One reel negative microfilm
Call No. 168.7035, A1918
IRIS Nos. 0126976-0126992
Lieutenant General. USAF, 1942-1972. Born in Brookline, MA. BS, Boston U, 1940; MA, U of Pittsburgh, 1951. Air War College, 1955. Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Quartermaster Reserve, June 1940; transferred to Air Corps, December 1942. Career assignments include: various duties as company grade officer, 1942-1944; Commander, command aircraft, Operation CROSSROADS, 1946; Chief, Guided Missiles Branch, HQ USAF, 1947-1950; Deputy Chief of Staff, Comptroller, Air Force Missile Test Center, 1951-1954; Assistant Director of Programs, Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, HQ US Air Forces in Europe, 1957-1958; Office of Director of Defense Research and Engineering, Office of Secretary of Defense, 1961-1964; Commander, Space and Missile Systems Organization, 1967-1969; Vice Commander, Air Force Systems Command, 1969-1972. Retired September 1972. Died in Miami, FL.
Official papers relating to O'Neill's duties in various technological assignments and Air Force Systems Command, 1959-1972. Includes speeches, articles and policy papers (1969-1972) relating to ballistic missiles and weapons systems while in the Air Force Systems Command. Contains some materials on various private contractors and on the advanced ballistic re-entry system.
Available on microfilm only. Originals retained by his heirs.
Access to some materials restricted by security classifications.
Related materials located elsewhere in the Document Collection, Air Force Historical Research Agency, include an oral history interview with transcript (1973).