Vandenberg, Hoyt Sanford, 1899-1954
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Vandenberg, Hoyt Sanford, 1899-1954
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Surname :
Vandenberg
Forename :
Hoyt Sanford
Date :
1899-1954
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Biographical History
Hoyt Sanford Vandenberg (January 24, 1899 – April 2, 1954) was a United States Air Force general. He served as the second Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and the second Director of Central Intelligence.
During World War II, Vandenberg was the commanding general of the Ninth Air Force, a tactical air force in England and in France, supporting the Army, from August 1944 until V-E Day. Vandenberg Air Force Base on the central coast of California is named after him. In 1946, he was briefly the U.S. Chief of Military Intelligence. He was the nephew of Arthur H. Vandenberg, a former U.S. Senator from Michigan.
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External Related CPF
https://viaf.org/viaf/99040984
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n88118345
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10571234
https://viaf.org/viaf/15568363
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q712468
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n88118345
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Subjects
Aeronautics, Military
Korean War, 1950-1953
Korean War, 1950-1953
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Americans
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Airforce officers
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Washington, D. C.
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Milwaukee
WI, US
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