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Oral history interview with Henry Singer recorded 2007 Feb. 5

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Title	Oral history interview with Henry Singer recorded 2007 Feb. 5
Description	Interview conducted by Michael Marinaro. Henry Singer joined the U.S. Coast Guard in 1964 after receiving a draft notice. He decided on the Coast Guard because he would be eligible for OCS (Officer Candidate School) in this branch of the military. He attended training in Yorktown, VA where the officer candidates trained in navigation, general ship handling, and leadership skills, in addition to physical training. After OCS, Singer was assigned to a base in Boston, MA where he was responsible for running all of the base activities, including the base PX and liquor store. After two years in Boston, he was assigned to the USCGC Evergreen which performed oceanographic work off the coast of South America. On this ship he was responsible for keeping track of the commissary. He didn’t particularly like this job, and was soon transferred to the USCGC Campbell where he was the communications officer. On this ship they collected weather information and patrolled the North Atlantic. At this time he also trained to be a cryptographic officer, which he did on the Campbell as well. He was released from duty in 1967, and returned to New York, where he returned to work and obtained his graduate degree under the GI Bill.
Coverage	1964-1967
Date Original	02/05/2007
Digital Format	video/x-ms-wmv
Duration	00:35:47
Contributors	Marinaro, Michael
Software	Windows Media Player required for viewing
Access Restrictions and Permissions	No access restrictions. For permission to reproduce contact Central Connecticut State University, Center for Public Policy and Social Research at (860) 832-2976
Image Identifier	VHP2007/2
Creator/Owner	Singer, Henry
War or Conflict	Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Branch of Service	United States. Coast Guard Reserve
Unit of Service	USCGC Evergreen; USCGC Campbell
Rank	Lieutenant
Status	Veteran
Subject	Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews United States. Coast Guard United States. Coast Guard. Officer Candidate School
Geographic Location	Boston (Mass.) Staten Island (New York, N.Y.) South America Yorktown (Va.)
Publisher	Central Connecticut State University. Center for Public Policy and Social Research
Language	eng
Relation	Veterans History Project (U.S.)
Type of Resource	Moving image
Citation	Henry Singer Papers. VHP2007/2 Veterans History Project; Central Connecticut State University, Center for Public Policy and Social Research.
Transcript	Interactive transcript available on Youtube.com http://youtu.be/bXAqfDtl0k4
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