Bishop, David E.
Person
Dates
- Existence: June 17, 1940
Biography
David Bishop, from Los Angeles, California, served on board the submarine USS Growler (SSG-577) as a torpedoman third class (TM3) from December 1959 until September 1961.
Chronology:
- September 1959
- Start Date of Military Service
- December 1959
- Start Date of Service Aboard Growler
- September 1961
- End Date of Service Aboard Growler
- End Date of Military Service
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
David E. Bishop Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 118
Scope and Contents
David Bishop served on Growler as a torpedoman third class from December 1959 to September 1961. He began his interview by explaining his decision to join the Navy when he was seventeen years old. Bishop then noted boot camp in San Diego and submarine schools in San Francisco, stating that submarined schools taught you the basic systems aboard a submarine and that the actual operation of these systems occurred once you were on board a boat. As Bishop continued, he described his first day on...
Dates:
September 16, 2016