I think, like a lot of other people who have been in the service, you'd been delayed in what you were doing. You wanted to catch up and the best way to catch up was to move as fast as…

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I was always good at math and science and physics.

I was always good at math and science and physics.

The only kind of movement you could make in the Navy was to be a...

The only kind of movement you could make in the Navy was to be a...

I did graduate with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering in 1948.

I did graduate with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering in 1948.

Then I came back and restarted at the UW that fall.

Then I came back and restarted at the UW that fall.

But I decided I wanted more education and I had to make a choice between...

But I decided I wanted more education and I had to make a choice between...

I got called back into the Navy during the Korean War.

I got called back into the Navy during the Korean War.

I think I finally chose the graduate degree in engineering primarily because it only took...

I think I finally chose the graduate degree in engineering primarily because it only took...

I might say that in retrospect, looking at where the community college system is today,...

I might say that in retrospect, looking at where the community college system is today,...

When it came time to go to the University, it was during the war.

When it came time to go to the University, it was during the war.

And then, when I went into the Navy, there was no choice. You took about...

And then, when I went into the Navy, there was no choice. You took about...

Actually, as that first association continued, we got a little more legitimate. In those days,...

Actually, as that first association continued, we got a little more legitimate. In those days,...

I really got to a point where I thought maybe I would want to be...

I really got to a point where I thought maybe I would want to be...

I stayed in the Navy until July of 1946.

I stayed in the Navy until July of 1946.

We had a big party that night and everybody went around gathering results from various...

We had a big party that night and everybody went around gathering results from various...

I didn't take very much part in activities on campus at that time.

I didn't take very much part in activities on campus at that time.