Oral History Interview with Joe C. Dillon, June 6, 1980 Page: 31
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our steam up, and also the Nevada had run aground in the
channel nearby, I understand, and we had to wait for the
Nevada to be pulled out of the way so we could get by.
I understand that our ship backed out of this berth,
and the camel that was placed across the berth at the rear
of the ship--to protect it from .torpedoes--was just pushed
out by the ship's own movement instead of having the crew
go out and move it. So we backed out, and as we backed out,
we'd be headed directly toward the Nevada. So the ship
got underway, I'd say, in an hour and a fraction; I don't
know what part of the fraction. It'd be during the secondwave.
In the meantime, I would gather they're trying to get the
weaponry and everything else back into shape.
Yes. I'm glad you asked that. The electricians tied the
controllers down with wire and used the line switches to
start the motors. They got the motors going on all of the
5-inch mounts, and by the time we could go around the Nevada,
the crew on the Nevada said we had a ring of fire around
us as we went out of the harbor. That's been verified by
several members of the Nevada. We got credit for shooting
down seven Jap planes, and mostly during this period, from
the time when we started leaving the harbor until we left.
I know we caught one in the engine, just as we got in the
channel and started out, with a 5-inch projectile.
Now do you hear most of this over the sound-power phones andMarcello:
Dillon:Marcello:
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Marcello, Ronald E. & Dillon, Joe Clyde. Oral History Interview with Joe C. Dillon, June 6, 1980, book, June 6, 1980; Denton, TX. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2085620/m1/33/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Oral History Program.