Oral History Interview with Robert W. Pearson, September 5, 2013
Description:
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert W Pearson. Pearson joined the Army Air Forces around 1943. He served as a flight engineer aboard a B-29 with the 20th Air Force, 314th Bomb Wing, 21st Bomb Group. Beginning in February of 1945, they traveled between Guam, Saipan and Tinian. Pearson describes life on Guam and his work aboard their B-29, also referred to by the crew as the Oily Boid. Their mission was the strategic bombardment of the Japanese home islands an…
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Date:
September 5, 2013
Duration:
45 minutes 45 seconds
Creator:
Pearson, Robert W
Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation