Oral History Interview with John Geary, August 29, 2006
Description:
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John V. Geary. Geary joined the Army Air Forces in February of 1942, and received training as an aircraft electrical specialist at Chanute Airforce Base in Rantoul, Illinois. He worked on the AT-17, AT-9 and B-29 engines, propellers and electrical systems. Geary was assigned as a B-29 crew chief with the 355th Bomb Squadron, 331st Bomb Group, 315th Air Wing. Their plane was titled Slicker Four. In late 1944, he went to Guam. He d…
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Date:
August 29, 2006
Duration:
43 minutes 46 seconds
Creator:
Geary, John
Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation