Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. PRESIDENT KENNEDY VISITS WEST GERMANY

Lemnitzer, Lyman L. (Lyman Louis), 1899-1988

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Lyman Louis Lemnitzer (August 29, 1899 – November 12, 1988) was born in Honesdale, Pennsylvania. He received his commission in the Coast Artillery Corps from West Point in 1920 and was an instructor at West Point from 1926 to 1930, and again in 1934 and 1935. He graduated from the Command and General Staff School in 1936 and the Army War College in 1940 and saw duty with war plans division and the staff of Army Ground Forces from May 1941 to June 1942. He reached the rank of brigadier general in...

Landon, Truman H. (Truman Hempel), 1905-1986

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Montgomery, Richard M. (Richard Mattern), 1911-1987

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Richard Mattern Montgomery (b. Dec. 15, 1911, Hollidaysburg, Pa.-d. Aug. 27, 1987), U.S. Air Force officer, graduated from West Point in 1933 and completed flying training the following year. His first wartime job was organizing the aviation cadet training program. In 1947 he was a member of the Joint Strategic Plans and Operations Group for General MacArthur in Tokyo, and the next year he joined the 51st Fighter Wing in Okinawa, flying the new F-80 jet. In 1952 he became chief of staff, Strateg...

Rusk, Dean, 1909-1994

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Dean Rusk (1909-1994), U.S. Secretary of State, born in Cherokee County, Georgia. From the description of University of Georgia faculty papers, 1952, 1971-1995. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477809 Dean Rusk was born in Cherokee County, Ga., on February 9, 1909. He attended Davidson College, graduating in 1931 as a Rhodes Scholar. He then attended St. John's College, Oxford. In 1946 he became assistant chief of the Division of International Security Affairs of the U.S. De...

Clay, Lucius D. (Lucius Dubignon), 1897-1978

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Lucius DuBignon Clay (1897-1978) was born in Marietta, Georgia, the son of U.S. Senator Alexander Stephen and Sarah (Francis) Clay. After graduating from West Point in 1918, he commissioned in the Army Corps of Engineers. From 1937 to 1938, he was chief engineer under General Douglas MacArthur in the Philippines. During his tenure with the War Department General Staff, he made brigadier general in March 1942 and major general nine months later. From 1944 to 1945, he served as deputy director for...

Erhard, Ludwig

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Ludwig Erhard (1897-1977) was the chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany from 1963 to 1966. From the description of Erhard, Ludwig, 1897-1977 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10582238 Ludwig Erhard, 1897-1977, was the chancellor of West Germany, 1963-1966, and visited the United States in 1965 with his wife, Louise. From the guide to the Ludwig Erhard Collection 66-42; 72-97; 2009-132., 1963-1965, (Dolph Briscoe Center for America...

Freeman, Paul L. (Paul Lamar), 1907-1988

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Paul L. Freeman was born in 1907. He was an infantry commander in World War II and the Korean War. He died in 1988. From the description of The Paul L. Freeman Jr. papers, 1907-ca. 1974. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 47087928 Paul L. Freeman, Jr. had a long and distinguished career as a United States (U.S.) Army officer from a plebe in 1925 to a full general in 1962. From the description of Paul L. Freeman, Jr. photograph collection. 1941-197...

Peel Yates, David, 1911-1978

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Sir David Peel Yates (1911-1978), British Army officer, began his military career when he joined the South Wales Borderers in 1931. He served in India in 1937, and during World War II, he was commanding officer of the 6th Battalion; general staff officer, 14th Division; and acting commanding officer, 138th Brigade in North Africa and the Middle East. During the 1950s, he was an instructor, NATO Defense College in Paris, and commander, 27th Infantry Brigade in Hong Kong. In the 1960s, he was chie...

Brandt, Willy, 1913-1992

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Clifton, Chester Victor Jr., 1913-1991

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Chester Victor Clifton Jr. (September 24, 1913 – December 23, 1991) was a Major General in the United States Army and an aide to Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. Clifton was born in Edmonton, Alberta before moving to the United States and settling in Puyallup, Washington. He attended the University of Washington and graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a master's degree in Journalism. As a civilian he worked as a reporter for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer ...

Adenauer, Konrad, 1876-1967

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Konrad Adenauer was born in 1876 in Cologne, Germany. He was chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) from 1949 to 1963. He died in 1967. From the description of Adenauer, Konrad, 1876-1967 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10581751 Chancellor of West Germany, 1949-1963. From the description of Konrad Adenauer miscellaneous papers, 1953-1957. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754869086 Politician, statesman and C...

Polk, James H. (James Hilliard), 1911-1992

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James Hilliard Polk (b. Dec. 13, 1911, Camp McGraw, Philippines-d. Feb. 18, 1992, El Paso, Tex.), U.S. Army general, graduated from West Point in 1933. He served as an armored commander in Europe during World War II. He was the U.S. Commandant in Berlin in 1963 and 1964, and beginning in 1967 served as commander, 7th Army, in Germany, and U.S. Forces in Europe from HQ in West Germany until his retirement in 1971. From the description of Polk, James H. (James Hilliard), 1911-1992 (U.S...

Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917, to Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy of Brookline, Massachusetts. John Kennedy, the second of nine children, attended Choate Academy (1932-1935), Princeton University (1935-36), Harvard College (1936-40), and Stanford Business School (1941). In 1940, he published a book based on his senior thesis entitled "Why England Slept." The book criticized British policy of Appeasement. In 1941, Kennedy enlisted in the Navy. In August 1943, Kenn...