Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. TAC OPERATIONS, KEY WEST
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Lee, Robert M. (Robert Merrill), 1909-2003
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A graduate of West Point, Robert M. Lee received his wings in 1932 and was one of the Air Corps pilots flying the treacherous airmail route in 1934. As a Captain, Lee attended the Air Corps Tactical School and, in 1941, he became chief of corps aviation. With World War II underway, Lee was assigned to the Ninth Air Force in France, serving as deputy commander for operations under Hoyt S. Vandenberg, assisting in the defeat of Germany in four major campaigns. In January 1946, Lee returned to the ...
Gent, Thomas J., 1911-1974
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Thomas J. Gent, Jr. (b. 1911, Oil City, Pa.-d. Aug. 1, 1974), U.S. Air Force officer, graduated from West Point in 1935 and earned his pilot wings the following year. He served tours as a pilot, general's aide, group commander, instructor pilot, base operations officer, and executive officer, until named in 1944 as commander of the 449th Bombardment Group, 15th Air Force in Europe, flying B-24s. General Gent was commander, 314th Air Division, in Korea, with additional duty as deputy commander of...
