Jerry Foss interview by James Foss, 2013

Interview with Jerry Foss; US Navy 68-70; USS Seafox; Awarded National Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal.

Topics covered: Early life - prior to enlistment; Family and military; Basic and acclimation to Navy life; Submariner and Quartermaster schools; Military life - tours on board sub; Vietnam; effects of military service on him; Recreation while at sea; End of service; Navigation story - dead reckoning; Return home; Information on the USS Sea Fox; Thoughts on Mandatory Service on the Navy as a career; Adjusting to civilian life - keeping incontact with shipmates; pride in service.

0:37 Place of birth 0:42 Introduces parents and thier professions 1:23 What he was doing prior to enlisting 1:49 Events that led up to his enlisting 2:20 Why he chose the Navy 2:40 Describes siblings involvement with military 3:13 Training Camp 5:10 Acclimation to military life 5:48 The food 6:36 Social activities 7:45 Qualifying for Submarine duty 8:30 Quartermaster school 9:10 Where he was stationed/his tour 9:55 The "West back" portion of his tour 11:35 Length of patrols 12:05 Travel prior to military 12:38 Fond memories of his tour 13:55 Missing Muster 14:59 Entering Vietnam Arena 16:30 Witnessing gunfire 16:45 How military service effected him 18:15 Thoughts on mandatory military service 19:02 Describes any residual evidence of WWII 20:25 Emotional effects of military service 21:45 How he kept in touch with family and friends 22:59 Recreation time while at sea 24:18 Where he was upon completing his service 24:49 Navigation story with out cellestial nav. - dead reckoning 28:05 Returning home 28:45 Any negative experiences upon returning 29:25 The decommisioning of the USS Sea Fox 30:30 Reception by friends and family upon returning 31:15 Thoughts of Navy as a career 32:00 Adjusting to civillilan life 33:20 Pride of Service 33:35 How he kept in contact with fellow servicemen 35:30 Life lessons learned 36:35 A friendly fire near miss 38:05 Negative bouyancy incident