Carroll, Kelli OH2147
Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center Transcript of an Oral History Interview with KELLI J. CARROLL Naval Supply Corps, US Navy 2019 OH 2147 OH 2147 Carroll, Kelli J., (1961–). Oral History Interview, 2019. Approximate length: 2 hours 39 minutes Contact WVM Research Center for access to original recording. Summary: This oral history interview with Kelli Carroll discusses her service with the Navy from 1984 to 2004 including the work she did with the Navy Supply Corps and her tours aboard the USS McKee, USS Cape Cod, USS Shasta, and USS Coronado. Carroll was born in Beloit, Wisconsin. After high school she attended UW-Whitewater before deciding to join the Navy and going to Orlando, Florida, for boot camp in 1984. She discusses being the guidon bearer in basic training, why she started smoking, meeting other lesbians, and firefighting training. Carroll went to A-School in Meridian, Mississippi, and trained as a ship's serviceman. She discusses how her supervisor got her into C-School where she learned advanced accounting and inventory skills. Carroll was assigned to the USS McKee out of San Diego, California, but put in a request to deploy with the USS Cape Cod in 1986. She discusses living in San Diego, going to gay bars and enjoying the laid-back attitude of the city. She explains the roll of the support ships in the Navy, describes the living conditions on the ship, her job in stockrooms, and cash handling. The USS Cape Cod deployed to Yokosuka, Japan, and Carroll describes it as a positive experience. After her deployment she was assigned to the Navy Exchange Service Command.
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