Earl "Bud" Clark and Breanna Mjelde
Recorded
April 4, 2022
Archived
April 4, 2022
39:59 minutes
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Id:
ddv001579
Description
Friends Earl "Bud" Clark (97) and Breanna Mjelde (19) talks about Bud's career in the U.S. Navy.Subject Log / Time Code
BC talks about when and why he joined the Navy.
BC talks about the parts of the world that he visited during his service.
BC speaks about his experience traveling to the Bikini Islands to view the atom bomb test, but being waylaid by a disease outbreak on his ship.
BC discusses his experience in basic training.
BC describes the experience of living on a submarine.
BC describes his experience in Portland, Oregon. He worked to collect a crew and supplies for a ship that was being commissioned. His entire base had to be quarantined due to a spinal meningitis outbreak.
BC describes his relationship with his family in is early life after the death of his father following high school.
BC describes how he met his first wife, Annie. He describes how his service was life-changing for her, as she'd never been out of Colorado before. They moved to Honolulu, Hawaii together.
BC describes an experience where he lost contact with the US while on the ocean and was deemed "lost at sea."
BC discusses his transition to NCIS after he retired from the Navy.
BC describes the kinds of labor he performed throughout his career in the Navy. He began his career as a quartermaster.
BC describes the kinds of craft he worked on throughout his career in the Navy.
BC describes what his health has been like since retirement. He's had a plethora of health problems since 2009.
Participants state their names, ages, and location.
Participants
- Earl "Bud" Clark
- Breanna Mjelde