The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Jasper, Jay, Knoll. Knoll was born in Wisconsin in 1915. He served on the ROTC at the University of Nebraska, and joined the Army Air Forces in 1942. After a number of temporary assignments, he was assigned as Chief of Aircraft Maintenance with the 20th Air Force on Guam. Knoll tells of some of the problems he encountered with the Boeing B-29 and the efforts put forth to keep the maximum number of planes in the air. He also comments on problems caused by the rats on Guam. He was discharged following World War II and reentered the Air Force with a regular commission. He recalls being assigned to Royal Air Force at Lakenheath, England and his involvement in the handling of nuclear weapons during a critical time during the Cold War. A career officer in the US Air Force, Knoll attained the rank of lieutenant colonel by his retirement.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Jasper, Jay, Knoll. Knoll was born in Wisconsin in 1915. He served on the ROTC at the University of Nebraska, and joined the Army Air Forces in 1942. After a number of temporary assignments, he was assigned as Chief of Aircraft Maintenance with the 20th Air Force on Guam. Knoll tells of some of the problems he encountered with the Boeing B-29 and the efforts put forth to keep the maximum number of planes in the air. He also comments on problems caused by the rats on Guam. He was discharged following World War II and reentered the Air Force with a regular commission. He recalls being assigned to Royal Air Force at Lakenheath, England and his involvement in the handling of nuclear weapons during a critical time during the Cold War. A career officer in the US Air Force, Knoll attained the rank of lieutenant colonel by his retirement.