Oral History Interview with George M. Hemingway, May 18, 1974 Page: 2
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Hemingway:taken. There wasn't too much to work at, so I figured
to get more training, to get some background from the
Navy.
Why did you select the Navy as opposed to one of the
other branches of the service?
That's hard to say. I don't guess I liked being a foot
soldier. I thought the Marines were a little bit too
tough, so I figured the Navy was the best for me. I
liked the sea.
At the time that you entered the service, did you have
any idea that the country would very shortly be going
into war?
None whatsoever. I had no idea at all.
You must've been only about seventeen years old at the
time, is that correct?
Right.
Where did you take your boot camp?
San Diego.
Was there anything eventful that happened during boot
camp that you think needs to be a part of the record?
Nothing eventful. Just regular old boot training.
Did you go directly from San Diego over to Pearl Harbor?
From boot camp I went to aviation machinist's mate school.
That was at North Island in San Diego. I went through
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Marcello, Ronald E. & Hemingway, George M. Oral History Interview with George M. Hemingway, May 18, 1974, book, May 18, 1974; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1923887/m1/4/: accessed June 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Oral History Program.