Oral History Interview with Russell R. Argabrite, May 3, 1984 Page: 5
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Argabrite:that's where they sent you.
What did you think about the idea of going aboard a battleship?
Oh, I anticipated going aboard. I was anxious to get aboard.
This was all new for me. I was a country boy--raised on a
farm, never been out of the state hardly at all except for
the CCC camp that they had at that time. But other than that,
I hadn't traveled any, and I was looking forward to "joining
the Navy and seeing the world" bit and that aspect of it.
You mentioned the CCC's a moment ago. Were you in the CCC's
at one time?
Yes, directly when I graduated from high school. I graduated
when I was seventeen, and I went to the CCC camp for six
months, until I was old enough to join the Navy.
I guess the reason I thought about the CCC camp is because
we have a New Deal Project, too. When push comes to shove,
and I don't get enough Pearl Harbor interviews, I might
interview you again on your CCC experiences.
I'll be glad to. That was interesting.
Now you mentioned that you picked up the California in Seattle.
What kind of reception did you get when you went aboard? I
mean, after all, you were still basically a "boot" even though
you ay have thought you were "salty."
I wasn't basically a "boot"; I was a "boot" (chuckle). Well,
I guess we were handled in the normal way they handled "boots"
when they came aboard. I know that was one of the few battleships
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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/m1/7/?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.