Oral History Interview with Oscar H. Sauer, May 15, 1976 Page: 8
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Marcello:Oh, you could have practically whatever you wanted.
You know, prior to that, there was only one battleship
allowed to go into the harbor at one time--and not more
than one. Even prior to that, at stateside we were at
a state of emergency. And when we'd head stateside, then
there would be a state of emergency. They would only
allow only 10 per cent of the men to go ashore. But up
until Pearl Harbor, when we were at Pearl, I don't know
what percentage that was allowed to go over, but I'd
just like to bet you that we didn't have not more than
60 per cent of the personnel aboard that Sunday morning.
But how would the liberty routine work? In other words,
was it a port and starboard liberty?
Yes, it was port and starboard.
How many sections would they allow to have liberty at
one time? Three sections?
I'll tell you what, I believe they let more than that
go ashore. Whether they were lax or what, I don't know.
There was no one that needed to stay aboard. Well, to
give you an idea, we had six barbers aboard the ship,
and they would get liberty, and only one of the six
needed to stay aboard.
Now when you did have liberty, what time did you have
to be back aboard the California? Did you have a twelve
o'clock curfew?
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Marcello, Ronald E. & Sauer, Oscar E. Oral History Interview with Oscar H. Sauer, May 15, 1976, book, May 15, 1976; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc306809/m1/10/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Oral History Program.