Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. AFA CONVENTION
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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 ...
Gerhart, John K. (John Koehler), 1907-1981
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John Koehler Gerhart (1907-1981) was born in Saginaw, Michigan, and graduated from the University of Chicago in 1928 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Philosophy. After graduating from Advanced Flying School at Kelly Field, Texas, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Corps Reserve. He served as a flight test pilot during the 1930s, and graduated from the Air Corps Tactical School in April, 1941. Early in World War II, Gerhart was assigned to the 8th Air Force, and was ...
Doolittle, James Harold, 1896-1993
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James Harold "Jimmy" Doolittle (December 14, 1896 – September 27, 1993) was an American military general and aviation pioneer who received the Medal of Honor for his daring raids on Japan during World War II. He also made early coast-to-coast flights, won many flying races, and helped develop instrument flying. Born in Alameda, California, Doolittle studied as an undergraduate at University of California, Berkeley, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1922. He also earned a doctorate in aero...
Zuckert, Eugene M., 1911-2000
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Schriever, Bernard A., 1917-2005
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General Bernard Adolph Schriever (1910-2005) was born in Bremen, Germany, in 1910. Schriever is known for overseeing the U.S. intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) program, which ushered the Pentagon and U.S. government into the space age. From the description of Schriever, Bernard A. (Bernard Adolph), 1910-2005 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10581689 ...
Timberlake, Edward J. (Edward Julius), 1909-1990
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Edward Julius Timberlake (1909-1990) was born in Fort Hunt, Virginia, and graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York on June 11, 1931. After graduation, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Infantry. In 1932, he attended and graduated from both the Air Corps Primary Flying School at Randolph Field, Texas, and the Air Corps Advanced Flying School at Kelly Field, Texas. He served in the 72nd Bomb Squadron and as Engineering Officer to the 40th ...
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 ...
