Clizbe, Reginald J. (Reginald James), 1916-2003

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Clizbe, Reginald J. (Reginald James), 1916-2003

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Clizbe, Reginald J. (Reginald James), 1916-2003

Clizbe, Reginald J. 1916-2003

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1916-02-15

1916-02-15

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Reginald James Clizbe (1916-2003) was born in Enid, Montana, and attended Centralia Junior College at Centralia, Washington. In 1940, he graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York with a degree in engineering. He later attended the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration, where he earned a Master's Degree in 1947, and graduated from the Air War College at Maxwell AFB, Alabama in 1953. General Clizbe commanded various light bombardment wings during World War II and in the Korean Conflict, and led numerous combat missions. He served in both staff and command positions with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Headquarters, U.S. Air Force, Military Airlift Command, Tactical Air Command, and U.S. Air Forces in Europe. He served as Director of Operations, Deputy Chief of Staff, Plans and Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, and as Commander of the U.S. Air Force Southern Command, at Albrook Air Force Base, Canal Zone. Among the decorations and awards he received throughout his career were the Silver Star with oak leaf cluster, Legion of Merit with three oak leaf clusters, Distinguished Flying Cross with two oak leaf clusters, Soldier's Medal, Bronze Star Meda1 and the Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters. General Clizbe retired from active duty on August 1, 1968.

From the description of Clizbe, Reginald J. (Reginald James), 1916-2003 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10613476

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