Oral History Interview with William Cottingame, September 13, 1978 Page: 5
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that you entered the Navy?
Well, see, I joined . . . let me see . . . the draft came,
I believe, on the 8th of September. I was twenty-one the
2nd of September, 1940. I had my notice that I would be
inducted into the Navy--they drew my name sometime in October--
and I was aware that I would be inducted into the Navy or
go for my examination on the 19th of December. So I sent
them my I.D. card from boot camp. I'm a draft dodger,
really (chuckle).
Where did you take your boot camp?
San Diego.
Was there anything eventful that happened in boot camp that
you think we need to get as part of the record, or was it the
normal Navy boot camp at that time?
Oh, at that time, it was the normal Navy boot camp. They had
the normal USO. The highlight of our experiences there was
probably when Wendell Willke came by and interviewed some
of the lads, you know, as far as talking to them. What he was
doing was trying to find out what type of an individual was
being inducted into the Navy at that time, see. This was in
1941, oh, March, April, and May.
In other words, Willke had come to San Diego as a presidential
candidate at that time?
No, no. No, see, I believe this was after the election. The
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Marcello, Ronald E. & Cottingame, William. Oral History Interview with William Cottingame, September 13, 1978, book, September 13, 1978; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc306875/m1/7/?q=%221919~%22: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Oral History Program.