Edwin Black discusses his time on the USS Rich during the invasion of Normandy and his life after World War II. Mr. Black joined the U.S. Navy in 1942 when he was eighteen as a radio technician with his cousin. The USS Rich was a convoy ship that went across the Atlantic, but they guarded the USS Nevada for the invasion at Normandy. During the invasion, the ship hit a mine while Mr. Black was aboard. He describes being rescued from the water, watching other men drown, and his injuries from the explosion. Mr. Black also discusses what he did after World War II, including working at several radio stations, including WKTC (now WBT) in Charlotte, North Carolina; watching his son fight in Vietnam; and his involvement with an organization for the survivors of the sinking of the USS Rich.
