Dillon, Charles J.: my Navy recollections (December 2, 1985, and January 27, 1986)

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Interviewer: Cafferky, Shawn

Interviewee: Dillon, Charles J., b. 1912

An interview/narrative of Charles J. Dillon's experiences during World War II. Rear-Admiral Dillon served with the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve and the Royal Canadian Navy. Interview took place on December 2, 9, 1985 and January 27, 1986.

Rank: Rear-Admiral.

ABSTRACT: Rear-Admiral Charles J. Dillon Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve Royal Canadian Navy Dillon_C_0191_01.mp3 (Reel 3, Side 1) Experiences in England. Senior naval officer in Montreal. Appointed Naval Comptroller (as a rear-admiral). (30:00) Dillon_C_0191_02.mp3 (Reel 3, Side 2) Crisis in preparing naval estimates. Feels that the navy may have commissioned too many ships in the 1950's and 1960's. Difficulty in providing crews; upset the ship/shore ratio with the result that insufficient time was made available for shore duty. Dillon_C_0191_03.mp3 (Cassette, Side B) Integration, 1964. The Navy did not grasp the implications of unification. Felt that the Naval Board could not understand how their careers might be affected. Comments on Rear Admirals Jeffrey Brock and William Landymore. New organization for the armed forces; appointed Deputy Comptroller-General under Lt.-Gen. Moncel. A very unfortunate period with many "let go" and numbers of resignations. Paul Hellyer was successful partly because he was able to impress officers in the second level of command. Further comments on reorganization of the command structure and of Rear Admiral Landymore's efforts to retain the separate identity of the Navy. Dillon_C_0191_04.mp3 (Reel 4) Landymore's loss was a serious one brought in part by personal animosity between himself and the Minister. Many senior officers remained because of their sense of responsibility, but conditions were hard to accept. (11:00)

In Collection:
Contributor Subject Language Date created Relation
  • Special Collections holds additional interviews with R.-Adm. Dillon.
  • Part of the Reginald H. Roy collection of interviews.
Resource type Rights statement Extent
  • 4 sound recordings (MP3)
Geographic coverage Coordinates
  • 45.50884, -73.58781
  • 52.16045, -0.70312
Additional physical characteristics
  • Two original sound tape reels (ca. 70 min.) : 3 3/4 ips, 2 track, mono.; one original sound cassette (ca. 120 min.) : standard, mono. ; 2 sound cassette copies :standard, mono. in Special Collections.
Physical repository Collection
  • Canadian Military Oral History Collection
Provider Genre Archival item identifier
  • DCJ_191
Fonds title Fonds identifier Is referenced by Date digitized
  • May 10, 2010
Technical note
  • Digital sound recording in .wav format at 16 bits and 44 kHz. In .mp3 format at 56 kbps and 24 kHz. Digitized by JF, technical and cataloguing metadata provided by JF and JP. Transferred from audio reel to audio cassette between 1987-1997. Interview migrated to digital format for UVic Special Collections in 2010. Migration metadata by KD and MT.
Rights
  • This interview has been posted with the understanding that it may be used for research purposes only. Should the interviewee or their heirs have any objections to this interview being accessible on the Internet, it will be removed promptly. Contact UVic Special Collections for permission if using for other than research purposes: speccoll@uvic.ca
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