Weyland, Otto P. (Otto Paul), 1902-1979

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Dates:

Birth 1902-01-27

Death 1979-09-02

Language: English,

Biographical notes:

Air Force officer.

From the description of Reminiscences of Otto P. Weyland : oral history, 1960. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122684175

Otto Paul Weyland (b. Jan. 27, 1902, Riverside, Calif.-d. Sept. 2, 1979), General in the U.S. Air Force, was commissioned in the Air Service upon his graduation from Texas A&M in 1923. During World War II, he served as commanding officer, 16th Pursuit Group; deputy director of air support at Air Force Headquarters; and commanding general of the 84th Fighter Wing and 14th Tactical Air Command, providing air support to General Patton's Third Army. After the War, much-decorated General Weyland was commanding general of the Far East Air Forces and of the Tactical Air Command until his retirement in July 1959.

From the description of Weyland, Otto P. (Otto Paul), 1902-1979 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10598862