Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. JAMES H. DOUGLAS, SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE VISITS WIESBADEN, GERMANY

Douglas, James H. (James Henderson), 1899-1988

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James Henderson Douglas, Jr. (1899-1988) was Assistant Secretary of Treasury from 1932 to 1933, Under Secretary of the Air Force from 1953 to 1957, Secretary of the Air Force from 1957 to 1959, and Deputy Secretary of Defense from 1959 to 1961. From the description of Douglas, James H. (James Henderson), 1899-1988 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10570513 James Henderson Douglas, Jr. was born in Iowa in 1899 and graduated from Princeton University i...

Tunner, William H.

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William H. Tunner (b. 1906, Elizabeth, N.J.-d. Apr. 6, 1983), U.S. Air Force officer, graduated from West Point in 1928 and earned his pilot wings a year later. During the World War II years, he served as commander of the Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command (ATC), and as commander, India-China Division ATC, responsible for the “Hump” Airlift (India to China across the Himalayas). After the War, he was named commander, Atlantic Division, Military Air Transport Service (MATS), and shortly the...

Thatcher, Herbert B. (Herbert Bishop), 1909-1986

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Air Force officer. From the description of Reminiscences of Herbert B. Thatcher : oral history, 1970. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122451730 Herbert Bishop Thatcher (1909-1986) was born in East Orange, New Jersey, and attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, where he graduated in 1932. He was commissioned as an Infantry Officer in the U.S. Army. After completing flight instruction and attending the Advanced Fl...

Holzapple, Joseph R. (Joseph Randall), 1914-1973

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