Bio: Lee, Edward G. (Navy Basic Training – Jun 1966)

Contact: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Lee

----Source: THORP COURIER (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 09 Jun 1966

Seaman Recruit Edward G. Lee, 19, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Lee of route 2, Thorp (Clark Co.), Wis., has completed seven weeks of Navy basic training at the Naval Training Center here.

In the first weeks of his naval service he studied military subjects and lived and worked under conditions similar to those he will encounter on his first ship or at his first shore station.

In making the transition from civilian to sailor, he was taught and supervised by experienced Navy petty officers. He learned the basic skill of seamanship, as well as survival techniques, military drill and other basic subjects.

Upon completion of his recruit training, he was assigned to a school, shore station or ship, according to the results of his Navy classification tests, his own desires and the needs of the Navy.