Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. MINUTEMAN TURNOVER TO SAC
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Preston, Joseph J. (Joseph James), 1912-1984
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Joseph James Preston (b. 1912, Elgin, Minn.-d. Nov. 27, 1984), U.S. Air Force office, entered the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1938 after graduating from university and was commissioned and earned his pilot wings in 1939. Since winning his pilot's wings he accumulated more than 6,000 hours of flying time, many in jet aircraft. Shortly after the Pearl Harbor attack, he joined the Far East Air Forces on Java Island as a combat crew pilot and flight leader. In 1942 he went with the 305th Bombardment Grou...
Wells, Selmon W. (Selmon Willard), 1916-
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Selmon Willard Wells (b. May 3, 1916, San Francisco, Calif.) was vice commander of the 8th Air Force at Westover Air Force Base from 1965 to 1967. He took command of the 3rd Air Division in 1967. He was later assigned inspector general of the Air Force in March 1969. From the description of Wells, Selmon W. (Selmon Willard), 1916- (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10597519 ...
