Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations, 1900 - 2003. Official Military Personnel Files, 1947 - 1998. Official Military Personnel File of Curtis E. Lemay

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Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations, 1900 - 2003. Official Military Personnel Files, 1947 - 1998. Official Military Personnel File of Curtis E. Lemay

1927-1990

This Official Military Personnel File includes records from the following folders: Service Documents (December 1927-October 1990); Field File/Jacket or Record Book (September 28, 1928-October 12, 1929); Correspondence (December 1927-May 1965); Awards, Decorations, and Commendations (September 1930-January 1965); Efficiency/Fitness Reports (July 1923-August 1952); Medical Records (June 1927-February 1980); Other Original Documents (n.d.); Photographs and Negatives (n.d.); Oversized Documents (n.d.).

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SNAC Resource ID: 11650801

National Archives at St. Louis

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LeMay, Curtis E. (Curtis Emerson), 1906-1990

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Curtis Emerson LeMay (November 15, 1906 – October 1, 1990) was an American Air Force general who implemented an effective but controversial strategic bombing campaign in the Pacific theater of World War II. He later served as Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force from 1961 to 1965. LeMay joined the U.S. Army Air Corps, the precursor to the U.S. Air Force, in 1929 while studying civil engineering at Ohio State University. He had risen to the rank of major by the time of Japan's Attack on Pearl ...