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.