Carroll H. Dunn
have left scars. Nevertheless, I think he did a very fine job of being the alter ego in the
headquarters.
directors for various systems (there was a change in one after the
As to the
initial selection), I believe that events proved that the selections were wise of the four
who have been named-Whitesell, Noble, Wilson,and I. I personally had known all of
the officers involved, some a little better than others. I'd actually worked for Whitesell
during my service in Greenland since he was the district engineer, East Ocean District.
Noble and I had served together as lieutenants on the Mexican border.
Q ..
That goes back a ways.
A
Back to about 1940. Wilson I had not known as well, but I knew of him. So I feel the
combination of both people and organization was a good one, as the results proved.
Q.
Do you have any other comments you'd like to make about that experience before we
talk about the Southwestern Division?
I don't think so.
A
Southwestern Division, Dallas, Texas, 1962-1964
Q.
When you got the assignment to Southwestern Division (at that point, too, you would
become brigadier general), you had not had a district assignment as such. Was this
unusual?
course, you did have your Waterways Experiment Station experience, and,
as you mentioned earlier, while this wasn't really a construction job, it was a civil job
and you
OCE experience. How did you feel about getting this assignment?
A
Well, obviously I was glad to have it. Basically, my assignment from CEBMCO ended
a little earlier than it normally would. In other words, I was promoted out of the job.
We were well along in the Titan II program but it had another year or so before
completion; however, it was well on track with an existing organization moving ahead.
So, with
selection for promotion, a reassignment became necessary.
I was told of this by the chief General Wilson, and I was delighted at the idea of going
to Dallas.
Arkansas was my home and one of the districts was the Little Rock
District, I had some knowledge of the division's activities.
As far as preparation for the job, I think the combination of experience as director o f
and actual field experience in
the Waterways Experiment Station, exec in
Greenland along with being the director of the Titan II program probably gave me s
a
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