The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Eugene (Curt) Dillon. Dillon was born 19 October 1924 in Wayne Township, Tennessee. He graduated from high school in 1942 and joined the US Navy. Following boot camp at the Great Lakes Training Station he was assigned to study meteorology. Upon completion of his training he was assigned to the USS Bennington (CV-20) prior to the ships commissioning in August 1944. He volunteered to fly on weather reconnaissance planes to collect weather information prior to air strikes being launched. He describes kamikaze attacks during the invasion of Okinawa and of participating in the weather forecasting procedure prior to the launching of planes involved in the attack and sinking of HIJMS Yamato.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with George Kardaseski. As a teenager, Kardaseski worked as a machinist with Globe Valve Company in support of the military. He joined the Navy in the spring of 1944, just before his 18th birthday. Upon completion, of gunnery school, he was assigned to the USS Bennington (CV-20) as a second loader on a 40mm gun. With his background in machining, he volunteered for and was accepted to the main engine room crew, where he took down readings from pumps and gears. His battle station was in the electrical repair shop. In Ulithi, Kardaseski survived kamikaze strikes against adjacent ships. Later, he was almost washed away by a typhoon but clung tightly to a rail. After the war, he worked at a repair shop in Naples for one year. After discharge, he later rejoined the service, overseeing the mess crew of an Air Force troop ship in the Korean War.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Eugene (Curt) Dillon. Dillon was born 19 October 1924 in Wayne Township, Tennessee. He graduated from high school in 1942 and joined the US Navy. Following boot camp at the Great Lakes Training Station he was assigned to study meteorology. Upon completion of his training he was assigned to the USS Bennington (CV-20) prior to the ships commissioning in August 1944. He volunteered to fly on weather reconnaissance planes to collect weather information prior to air strikes being launched. He describes kamikaze attacks during the invasion of Okinawa and of participating in the weather forecasting procedure prior to the launching of planes involved in the attack and sinking of HIJMS Yamato.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with George Kardaseski. As a teenager, Kardaseski worked as a machinist with Globe Valve Company in support of the military. He joined the Navy in the spring of 1944, just before his 18th birthday. Upon completion, of gunnery school, he was assigned to the USS Bennington (CV-20) as a second loader on a 40mm gun. With his background in machining, he volunteered for and was accepted to the main engine room crew, where he took down readings from pumps and gears. His battle station was in the electrical repair shop. In Ulithi, Kardaseski survived kamikaze strikes against adjacent ships. Later, he was almost washed away by a typhoon but clung tightly to a rail. After the war, he worked at a repair shop in Naples for one year. After discharge, he later rejoined the service, overseeing the mess crew of an Air Force troop ship in the Korean War.

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Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Roundtable Writer's Breakfast: Stereotypes in African American Literature event in 2011. This video features prominent figures of TBAAL discussing racial stereotypes with author Alice Randall.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Roundtable Writer's Breakfast: Stereotypes in African American Literature event. This event covered discussions between prominent figures of TBAAL about racial stereotypes with author Alice Randall.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Roundtable Writer's Breakfast: Stereotypes in African American Literature event in 2011. The event features discussions between prominent figures of TBAAL about stereotypes with author Alice Randall.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Comedy Night at the Muse event in 2011. This video features a comedy performance by Kenny Howell live on stage at Clarence Muse Café Theatre with an opening act by comedian Denzel Snipes.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Roundtable Writer's Breakfast: Stereotypes in African American Literature event in 2011. This event features discussions between prominent figures of TBAAL about stereotypes with author Alice Randall.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Comedy Night at the Muse event in 2011. This video features a comedy performance by Kenny Howell live on stage at Clarence Muse Café Theatre. The video cuts at 20:53 to a different comedy performance and cuts again at 38:36 to a presentation.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Roundtable Writer's Breakfast: Stereotypes in African American Literature event in 2011. This event covered discussions between prominent figures of TBAAL about racial stereotypes with author Alice Randall.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Roundtable Writer's Breakfast: Stereotypes in African American Literature event in 2011. This video features prominent figures of TBAAL discussing racial stereotypes with author Alice Randall. The video stalls for first 10 seconds.

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