Oral History Interview: Patrick Grube (1322)

Abstract

In his April 2013 interview with Abigail Miller, Patrick Grube talked about his experiences in the Navy. He joined his senior year of high school through a late entry program and was discharged in 2010. Grube spoke about his ship's deployment and their orders to wait off the coast of the Koreas as a deterrent against North Korea launching missiles at Hawaii. Grube discussed his knowledge of the destroyer, its history, and its capacity. He covered the following topics: enlistment, the Navy, the G.I. Bill, the Wisconsin G.I. Bill, the Post 9/11 G.I. Bill, reenlistment, discharge, and life after discharge. This interview was conducted for inclusion in the Badger Veterans project and is being stored in the Oral History Collection at the UW-Madison Archives