United States (nation) -- Virginia (state) -- Norfolk (independent city) -- Norfolk (inhabited place) -- Naval Station Norfolk (naval base)
Subject
Subject Source: Places (Getty Thesaurus Of Geographic Names)
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Intrepid Then, Now, Forever: Volume 1 Number 1, September 18, 1943
Digital Collection
Identifier: 19430918.pdf
Dates:
September 18, 1943
Uel W. Smith Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 113
Scope and Contents
Uel Smith served aboard Growler as a seaman from 1958 to 1960. Smith began his interview by discussing the first time he saw Growler and explaining how he came to serve aboard Growler. He then backtracked and stated that he joined the Navy with a group of friends from Missouri when he was 17 years old. Smith continued, noting that he attended boot camp in Bainbridge, Maryland, and sub school in New London, CT. He described the submarine specific training he received, such as exercises...
Dates:
September 14, 2016