Oral History Interview with Michael Beahan
Title
Oral History Interview with Michael Beahan
Narrator (written)
Michael Beahan
Narrator First Name
Michael
Narrator Last Name
Beahan
Interviewer
Allie Roehm
Abstract
Michael James Beahan (GR’97) was born in Towanda, Pennsylvania, in December 1945. Beahan went to high school on a military base in Kaiserslautern, Germany before enrolling in Pennsylvania State University, where he joined the advanced ROTC program. Upon graduating in 1967, Beahan was commissioned as a second lieutenant. He spent eighteen months at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama before completing six months of intelligence training at Lowry Air Force Base in Denver, Colorado. In 1970, Beahan was assigned to Tan Son Nhut Air Base in Saigon, Vietnam, spending three days before transferring to Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base in Thailand to complete his one year tour. He later secured a position with the 7th Airborne Command and Control Squadron (ABCCC). Working as an intelligence officer in an airborne command post over the Plain of Jars region, he flew over 95 twelve-hour combat missions over Laos. Following his military service, he pursued a career in media and technology, including 20 years as Director of the Jones Media Center at Dartmouth College. At the time of this interview, Beahan was retired and living in Lyme, New Hampshire.
Date of Interview
February 13, 2025
Subject
Dartmouth Staff
Military Service (Air Force)
Upper Valley Resident
Vietnam Veteran
Language
English
Rights
Interview Audio Source (MP3)
//rcweb.dartmouth.edu/DDHI/histories/beahan_michael/beahan_michael.mp3
Interview Transcript Source (PDF)
//rcweb.dartmouth.edu/DDHI/histories/beahan_michael/beahan_michael_transcript_final.pdf
HTML
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