Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. GENERAL LEMAY RECEIVES JAPANESE AWARD, JOHNSON AB, IRUMA AB AND TOKYO JAPAN

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Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. GENERAL LEMAY RECEIVES JAPANESE AWARD, JOHNSON AB, IRUMA AB AND TOKYO JAPAN

1964

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Covers ceremonies honoring Gen. Curtis E. LeMay for his contributions in developing the Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) highlighted by the presentation of the First Order of Merit of the Grand Cordon of the Rising Sun to Gen. LeMay. Reel 1: 1) Scenes of Gen. Curtis E. LeMay being welcomed by JASDF officers at Johnson AB and arriving at Iruma AB with review stand with party consisting of Gen. Hunter Harris, Jr. CINC PACAF; Gen. Shigeru Ura (JASDF); Gen. Keji Kanaga (JASDF); Gen. Hidemichi Kira (JASDF); Lt. Gen. Maurice A. Preston, Comdr. US Forces Japan and Comdr. 5th AF; Yoshio Miwa, Minister JDA; and Col. Robert F. Hemphill. Shows Gen. Ura (JASDF) presenting Japanese award to Gen. LeMay and Gen. Ura (JASDF) and Gen. LeMay trooping line and boarding staff car. 2) JASDF color guard with US and Japanese flags (Iruma AB). 3) Maj. Gen. Donald L. Hardy, Comdr. Defense Industrial Supply Center, Maj. Gen. Eugene B. LeBailly, Director Office of Information and Gen. Otto P. Weyland (USAF Ret.) standing with group of USAF officers during review at Iruma AB. 4) Shows decoration on Gen. LeMay's tunic. 5) Gen. LeMay and party arriving at Japan Defense Agency Ministry (Hardy Barracks, Tokyo), Gen. LeMay and Mr. Miwa reviewing JASDF honor guard and party entering building. 6) JASDF personnel, band and honor guard in formation. 843': Total footage in reel. Reel 2: 1) JASDF personnel in formation at Johnson AB. 2) Gen. LeMay talking with Gen Weyland (USAF Ret.) and Gen. Harris. 4) Gen LeMay and party arriving at JDA Ministry, Gen LeMay and Mr. Miwa inspecting JASDF honor guard and party entering building. 5) USAF Chief of Staff ID tag on staff car. 201': Total footage in reel.

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LeMay, Curtis E. (Curtis Emerson), 1906-1990

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Curtis Emerson LeMay (November 15, 1906 – October 1, 1990) was an American Air Force general who implemented an effective but controversial strategic bombing campaign in the Pacific theater of World War II. He later served as Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force from 1961 to 1965. LeMay joined the U.S. Army Air Corps, the precursor to the U.S. Air Force, in 1929 while studying civil engineering at Ohio State University. He had risen to the rank of major by the time of Japan's Attack on Pearl ...

LeBailly, Eugene B. (Eugene Bernard), 1915-1992

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Hardy, Donald L. (Donald Linwood), 1908-1987

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Donald Linwood Hardy (b. 1908, Chicago, Ill.-d. July 12, 1987), U.S. Air Force officer, graduated from West Point in 1932 and from Advance Flying School the following year. He served in Hawaii and California before graduating from the Air Corps Technical School and being assigned as Photographic Officer with the 22nd Observation Squadron. During the years of World War II, he organized the Photographic Group at Air Service Command (ASC) headquarters, served as deputy chief of staff and chief, Sup...

Preston, M. A. (Maurice Alexander), 1912-1983

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Maurice Alexander Preston (b. 1912-d. Jan. 25, 1983), commander in chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe. From the description of Preston, M. A. (Maurice Alexander), 1912-1983 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10597701 ...

Harris, Hunter, 1909-1987

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General Hunter Harris (1909-1987) was commander in chief of the United States Air Force Pacific Air Forces, 1964-1967. He earned his pilot's wings in 1933 and served in the European theater during World War II. His command over forces in Southeast Asia after the war involved him in strategic planning during the Vietnamese conflict. From the description of Hunter Harris papers, 1948-1972. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 664360399 Hunter ...

Weyland, Otto P. (Otto Paul), 1902-1979

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Air Force officer. From the description of Reminiscences of Otto P. Weyland : oral history, 1960. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122684175 Otto Paul Weyland (b. Jan. 27, 1902, Riverside, Calif.-d. Sept. 2, 1979), General in the U.S. Air Force, was commissioned in the Air Service upon his graduation from Texas A&M in 1923. During World War II, he served as commanding officer, 16th Pursuit Group; deputy director of air support at Air For...