I was in Company 272 in at Boot Camp in San Diego and then for a couple of months worked in the mess hall office typing the menus. Then went to the RecSta
: : Served at Treasure Island from 5/30/51 to 9/22/52
: : Treasure Island was my first duty station out of boot camp (San
: Diego). I was assigned as a mess cook in the Receiving Station mess
: hall, feeding hundreds of transient Navy and Marine personnel as well
: as the ship's company every day. After four months I was assigned to
: the Transfer Section of the Receiving Station where I worked the
: Speed-Ball Desk for the next 12 months, after which, I was accepted
: for Submarine School at New London, Conn. This was one of the
: highlights of my 20 year Navy careed. Even though the Commanding
: Officer boasted that he was the measnest SOB in the Navy, carrying out
: that boast daily, it was still a wonderful tour.
: : p.s. I came back to the Bay Area for a four year tour at the Naval
: Recruiting Station located at the Federal Building on the corner of
: Levenworth and Grove Streets, San Francisco.