn't set so good.
What sort of a confrontation was this?
They laid a sub across the bow of our flagship, which
was the California, and challenged it.
What happened?
We were ordered to proceed to Pearl Harbor, and then we
went into Battleship Row.
What was the food like aboard the California during this
pre-Pearl Harbor period?
I would say that the food was good. I had no complaints
about the food. I thought we had real good food. We
had some real good cooks.
What were the living quarters like aboard the California?
Regular bunk-type. They were collapsable and usually
four deep.
In other words, you missed the hammocks?
I did have to sleep on a hammock aboard the USS Lexington
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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/m1/7/?q=%221976-05%22: accessed June 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Oral History Program.