John Percy Oral History Interview

Granite City, Lincoln Place, military, pliot, World War II

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This oral history interview with John Percy was part of oral histories conducted in the fall 2001 semester of History 447: Oral History.

In this interview, John Percy describes his experience as a P-47 Fighter-Bomber Pilot in the European theater of World War II, his childhood in rural Illinois, learning to fly, his career after the military as a corporate pilot for State Farm Insurance, and his involvement on the board of the Prairie Aviation Museum.

• Louisa H. Bowen University Archives and Special Collections

Fall 2001 Granite City Oral History Interviews

• Lincoln Place
• Granite City

Percy, John

October 6, 2001

• Granite City
• Lincoln Place

English

• Oral History

• mp3
• pdf

• 01:34:03

Gasper, Donald D.

Percy, John

Lincoln Place, Granite City, Illinois

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• Lincoln Place
• Granite City, Illinois

• Percy-John-0-001
• Original archive accession number: A02:43