Oral History Interview with Hugh E. Law, May 15, 1982 Page: 8
This book is part of the collection entitled: UNT Oral Histories and was provided to The Portal to Texas History by the UNT Oral History Program.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
8
I got the job nights, is because they'd had trouble with the
guys not answering the phone, and the phone in the five or six
months I was there never rang the second time, I always
answered it rtght away, Captain 'Davis got some pretty good
reco mendations because they'd been having trouble with it before.
How much contact, direct or indirect, did you have with General
Short here at Fort Shafter?
None, other than on the phone, just cal ling him and that type of
thing,
As one gets closer and closer to December 7, and as conditions
between the 'DTlkted States and Japan continued to deteriorate,.,
I transferred -up to Finance then because I couldn-t continue
at the Univexsity of Hawaii, and I had to drop out there, I didn't
like the Job, and I told the first sergeant what he could do with
it, ad 2 got busted again, and I transferred.
A buddy of mine, iLieutenant Kiinger, at the University of
Oregon had come over and was in the headquarters of the Hawaiian
Department, He was going into 'Finance, and he knew Colonel BAldwin,
and he knee Colonel Baldwin needed soiie clerks. He told me that I
could do a lot better than staying in the Signal Corps if I'd go in
Tingnce, So he he picked it up for 'me, I was on the track team atthe UJniversity of Oregon, and Kinger played basketball there, We ran
into each other around the gym a jitttle bt and knew each other,
bwt,,,and then when he ran into'xe as a 97C, why, I guess he
tried to help me out and got =e into Tinance, So I moved up toMarcello;:
Llaw:
lMarcello :
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This book can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Book.
Marcello, Ronald E. & Law, Hugh E. Oral History Interview with Hugh E. Law, May 15, 1982, book, May 15, 1982; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2100324/m1/10/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Oral History Program.