doi:10.7916/d8-wz49-e323Oral history interview with Richard Blackburn Black 1962Black, Richard Blackburn, 1902-1992oral historiestextVeteransExplorersNavies--OfficersScientific expeditions--AntarcticaAntarctica Discovery and explorationBlack, Richard Blackburn, 1902-1992Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957United States. NavyEducation in North Dakota and on New York University's floating university, 1926-27; mining, rescue, and recovery work; Admiral Richard Byrd and second Antarctic expeditition, 1933-34; Hawaii, 1936; Antarctic Service Expedition, 1939; Hawaii and Pearl Harbor, 1941; Antarctic Support Forces, 1954-56; on Admiral Byrd's staff, 1956-57; Office of Naval Research.