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Interview no. | K-0607 |
Restrictions | No restrictions. Open to research. |
Project | K.2.13. Southern Communities: Listening for a Change: Voices after the Deluge, the Great North Carolina Flood |
Project description | Interviews, 1999-2003, with flood victims, rescue workers, relief workers, ministers, farmers, farm workers, small-business owners, environmental monitors, and political leaders in eastern North Carolina about the devastating flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Floyd in 1999. Topics include the toll of the flood on human lives; disruptions to community and sense of place; political response to the disaster at local, state, and national levels; public health and environmental issues; the effect of the disaster on the region's most vulnerable residents; and the experiences of relief workers. Some interviewees offer parallels between the hurricane and other tragedies, particularly 9/11. |
Date | 25 August 2002 |
Interviewee | Cummiskey, David. |
Interviewee occupation | Military officers |
Interviewee DOB | Unknown |
Interviewee ethnicity | Unidentified |
Interviewer | Barnes, Jay. |
Abstract | Gunnery Sergeant in Marine Corps, rescue swimmer with Marine Corps Search and Rescue. Ran 3 missions over 3 days during Floyd, rescued 180 people via helicopter. Stories of rescue missions; the need to take lots of people; people's desire to take possessions; difficulties with rescue missions at night; careful adherence to fuel limits; difficulty deciding order of rescues; most people on roofs; length of time spent involved in rescues; love of his job, recognition for his individual work but emphasis on value of the team; drive to participate in rescues; received Air Medal and Navy Marine Corps medal. |
Subject Topical |
Hurricane Floyd, 1999. Floods--North Carolina. Hurricanes--North Carolina. Disaster relief--North Carolina. Disaster relief--North Carolina. |
Subject Name | United States. Marine Corps. |
Citation | Interview with David Cummiskey by Jay Barnes, 25 August 2002 K-0607, in the Southern Oral History Program Collection #4007, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
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