Spaatz, Carl, 1891-1974

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Spaatz, Carl, 1891-1974

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Spaatz, Carl Andrew

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Spaatz, Carl A.

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Spaatz, Carl A. (Carl Andrew), 1891-1974

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Spaatz, Carl.

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Spaatz, C. A.

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Spaatz, Carl A. 1891-1974

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1891-06-28

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Air Force officer.

From the description of Reminiscences of Carl Spaatz : oral history, 1959. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122620304

Air Force Officer.

From the description of Reminiscences of Carl Spaatz :koral history, 1970. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122565490

Army and Air Force officer. Full name: Carl Andrew Spaatz.

From the description of Carl Spaatz papers, 1910-1981 (bulk 1942-1963). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980207

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1891, June 28 Born, Boyertown, Pa. 1914 B.S., United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. Commissioned second lieutenant, United States Army 1915 1916 Student, Aviation School, San Diego, Calif. 1916 Assigned to First Aero Squadron, the aviation unit of General John J. Pershing's expedition in Mexico 1917 Married Ruth Harrison 1917 1918 American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I; commanding officer of American aviation training center at Issoudun; flew combat missions with the Thirteenth Aero Squadron, Second Pursuit Group 1920 1933 Command positions in the Army Air Forces 1925 Air Service Tactical School 1929 Commanded the "Question Mark" flight, crewed by Ira C. Eaker, Elwood R. Quesada, and Harry A Halverson, which set endurance records for completing over 150 hours of continuous flight by refueling in mid-air 1933 1935 Chief, Training and Operations Division, Office of the Chief of Air Corps 1936 Command and General Staff School 1940 Chief, Plans Division, Army Air Force Headquarters Chief, Materiel Division, Army Air Force Headquarters Assistant Military Attaché (Air) in London, England, as official observer during the Battle of Britain 1941 Chief of Air Staff 1942 Commander, Air Force Combat Command Commander, Eighth Air Force Commander, Air Force, North African Theater of Operations, United States Army 1943 Commander, Northwest African Air Force, Italy 1944 Commander in chief, Strategic Air Forces, Europe 1945 Commander in chief, Strategic Air Forces, Japan 1946 Commanding general, Army Air Forces 1947 First chief of staff, United States Air Force 1948 Retired from the United States Air Force 1948 1961 Military affairs columnist, Newsweek 1974, July 14 Died, Washington, D.C. From the guide to the Carl Spaatz Papers, 1910-1981, (bulk 1942-1963), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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Aeronautics


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Aeronautics, Military


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Air pilots


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Aviation


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Operation Overlord


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Operation Torch, 1942


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World War, 1939-1945


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World War, 1939-1945


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