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said, "I was on Tinian Island in the Marianas." He said, "My dad was on Tinian Island and he was with the B-29s." (laugh) That was pretty nice. His father had asked me if I wanted to do what I am doing with you and I never got around to it. But I am glad that you called me. Mr. Misenhimer Good. How many other planes besides B-29s did they have on Tinian? Mr. Deery We had the PB4Y1s, the PB4Y2s, and the PV1s and towards the end, we were getting PV2s. The PV2 is just kind of a deviation; it was a twin-tail plane, a smaller one. Mr. Misenhimer What was the PV1? Mr. Deery The PV1 was called the Ventura. I am trying to remember what V stood for. Mr. Misenhimer What were they used for? Mr. Deery They would go down around Yap, which was south of us, south of Guam. They would go down there and hit Yap. Mr. Misenhimer Were they bombers? Mr. Deery Yes, they were bombers, but they had two engines. They were much smaller than the Liberator or the
Privateer. Mr. Misenhimer What were some other things that happened there on Tinian? Mr. Deery Once we took Iwo Jima, we had no action from them at all because they couldn't get back to Japan. They used to stop off at Iwo Jima, coming down to refuel, and then do the same thing going back to 18
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Michael W. Deery. He discusses his family, growing up during the Great Depression and what led him to join the US Navy. He describes his experiences during bootcamp and in the Pacific Theatre during World War Two.
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Deery, Michael W. & Misenhimer, Richard.Oral History Interview with Michael W. Deery, April 19, 2012,
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April 19, 2012;
Fredericksburg, Texas.
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1613141/m1/19/?q=%22%22~1:
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University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.;
crediting National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation.