Rocoff, Charles

Object Type

Oral history

Object ID

14698

Date

June 24 2006

Description

Charles Rocoff (1923- ) began working at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in 1942 shortly after finishing high school in Brooklyn. He worked for about one years as a pipefitter before going into active military service in 1943. In his interview, Rocoff explains his job as a pipefitter (plumber) for the ships at the Yard, for which he was primarily worked on repairs. He observed that the British ships that he worked on were much dirtier than the American ships he repaired. Rocoff also talks about working with asbestos, training, security at the Yard, and his coworkers.

Related Collection

Brooklyn Navy Yard Oral History Project

Subjects

Labor and Yard Workers, Security