Northern Mariana Islands, Tinian, 15.0116123, 145.629297331134Philippines, Clark FieldUnited States, Alabama, Montgomery County, Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, 32.38266, -86.35502United States, California, San Bernardino County, George Air Force Base (historical), 34.59472, -117.38417United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018United States, Georgia, Atlanta Metropolitan Area, 33.8498, 84.4383United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Fort McPherson, 33.70733, -84.43354United States, Georgia, Lumpkin County, Dahlonega, 34.53259, -83.98491Goldfarb, StephenCheves, James Park, Jr., 1923-20142005-05-05In this interview, Buck Cheves describes his Army Air Force career in the Pacific at the end of World War II. His pilot training took him to the University of Vermont; Americus, Georgia; and Greenville and Columbus, Mississippi. He picked up his crew at Westover Field, Massachusetts, traveled to Chatham Field, Georgia, and finally to Ephrata, Washington. From there, the command pilots were taken to the Marianas Islands. At this time, the war with Japan was near its end, and his missions were largely supply and humanitarian, particularly to American prisoners of war.Buck Cheves was a U.S. Army Air Forces pilot in the Pacific during World War II.video/quicktimehttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Veterans History Project oral history recordingsVeterans History Project collection, MSS 1010, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History CenterStearman airplanesNautical astronomyVultee airplanesB-24 (Bomber)B-29 (Bomber)RadarLink trainersWorld War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, AmericanCheves, Ida Lee SolmsCheves, James Park, Sr., 1898-1995Cheves, Elizabeth Chumbley, 1899-1952Boyington, Gregory, 1912-1988Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles August), 1859-1924Meador, TomUnited States. Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944University of GeorgiaUnited States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 6thUnited States. Army Air Forces. Bomb Group, 313thUnited States. Navy. SeabeesUnited Service Organizations (U.S.)Celestial navigationOral history interview of James Park ChevesMovingImage