Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations, 1900 - 2003. Official Military Personnel Files, 1947 - 1998.
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Burton, Phillip, 1926-1983
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Arnold Phillip Burton (June 1, 1926 – April 10, 1983), more commonly known as Phillip Burton, was an American politician who served in the United States Congress. He served 10 terms in the United States House of Representatives as Congressman for California's San Francisco district; prior to that he served four terms in the California State Assembly. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Burton moved to California during high school, graduating from San Francisco's George Washington High School in 1944. ...
Clay, Lucius D. (Lucius DuBignon), 1919-1994
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General Lucius D. Clay Jr. (July 6, 1919 – February 7, 1994) was a United States military leader who held the positions of commander-in-chief of the North American Air Defense Command, the Continental Air Defense Command, the United States element of NORAD, and was also a commander of the United States Air Force's Aerospace Defense Command. His father, Lucius D. Clay Sr. and his brother, Frank Butner Clay, were also both generals, and his grandfather was Senator Alexander Stephens Clay of Georgi...
Brown, George S. (George Scratchley), 1918-1978
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George Scratchley Brown (August 17, 1918 – December 5, 1978) was a United States Air Force general who served as the eighth chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In this capacity, he served as the senior military adviser to the president of the United States, the National Security Council and the secretary of defense. Through the commanders of the unified and specified commands, he was also responsible for executing the decisions of the National Command Authorities regarding worldwide readiness...
Blocker, Dan, 1928-1972
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Dan Blocker (b. December 10, 1928, DeKalb, TX – d. May 13, 1972, Los Angeles, CA) was an American television actor and Korean War veteran. He is best remembered for his role as Hoss Cartwright in the television series Bonanza....
Cabell, Charles P. (Charles Pearre), 1903-1971
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Charles Pearre Cabell (b. October 11, 1903, Dallas – d. May 25, 1971) was a United States Air Force general and Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (1953–1962). He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1925 and, after completing flying training, entered the Air Corps in 1931. Highlights of Cabell's military career include: service in the Panama Canal Zone with observation and pursuit squadrons; further training at the Air Corps Tactical School and Command and General Staff ...
Bonura, Leon Frank, 1932-1952
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Staff Sergeant Leon F. Bonura (August 17, 1932-June 13, 1952) was a crew member on a RB-29A with the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, U.S. Air Force. On June 13, 1952, the aircraft departed Yokato Air Base, Honshu, Japan on an electronic surveillance mission. It was shot down by 2 Russian MiG-15's over the Sea of Japan south of Mys Ostrovnoy, north of Hokkaido and 120 miles from the Russian coast. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on November 15, 1955. For his le...
Blizzard, William A., 1927-1952
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Staff Sergeant William A. Blizzard was a crew member on a RB-29A with the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, U.S. Air Force. On June 13, 1952, the aircraft departed Yokato Air Base, Honshu, Japan on an electronic surveillance mission. It was shot down by 2 Russian MiG-15's over the Sea of Japan south of Mys Ostrovnoy, north of Hokkaido and 120 miles from the Russian coast. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on November 15, 1955. For his leadership and valor, Staff S...
Blount, Winton M. (Winton Malcolm), 1921-2002
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Winton Malcolm Blount Jr., known as Red Blount (February 1, 1921 – October 24, 2002), was the United States Postmaster General from January 22, 1969, to January 1, 1972. He was the last Postmaster General when the position was within the presidential Cabinet, overseeing the service turn from a government department to a private corporation. Educated in the Union Springs public schools, Blount later attended Staunton Military Academy, Staunton, Virginia, and the University of Alabama, 1939-194...
Blatnik, John Anton, 1911-1991
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John Anton Blatnik (August 17, 1911 – December 17, 1991) was a United States Congressman from Minnesota. He was a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL), which is affiliated with the Democratic Party. Blatnik graduated from Winona State College in 1935 after which he became an educational advisor for the Superior National Forest Civilian Conservation Corps (1935-1937), taught chemistry at Chisholm High School (1937-1939), and served as Saint Louis County Assistant Superin...
Adams, Michael James, 1930-1967
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Michael James "Mike" Adams (May 5, 1930 – November 15, 1967) (Maj USAF) was an American aviator, aeronautical engineer, and USAF astronaut. He was one of twelve pilots who flew the North American X-15, an experimental spaceplane jointly operated by the Air Force and NASA. Adams enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1950 after graduation from Sacramento Junior College and earned his pilot wings and commission in 1952 at Webb AFB, Texas. Adams served as a fighter-bomber pilot during the Korean conf...
Becwar, George, 1917-1970
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George Jerome Becwar was an actor known for his roles in the films Bride of the Monster (1955), War of the Colossal Beast (1958) and Sea Hunt (1958). Becwar was born on September 16, 1917 in Berwyn, Illinois. He died on July 9, 1970 in Santa Monica, California from a heart attack....
Bassett, Charles A. (Charles Arthur), II, 1931-1966
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Charles Arthur Bassett II, Major, USAF, (December 30, 1931 – February 28, 1966) was an American electrical engineer and United States Air Force test pilot. He went to Ohio State University for two years and later graduated from Texas Tech University. He joined the Air Force as a pilot and graduated from both the Aerospace Research Pilot School and the Air Force's Experimental Test Pilot School. Bassett was married and had two children. He was selected as a NASA astronaut in 1963 and was assigned...
Areeda, Phillip E. (Phillip Elias), 1930-1995
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Phillip Elias Areeda (January 28, 1930 – December 24, 1995) was born in Detroit, Michigan. He was of Lebanese ancestry. Areeda was an authority in antitrust law, and was often called upon to lend his expertise to academics and judiciaries. He was admitted to the Michigan Bar in 1954 after graduating from Harvard University. After law school, Areeda served in the U.S. Air Force for two years. In 1956, he became assistant special counsel to President Dwight D. Eisenhower, later joining the staff...
Berg, Eddie Ray, 1932-1952
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Eddie Ray Berg (December 7, 1932-June 13, 1952) was a Staff Sergeant and tail gunner in the United States Air Force during the Korean War. Staff Sergeant Berg was a crew member on a RB-29A with the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, US Air Force. On June 13, 1952, the aircraft departed Yokato Air Base, Honshu, Japan on an electronic surveillance mission. It was shot down by 2 Russian MiG-15's over the Sea of Japan south of Mys Ostrovnoy, north of Hokkaido and 120 miles from the Russian c...
Autry, Gene, 1907-1998
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Orvon Grover "Gene" Autry (September 29, 1907 – October 2, 1998), nicknamed the Singing Cowboy, was an American singer, songwriter, actor, musician, rodeo performer, and baseball owner who gained fame largely by singing in a crooning style on radio, in films, and on television for more than three decades beginning in the early 1930s. Autry was the owner of a television station, several radio stations in Southern California, and the Los Angeles/California Angels Major League Baseball team from 19...
Wetmore, Ray S. (Raymond Shuey), 1923-1951
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Raymond Shuey "X-Ray Eyes" Wetmore (September 30, 1923 – February 14, 1951) was a quadruple ace of United States Army Air Forces over Europe during World War II. Ray Wetmore enlisted aged 18 in 1941, he was commissioned in March 1943 and joined the 359th Fighter Group. He became top aerial combat Ace of the 359th Fighter Group, scoring 21 victories, his final kill was an ME 163 jet. During the Battle of the Bulge, December 1944- January 1945, Wetmore was hit by friendly fire and his aircraft ...
Rector, Edward F. (Edward Franklin), 1916-2001
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Edward Franklin Rector (September 28, 1916 – April 26, 2001) was a colonel in the United States Air Force, a fighter ace of World War II, and a member of the Flying Tigers. Rector, a native of Marshall, North Carolina, graduated from Catawba College in 1938 and began his military career as a naval aviator. He was a carrier pilot on the USS Ranger, based in Norfolk, when he was recruited for the American Volunteer Group, the official name of the Flying Tigers. The unit was formed with the fin...
Johnson, Leon W. (Leon William), 1904-1997
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General Leon William Johnson (13 September 1904 – 10 November 1997) was a United States Air Force general who was awarded the Medal of Honor for leading the attack on the Ploesti oil fields during World War II. Johnson was born in Columbia, Missouri. He received his commission in the infantry from West Point in 1926, then earned his wings and transferred to the Air Corp in 1930. He advanced to the rank of brigadier general in November 1943 and commanded the 14th Combat Bomb Wing from Septembe...
Zeamer, Jay, Jr., 1918-2007
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Jay Zeamer Jr. (July 25, 1918 – March 22, 2007) was a pilot of the United States Army Air Forces in the South Pacific during World War II, and received the Medal of Honor for valor during an air mission on June 16, 1943. After the war, he became an aeronautical engineer and worked in the aerospace industry. Zeamer's Medal of Honor citation reads: On 16 June 1943, Maj. Zeamer (then Capt.) volunteered as pilot of a bomber on an important photographic mapping mission covering the formidably def...
Wiley, James T. (James Thomas), 1918-2000
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James Thomas Wiley (August 7, 1918 – May 3, 2000) was a U.S. Army Air Forces/U.S. Air Force officer and combat fighter pilot of the 332nd Fighter Group's 99th Pursuit Squadron, best known as the Tuskegee Airmen or "Red Tails". Though born in Indiana, Wiley was raised in the Hill District of western Pennsylvania. He attended high school in the Pittsburgh Public School system. After high school, he attended the University of Pittsburgh on scholarship, majoring in Physics and graduating in 1940....
White, Edward Higgins, II, 1930-1967
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Edward Higgins White II (November 14, 1930 – January 27, 1967) was an American aeronautical engineer, United States Air Force officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. He was a member of the crews of Gemini 4 and Apollo 1. After graduating from West Point in 1952 with a Bachelor of Science degree, White was sent to flight training, and assigned to the 22nd Fighter Day Squadron at Bitburg Air Base, West Germany, where he flew the F-86 Sabre and F-100 Super Sabre fighters. In 1958, he enrolled i...
Voll, John James, 1922-1987
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John James Voll (May 3, 1922 – September 12, 1987) was a career officer in the United States Air Force and a World War II flying ace. Voll was credited with destroying 21 enemy aircraft in aerial combat between June and November 1944. Flying a P-51D named "American Beauty," his final victories occurred during a spectacular, individual effort. While leading an escort mission to Munich on November 16, 1944, Captain Voll experienced electrical problems and left the formation. As he returned alon...
Partridge, Earle E. (Earle Everard), 1900-1990
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Earle Everard "Pat" Partridge (July 7, 1900 – September 7, 1990) was a four-star general in the United States Air Force and a Command Pilot. Partridge enlisted in the United States Army in July 1918 at Fort Slocum, New York, and was assigned to the 5th Engineer Training Regiment. He went to France in August 1918 to join the 79th Division, participating in the Battle of Saint-Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne Offensive. Partridge graduated from the United States Military Academy in the Class of 1924...
Milling, Thomas D. (Thomas DeWitt), 1887-1960
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Thomas DeWitt Milling (July 31, 1887 – November 26, 1960) was a pioneer of military aviation and a brigadier general in the U.S. Army Air Corps. He was the first rated pilot in the history of the United States Air Force. Milling received his flight training from the Wright Brothers and was awarded Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) pilot certificate No. 30 on July 6, 1911. Although Milling was not the first U.S. Army aviator, he was the first to receive Military Aviator Certificate ...
McGuire, Thomas Buchanan, Jr., 1920-1945
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Thomas Buchanan McGuire Jr. (August 1, 1920 – January 7, 1945) was an American United States Army major who was killed in action while serving as a member of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. He was one of the most decorated American fighter pilots and the second highest scoring American ace of the war. McGuire was memorialized by the renaming of Fort Dix Army Air Force Base in Burlington County, New Jersey, to McGuire Air Force B...
Zamperini, Louis, 1917-2014
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Louis Silvie Zamperini (January 26, 1917 – July 2, 2014) was an American World War II veteran and an Olympic distance runner. He took up running in high school and qualified for the United States in the 5,000 m race for the 1936 Berlin Olympics, finishing 8th while setting a new lap record in the process. In 1941, he was commissioned into the United States Army Air Forces as a lieutenant. He served as a bombardier in B-24 Liberators in the Pacific. On a search and rescue mission, Zamperini's ...
Van Dyke, Dick, 1925-
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Richard Wayne Van Dyke (born December 13, 1925), more commonly known as Dick Van Dyke, is an American actor, comedian, writer, singer, and dancer, whose award-winning career has spanned seven decades in film, television and the theatre. Van Dyke began his career as an entertainer on radio and television, in nightclubs, and on the Broadway stage. In 1961 he starred in the original production of Bye Bye Birdie alongside Chita Rivera, a role which earned him the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Mu...
May, Geraldine P. (Geraldine Pratt), 1895-1997
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Colonel Geraldine Pratt May (April 21, 1895-November 2, 1997) was the first director of Women in the Air Force (WAF) and the first woman colonel in the United States Air Force. May joined the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) in July of 1942. She was promoted to staff director of WAC's Air Transport Command in March of 1943. In 1948, May became the first director of the newly created Women in the Air Force (WAF) and was promoted to the rank of colonel making her the first woman colonel in the United Stat...
Ehrlichman, John D. (John Daniel), 1925-1999
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John Daniel Ehrlichman (1925-1999) was a lawyer, author, company executive and former government official. He was director of convention activities and tour director for the Nixon for President campaign in 1968. In 1969 he served as Counsel to President Nixon, and from 1969 to 1973 he was Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs and executive director of the staff on the Domestic Council....
Brett, George H. (George Howard), 1886-1963
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George Howard Brett (7 February 1886 – 2 December 1963) was a United States Army Air Forces General during World War II. An Early Bird of Aviation, Brett served as a staff officer in World War I. In 1941, following the outbreak of war with Japan, Brett was appointed Deputy Commander of a short-lived major Allied command, the American-British-Dutch-Australian Command (ABDACOM), which oversaw Allied forces in South East Asia and the South West Pacific. In early 1942, he was put in charge of United...
Becker, Roscoe George, 1932-1952
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Roscoe George "Sonny" Becker (February 23, 1932 - June 13, 1952) was a United States Air Force Staff Sergeant during the Korean War. He was born in Tillamook, Oregon to Martin Becker and Alice Laura Andrews. Becker was a crew member on a RB-29A with the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, U.S. Air Force. On June 13, 1952, the aircraft departed Yokato Air Base, Honshu, Japan on an electronic surveillance mission. It was shot down by 2 Russian MiG-15's over the Sea of Japan south of Mys Ostr...
Beau, Lucas V. (Lucas Victor), 1895-1986
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Lucas Victor Beau (1895-1986) was born in New York City. He served with the New York National Guard as a corporal on border patrol duty from June to December 1916. Appointed a flying cadet in August 1917, he entered the School of Military Aeronautics at Cornell University, and the following March became an instructor at Eberts Field, Arkansas. A month later he entered gunnery school at Wilbur Wright Field, Ohio, and in June 1918 was commissioned a temporary second lieutenant in the Air Service. ...
Baumler, Albert John, 1914-1973
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Albert John "Ajax" Baumler (April 17, 1914 – August 2, 1973) was an American fighter ace during the Spanish Civil War and World War II. Baumler was born in Bayonne, New Jersey. In 1935–1936, he underwent primary pilot training at Randolph Field and was commissioned in the United States Army Air Corps. However, after the start of the Spanish Civil War, Baumler resigned his commission and offered his services to the Republican side. He went to Spain and served there from December 27, 1936, on ...
Anderson, Rudolf, Jr., 1927-1962
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Rudolf Anderson Jr. (September 15, 1927 – October 27, 1962) was an American and United States Air Force major and pilot, who was the first recipient of the Air Force Cross, the U.S. military's and Air Force's second-highest award and decoration for valor. The only U.S fatality by enemy fire during the Cuban Missile Crisis, Anderson died when his U-2 reconnaissance aircraft was shot down over Cuba. He also served in Korea after the Korean War ended. Although Major Anderson was the only combat ...
