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Charles E. Anderson recalls the Black Army Air Corps group based at Tuskegee and his service as squadron weather officer. Years later, Anderson attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, becoming the first African American to earn a Ph.D. in meteorology. For more oral history interviews, visit https://opensky.ucar.edu/islandora/object/archives:amsohp
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Charles E. Anderson recalls the Black Army Air Corps group based at Tuskegee and his service as squadron weather officer. Years later, Anderson attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, becoming the first African American to earn a Ph.D. in meteorology. For more oral history interviews, visit https://opensky.ucar.edu/islandora/object/archives:amsohp
©AMS.
The National Center for Atmospheric Research is sponsored by the National Science Foundation. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this video are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
