Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. LT GEN SMART VISITS BASES
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Anthis, Rollen H. (Rollen Henry), 1915-1995
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Rollen Henry "Buck" Anthis (1915-1995) was born in Navina, Oklahoma. He graduated from El Reno High School in 1933, attended Oklahoma Military Academy and studied law at the University of Oklahoma. In 1938 he became a flying cadet at Randolph Field, Texas. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1939 and received his pilot wings at Kelly Field, Texas. General Anthis was assigned first to the 3rd Attack Group at Barksdale Field, Louisiana. In 1940, he became a test p...
Smart, Jacob E., 1909-2006
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Jacob Edward Smart (b. 1909, Ridgeland, S.C.-d. Nov. 12, 2006), General in the U.S. Air Force, graduated from West Point in 1931 and after completing flying training, served in pursuit, observation and flying training units until he became chief of flying training, Air Corps Headquarters. In 1943 he was assigned to the 9th Bomber Command in the Middle East, and in 1944 was transferred to the 15th Air Force in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations as commanding officer, 97th Bomb Group. While f...
Polhamus, Douglas C. (Douglas Clinton), 1915-1998
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Douglas Clinton Polhamus (b. 1915, Berryville, Va.-d. Dec. 4, 1998), U.S. Air Force officer, graduated from West Point in 1938 and received his pilot wings the following year. Prior to overseas duty, he served as a flight instructor, squadron commander, and director of training with the Air Training Command. In 1945 he was group commander, 330th Bomb Group, flying B-29s for more than 200 combat hours in the air offensive against Japan from Guam. Following an assignment in the Air Force Atomic En...
