Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. WORLD CONGRESS OF FLIGHT, LAS VEGAS, NELLIS AFB, MCCARRON FIELD AND INDIAN SPRINGS, NEVADA, 11 - 14 APRIL 1959

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...

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 ...

Cannon, Howard W.

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Crossfield, A. Scott (Albert Scott), 1921-2006

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Aviator. From the description of Reminiscences of Albert Scott Crossfield : oral history, 1960. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122362009 Albert Scott Crossfield (b. Oct. 2, 1921; d. Apr. 19, 2006) was an American naval officer and test pilot. From the description of Crossfield, A. Scott (Albert Scott), 1921-2006 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10570895 ...

Caldara, Josephe D. C. (Joseph D. Croft) 1909-1995

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White, Thomas D. (Thomas Dresser), 1901-1965

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Thomas Dresser White (b. Aug. 6, 1901, Walker, Minn.-d. Dec. 22, 1965), U.S. Air Force officer, received his commission in the infantry in 1920. He studied the Chinese language in China from 1927 to 1931, and served as assistant military attaché for air in Moscow and Rome from 1934 to 1937 and military attaché in Brazil from 1940 to 1942. During World War II he served as assistant chief of staff, then chief of staff, 3rd Air Force; assistant chief of staff for intelligence at Army Air Force HQ; ...

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...

Holzman, Benjamin G. (Benjamin Grad), 1910-1975

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Sessums, John W. (John Walker), 1904-1989

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John Walker Sessums, Jr. (b. 1904, Little Rock, Ark.-d. July 20, 1989), U.S. Air Force officer, was a college graduate who earned his pilot wings in 1928 and received a regular commission in the Air Corps the following year. During World War II, he served at Army Air Forces HQ as a fighter project officer and chief, Aircraft Production Division. In 1945 he became chief of plans for the XXII Tactical Air Command (TAC) in Italy, flying 22 combat missions; was appointed chief of staff, XXII TAC; an...

Lovelace, W. Randolph (William Randolph), 1907-1965

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Young, Stephen M. (Stephen Marvin), 1889-1984

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Stephen Marvin Young (b. May 4, 1889, Huron County, Ohio-d. Dec. 1, 1984, Washington, D.C.), U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Ohio, graduated from Western Reserve University law school and was a member of the Ohio State House of Representatives. He served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border and during the First World War. He was elected to the 77th Congress, serving from 1941 to 1943, and during World War II was an officer in the U.S. Army, serving in North Africa and Italy, discharg...