GREENEHAROLD

Interview with Harold T. Greene, 1973

 

1973-12-05

 

Interviewer: Gietzen, Charles

Greene joined the United States Navy in 1917 and first came to San Diego in 1921. He discusses life in the Navy, San Diego during the Great Depression, the cost of living, Third Street whorehouses, training, and Navy hierarchy, along with other subjects. This oral history was conducted in the Mesa College Library and was digitized by the California Audiovisual Preservation Project (CAVPP).

Great Depression; Harold T. Greene; California Audiovisual Preservation Project; CAVPP; Charles Gietzen; United States Navy; San Diego; United States Ship Pennsylvania; United States Ship Altair; Old Steam Navy; United States Ship Arkansas; United States Ship Antares; Cost of living; Shore patrol; Band concerts; Weber Piano Factory; Immigrants; World War I; Coaling (ships); Typesetters; Interviews; Oral histories; San Diego Navy commissary; Grocery prices; Wages; Civilian Conservation Corps; Health care; Babysitting; Moonlighting; Amateur boxing; Navy housing (San Diego); Shore leave; Whorehouses; United States Navy ranks; Base pay; United States Navy athletics; Winnie Greene; United States Navy marriage regulations; Anchor pools; Dry docks

7250 Mesa College Drive

California - San Diego - Mesa College

Copyrighted. Rights are owned by Harold T. Greene. Greene has given San Diego State University, Special Collections and University Archives permission to provide access to the digitized work online. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owner.

 

 

English

 

Audiotape

01:12:02

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GREENEHAROLD

See GREENEHAROLD transcript

 

Audio

MP3

90.27 MB