Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. CHINESE AWARD TO GENERAL O. P. WEYLAND, WASHINGTON, D. C 22 JULY 1959

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Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. CHINESE AWARD TO GENERAL O. P. WEYLAND, WASHINGTON, D. C 22 JULY 1959

1959

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Summary: SLATE: CAMERAMAN: DOYLE. 2' CU of the Grand Cordon of the Order of Cloud and Banner. 23' MS officers and guests arriving at home of Chinese Ambassador, Dr. George Yeh. 58' MS Gen. O. P. Weyland, Commander of TAC, arriving at home of Chinese Ambassador. 79' MCU Gen. Curtis E. LeMay, AF Vice Chief of Staff, talking with Chinese officer. 93' MS's & CU Gen. Weyland talking with the guests. 143' CU Gen. LeMay. 153' MS guests at the ceremony. 168' MS Dr. George Yeh, and Col. Hsiung-sheng Hwang, Chinese Air Attache, reading citation to Gen. Weyland. 192' MS Dr. Yeh and Col. Hwang pin medal on Gen. Weyland. 200' MS & CU Gen. Weyland and Dr. Yeh. 371' SLATE: CAMERAMAN: SASH. 379' MS Gen. Weyland arriving and being greeted by Dr. Yeh. 407' MS guests going into the presentation room. 443' MS & CU Dr. Yeh and Col. Hwang reading citation to Gen. Weyland. 475' CU citation written in Chinese. 486' Total footage in reel. Reel 2: MS Dr. Yeh and Col. Hwang reading and presenting citation to Gen. Weyland. 562' Total footage in reel. Good (Basic: Orig neg)

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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 ...

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