Oral History Interview with Joe C. Dillon, June 6, 1980 Page: 5
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Dillon:and showed me the generators and whatnot and gave me a nice
briefing on an electrician's job, at least with the TVA, and
then he encouraged me to get into the Navy. I went in trying
to get into the electrical division. After I graduated from
the school in Norfolk, four of us went aboard the Saint Louis.At that time, I went in in Platoon Two in 1940 at Norfolk,
Virginia, and just prior to that, the training lasted
twelve weeks. We were the first platoons to have eight
weeks of training.
That should've been an indication there that something was
brewing, I suppose. They were cutting back on boot camp
because I guess they were anxious to get people out into
the fleet.
Well, probably at that time the Navy started expanding.
Where did you go from Norfolk?
Well, from the training station, I was successful in getting a
school before I joined the fleet. I went to the Navy
electrical school at Norfolk for four months' training on
the shipboard electricity, AC-DC theory and various things
such as was required aboard a ship.
That was quite an honor, I suppose, because not just every-
body was selected to go to one of these Navy schools.
Well, I thought it was. Of course, I asked for it. Before
I joined the Navy, I talked with a fellow my dad knew that
worked for the TVA. He was a retired chief electrician's
mate. I talked to him, and he took me through Pickwick Dam
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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/m1/7/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Oral History Program.