Robert Ulrich:
CLASS OF 1945
Livingston High SchoolClass of 1945
Livingston, CA
Robert's Story
Robert is from Davis, California. Robert is married. Robert's schools include Livingston High School.
Because we were still in World War 2 at graduation I had taken a leave from High School to study electronics and Morse Code in San Francisco during part of my senior year. My mentor, LHS history teacher Mr Rose had served as a Merchant Marine Radio Officer, had advised me about what I needed to learn to become a Radio Officer. I had taught myself International
Morse code but was not very fast at it. The 3 months at Pacific Radio School in San Francisco, during my senior year was what I needed to get licensed and my Coast Guard papers. When I got my diploma from LHS I was ready and was assigned as 2nd Officer aboard the the 10,000 ton SS Gretna Victory and we were at sea in 3 days enroute to Siapan and Tennian with a load of amunition. We returned on VJ Day Aug 14, 1945, my 18th birthday. I returned to sea ...Expand for more
and sailed for the next 2 and a half years. I quit to go to San Jose State aiming to be a radio announcer. I had a part time job as an announcer at KLOK my sophomore year. After the first year I sailed again in the summer as a radio officer on a Matson lines passenger ship.
After two years of college II worked in radio for 5 years and then in the early days of TV for 15years. In 1969 I left my job as News Anchor and Director at channel 11 in San Jose to become the Public Information Officer for the Silicon Valley. I worked for Mayor Ron James and then Mayor Norm Minetta. Minitta later became the Sec of Defense during the George Bush administration. In 1979 I joined the staff of the University of California at Davis and retired from there after 17 years. My wife Nancy and I live in Davis. Nancy also retired from UC Davis where
she was employed in the Directors Office of the Veternarian Teaching Hospital.
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