Oral History Interview with Russell R. Argabrite, May 3, 1984 Page: 16
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Oh, yes. They had short-range battle practice, gunnery,
engineering. Yes, there was quite a bit of competition.
In fact, there was some very fierce competition.
And I guess there was a great deal of pride, then, in being
able to display the "E" or something. Wasn't it painted
on the stack or something like that for a period of time?
Yes. Red if it was engineering, and white if it was gunnery
or any other form of competition.
Okay, you're in the Hawaiian Islands now, so let's talk
about a typical training exercise in which the California
would engage. For instance, on one of your typical training
exercises, what day of the week did the California usually
go out?
Well, just prior to Pearl Harbor, I think there was a number
of ships that operated the same way. We went out on Monday
and normally stayed two weeks and came back in on Friday,
spent the weekend, and went back out on Monday. We did this
for quite some time during that year, although we went back
to the States in November, right before the attack. But that
was the routine that we followed, I think, for at least that
year that I was on board.
Would approximately half of the battleships go out for this
two-week period, or would they all be out during this two-
week period?
Well, I don't know just how many, but there were quite a
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Marcello, Ronald E. & Argabrite, Russell R. Oral History Interview with Russell R. Argabrite, May 3, 1984, book, May 3, 1984; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc306836/m1/18/?q=%221984~%22: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Oral History Program.