Interview of John A. Randall by Dian O. Belanger
The Antarctic Deep Freeze oral history project was funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation and supported by the Antarctic Deep Freeze Association. The original paper copies and unaltered tapes have been deposited in the library of the National Science Foundation. John Randall was a tw...
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ftohiostateu:oai:kb.osu.edu:1811/36747 2023-05-15T14:04:30+02:00 Interview of John A. Randall by Dian O. Belanger Randall, John A., 1935-2005 Belanger, Dian Olson, 1941- 2009-04-23T17:46:35Z application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/1811/36747 en eng Byrd Polar Research Center Archival Program 2 audio tapes available in the OSU Archives Antarctic Deep Freeze Oral History Project Record Group Number: 56.183 SPEC.RG.56.183 http://hdl.handle.net/1811/36747 Restrictions: This item is not restricted. United States. Navy -- Interviews Mechanics -- Interviews Nuclear power plant operators -- Interviews Operation Deep Freeze Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration -- Interviews Polar regions -- Discovery and exploration -- Interviews Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration -- Interviews Randall John A. 1935-2005 -- Interviews Transcript 2009 ftohiostateu 2020-08-22T19:38:02Z The Antarctic Deep Freeze oral history project was funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation and supported by the Antarctic Deep Freeze Association. The original paper copies and unaltered tapes have been deposited in the library of the National Science Foundation. John Randall was a twenty-year-old construction mechanic, third class, when he volunteered for MCB (Special) in Deep Freeze I. During the winter at McMurdo he worked long hours to help maintain the overworked equipment for plowing an ice runway, only to have storms fill it up again. A member of the advance party of the Pole construction crew, he learned a great deal paying attention to polar survival training and the know-how of more senior Seabees. He repaired a weasel when it fell improperly on airdrop, leveled snow surfaces for building, retrieved dropped materials. Like others, he considered the first Deep Freeze personnel an "extraordinary collective talent." After intensive training in both nuclear engineering and power-plant operations, Randall returned to McMurdo in 1964-65, and again in 1967-68, to help run the nuclear power plant. He believed in the potential of nuclear power, but this plant was too small to be economical and was later dismantled. National Science Foundation Antarctic Deep Freeze Association Other/Unknown Material Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Arctic Ohio State University (OSU): Knowledge Bank Antarctic Arctic Ice Runway ENVELOPE(166.469,166.469,-77.854,-77.854) Randall ENVELOPE(167.667,167.667,-72.800,-72.800) The Antarctic |
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The Antarctic Deep Freeze oral history project was funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation and supported by the Antarctic Deep Freeze Association. The original paper copies and unaltered tapes have been deposited in the library of the National Science Foundation. John Randall was a twenty-year-old construction mechanic, third class, when he volunteered for MCB (Special) in Deep Freeze I. During the winter at McMurdo he worked long hours to help maintain the overworked equipment for plowing an ice runway, only to have storms fill it up again. A member of the advance party of the Pole construction crew, he learned a great deal paying attention to polar survival training and the know-how of more senior Seabees. He repaired a weasel when it fell improperly on airdrop, leveled snow surfaces for building, retrieved dropped materials. Like others, he considered the first Deep Freeze personnel an "extraordinary collective talent." After intensive training in both nuclear engineering and power-plant operations, Randall returned to McMurdo in 1964-65, and again in 1967-68, to help run the nuclear power plant. He believed in the potential of nuclear power, but this plant was too small to be economical and was later dismantled. National Science Foundation Antarctic Deep Freeze Association |
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2 audio tapes available in the OSU Archives Antarctic Deep Freeze Oral History Project Record Group Number: 56.183 SPEC.RG.56.183 http://hdl.handle.net/1811/36747 |
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