Oral History Interview with Garland Romagosa, November 15, 1987 Page: 5
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Romagosa:And what would that process do?
It would take all the marks out of the deck. In fact,
we had a vice-admiral on the ship. He was the battle
commander--battle commander--and that was his station on
the ship. Sometimes they put lime on the deck, and that
would make it really hard to clean after that (chuckle).
Now normally, once that holystoning process was
completed, what color would that deck be?
It was teakwood--wood.
But what color would it be?
Almost white.
And how often would you normally do that?
Once a week.
Let's talk a little bit about your quarters aboard the
California. Let me ask you this. Did you sleep in a
hammock when you first went aboard?
When I first went aboard, yes. We slept in a hammock
until we were assigned to our division.
Describe the process of sleeping in a hammock because,
again, that's another part of the Navy that's not
around.Pitiful.
Can you continue? How did it work?
Well, they had hooks on the overhead, and then you hung
it on each end. Then you'd pull it so taut--as taut as
you could pull it--and you know what a hammock is
(chuckle)!5
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Marcello, Ronald E. & Romagosa, Garland. Oral History Interview with Garland Romagosa, November 15, 1987, book, November 15, 1987; Denton, TX. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2137867/m1/7/: accessed June 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Oral History Program.