| Title |
Francine Sorensen, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Frances Merrill, April 14, 2004 |
| Alternative Title |
Francine Sorensen, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Sorensen, Francine, 1948- |
| Contributor |
Merrill, Frances; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2004-04-14 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
San Diego, San Diego County, California, United States |
| Subject |
Sorensen, Francine, 1948- --Interviews; Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American; Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Women--United States--Biography; United States--Naval Reserve--Women's Reserve; Veterans--United States--Biography |
| Keywords |
Disbursing clerk; Naval Finance Center; WAVEs |
| Description |
Transcript (20 pages) of an interview by Frances Merrill with Francine Sorensen on April 14, 2004. Part of the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Sorensen (b. 1948) enlisted in the Navy in March 1968. She served as a Petty Officer 3rd Class Disbursing Clerk at the Naval Finance Center in San Diego until 1970. Interviewed by Frances Merrill. 20 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
20 pages |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
 |
| Scanning Technician |
Mazi Rakhsha |
| Conversion Specifications |
Original scanned with Kirtas 2400 and saved as 400 ppi uncompressed TIFF. PDF generated by Adobe Acrobat Pro X for CONTENTdm display |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s67s9qtg |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; Vietnam War (1961-1975); United States. Naval Reserve. Women's Reserve |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1029004 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s67s9qtg |
| Title |
Page 8 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1028990 |
| OCR Text |
Show FRANCINE OREN EN pril 14, 2004 But we used to have to stand duty on the base. So they let us off work early n ugh that we could get to the base by 5:00 to stand duty. Every fourth day we would have to pend th night in the barracks and take our turn standing duty in the barracks. FHM: What does that entail, standing duty? What does that mean? FS: They called us the Officer of the Deck. Even though it was a barracks, they still call it Officer of the Deck. So, you would sign on that you were in charge of the barracks. If there was a fire drill you would ensure that everybody got out in time. If there was anything going on-smoking where they shouldn't be smoking-or any sort of thing. Curfews were enforced and that sort of thing. Mainly, it was just kind of a nominal duty. I think the whole time I did that there was only one occurrence. We had a fire alarm, and it was my duty to see that the fire engines were called and that the barracks was evacuated appropriately. FHM: Did you like that when you were called into that type of duty? FS: No, I didn't like it at all because I had to live in the barracks when I first was stationed there, and I made it my business to get out of the barracks as soon as possible. It was not a good place to be. And I did not like going back standing duty. FHM: How did you stay in touch with your family? FS: My family was in San Bernardino, and I was stationed in San Diego for most of the time. That's about a two hour drive. So, occasionally, I would drive home, or we would talk on the telephone. And my parents would write letters occasionally. But, mostly, it was either telephone, or I would drive home on a weekend to visit. FHM: What was the feedback in the military? Did you eat in the mess hall? 7 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s67s9qtg/1028990 |
