Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONVENTION

Wilson, Winston P. (Winston Peabody), 1911-1996

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Major General Winston Peabody Wilson was born in Arkadelphia, Ark., in 1911, but grew up in Little Rock where he has maintained his legal residence. His military career began in May 1929, when he enlisted as an airplane mechanic in the 154th Observation Squadron, Arkansas National Guard. He attended Hendrix College in Conway, Ark. The general received his pilot''s license in 1936, and his commercial pilot''s license in 1940. General Wilson was commissioned a second lieutenant and rated as a juni...

Zuckert, Eugene M., 1911-2000

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Truesdell, Karl, 1882-1955

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Kark Truesdell (b. Aug. 27, 1882, Moorhead, Minn.-d. July 16, 1955), U.S. Army officer, received his commission as 2nd lieutenant in 1904, and advanced to the rank of major general in 1940. He served with the Allied Expeditionary Forces during World War I and later was commanding general of the 12th Brigade in 1938 and 1939. He was commandant of the Command and General Staff School at Ft. Leavenworth from 1943 to 1945. He retired from Army service in 1946. From the description of Tru...

Sweeney, Walter C. (Walter Campbell), 1909-1965

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Walter Campbell Sweeney (1909-1965) was born in Wheeling, West Virginia. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant of Infantry in June, 1930. He graduated from primary and advanced flight schools in 1935, and was assigned to the 8th Attack Squadron of the 3rd Attack Group at Barksdale Field, Louisiana. During the World War II era, Sweeney joined the 5th Bomb Group in Hawaii in June, 1939, and later served as Commandi...

Kelly, Joe W. (Joe William), 1910-1979

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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 ...