Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. PROJECT CROSS FEED
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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 ...
Train, William F. (William Frew), 1908-
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Eddleman, Clyde D. (Clyde Davis), 1902-1992
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Clyde Davis Eddleman (1902-1992) was born in Orange, Texas. From West Point, he commissioned in the infantry in 1924. He graduated from the Command and General Staff School in 1938 and the Army War College in 1955. From November 1941 to January 1943, he served as chief of the training division, then assistant chief of staff of Third Army. He then was deputy chief of staff of Sixth Army until December 1945. His postwar assignments included commanding general of 4th Infantry Division, May 1954 to ...
Hamlett, Barksdale, 1908-
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Barksdale Hamlett was born in Kentucky. He entered the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY, in 1926 and served in the African and European theaters during World War II as well as in Korea. Hamlett earned the Distinguished Service medal, the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters, and the Bronze Star. His final assignment prior to his retirement in 1964, after more than thirty-eight years of service, was as Army Vice-Chief of Staff. He served as president of Norwich Univers...
Ewbank, John N., 1912-
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John N. Ewbank (b. 1912) was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, and attended St. Olaf College and the University of Minnesota before entering Flying School as an aviation cadet in 1939 at Randolph and Kelly Fields, Texas. In May, 1940, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant, and served as a flight commander with the 22nd Bombardment Group at Langley Field, Virginia before being deployed overseas during World War II. He was assigned to the Southwest Pacific area, and was stationed in Australia and ...
Turner, Howard M. (Howard McMath), 1902-1965
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Howard McMath Turner (1902-1965) was born in Avoca, Iowa and attended the University of Iowa before receiving his appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. He graduated in June, 1924, and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Service. In 1925, he began courses in introductory and advanced flight training at Brooks AFB, and later at Kelly AFB, Texas. He completed his flight training in March, 1926. Turner became an engineering and operations...
Truman, Louis W. (Louis Watson), 1908-2004
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Louis Watson Truman (1908-2004), U.S. Army general, Pearl Harbor Attack survivor. From the description of Truman, Louis W. (Louis Watson), 1908-2004 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10625656 ...
Snodgrass, J. T. (John Tabb), 1906-1966
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John Tabb Snodgrass (b. Dec. 23, 1906, Paterson, N.J.-d. 1966), U.S. Army officer, graduated from university in 1928 and received his commission in the U.S. Army Reserves in 1933, moving to active duty in 1940. He served as battery and battalion commander as well as staff officer during World War II, and at the end of the War he served with the 8th U.S. Army in Japan as battalion commander and staff officer. He was chief of staff, Army Air Defense Command from 1950 to 1953, and served with the 5...
Trapnell, T. J. H. (Thomas John Hall), 1902-2002
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Thomas John Hall Trapnell (1902-2002) was born in Yonkers, N.Y. He was graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1927. While at West Point, he was named to several All-American football elevens and was a lacrosse star. General Trapnell's first assignment following graduation was that of a platoon leader in the 11th Cavalry. During World War II, General Trapnell served with the American Forces in the Philippines and was commanding the 26th Cavalry when taken prisoner by the Japanese. H...
