Like my dad did. When was he in? He was in WWII and Vietnam, and he stayed in the Navy for 27 years. Did ya'll ever have leave, and if you did what did you do while you were on leave? After San Diego I was transferred to Moffett Field, California, and attached to a mack fighter unit. You had regular hours there, and when you didn't have duty like standing watch or stuff like that you could get into town and go to a movie or whatever you wanted to do. Do you recall any unusual events during your leaves? No. Back then there wasn't a lot of public transportation where our base was. Sometimes we had to hitchhike. I was close to San Francisco and we would go there, and of course I met some friends, and one friend in particular. He had a brother in Bakersfield, and we would hitchhike down there. We would hitchhike into San Jose, and it was the next biggest town to our base. Did you ever keep a personal diary while you were in the service? No. Do you recall the day your service ended? Where were you? Treasure Island-right out of San Francisco-July 5. They sent you there for about two weeks before you were discharged, and there was a mustering out procedure you had to follow. They were trying to convince you to reenlist-what all the advantages were. Did you make any close friendships while you were in the service, and did you continue those close friendships, and how long? No. A couple of years ago I contacted the Veterans Administration and tracked down the fellow I told you I went to Bakersfield with a few times, and since then
Interview with Joe Dreyer, Jr., a member of the United States Navy during the Korean War, originally from Baytown, Texas. He answers questions and elaborates on his experiences in boot camp, where he was stationed, what his jobs were, etc.; also covered are his thoughts on the war going on in Afghanistan.
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