Records of Headquarters U.S. Air Force (Air Staff). 1934 - 2004. General Decimal Files

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Records of Headquarters U.S. Air Force (Air Staff). 1934 - 2004. General Decimal Files

1945-1955

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/2668982

The series contains information concerning the atomic weapons program in the early years of the Cold War. The records contain detailed information on atomic weapon type, cost, testing, deployment and logistics. There is also information on possible battle scenarios, defensive strategies vis-a-vis the Soviet Union, and military exercises for atomic weapons. Persons of note appearing in the records include General Curtis LeMay, Assistant for Atomic Energy Colonel James C. Sherrill, and Deputy Chief of Staff United States Air Force Major Howard J. Porter. The contains reports, memorandums, letters, charts, maps, briefing books, and summary sheets.

19 linear feet, 3 linear inches

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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 ...

Sherrill, James C. (James Clement), 1920-2000

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James Clement Sherrill (b. 1920, San Marcos, Tex.; d. Feb. 12, 2000) was Commander in Chief of the Alaskan Command at Elmendorf Air Force Base from August 1972 until his retirement in September 1974. From the description of Sherrill, James C. (James Clement), 1920-2000 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10596371 ...