The only kind of movement you could make in the Navy was to be a platoon leader or one of those kinds of things as you got more senior in your Navy career.

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

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

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

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

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...

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.

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 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.

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...

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...

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 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.

I was always good at math and science and physics.

I was always good at math and science and physics.

I stayed in the Navy until July of 1946.

I stayed in the Navy until July of 1946.

I think, like a lot of other people who have been in the service, you'd...

I think, like a lot of other people who have been in the service, you'd...

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...

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,...