Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. JUNE WEEK ACTIVITIES

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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. JUNE WEEK ACTIVITIES

1962

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/68612

Summary: Coverage of AFA reception and banquet held at Broadmoor International Center honoring the USAFA 13th Squadron. Shows military and civilian guests in formal dress arriving at the center; cadets going through reception line and filing into banquet room; dignitaries taking places at head table, toastmaster Milton Caniff introducing dignitaries; strolling violinists and NORAD Commanders band playing; and presentation of AFA trophy to cadet Lt. Col. Howard F. Nichols, Comdr of 13th Sqdn. by Mr. Joe Foss, President AFA, after which he was congratulated by Gen. Curtis E. LeMay. Reception line: Mr. Joe Foss; Dr. W. Randolph Lovelace, NASA; Mr. Milton Caniff; Gen. Curtis E. LeMay, USAF Chief of Staff; Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands; Arthur Godfrey; Gen. Laurence S. Kuter, CINC NORAD; Gen. Carl A. Spaatz (ret); Gen. Nathan F. Twining (ret); Lt. Gen. Robert M. Lee, Comdr ADC; and Maj. Gen. William S. Stone, Supt. USAFA. Good (Basic: Orig neg)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6497881

National Archives at College Park

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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 ...

Spaatz, Carl, 1891-1974

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Carl Andrew Spaatz (born Spatz; June 28, 1891 – July 14, 1974), nicknamed "Tooey", was an American World War II general. As commander of Strategic Air Forces in Europe in 1944, he successfully pressed for the bombing of the enemy's oil production facilities as a priority over other targets. He became Chief of Staff of the newly formed United States Air Force in 1947. Spaatz retired with the rank of general on June 30, 1948. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished Servic...

Twining, Nathan F. (Nathan Farragut), 1897-1982

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