Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. THE THOMAS D. WHITE NATIONAL DEFENSE AWARD PRESENTATION TO GENERAL CURTIS E. LEMAY, USAF ACADEMY, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO

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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. THE THOMAS D. WHITE NATIONAL DEFENSE AWARD PRESENTATION TO GENERAL CURTIS E. LEMAY, USAF ACADEMY, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO

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Coverage of former AF Chief of Staff, Gen Curtis E. LeMay (Ret), receiving the Thomas D. White National Defense Award from Maj. Gen. Robert H. Warren, AFA Superintendent, in formal ceremonies at the AFA parade grounds. 1) MLS & CU of cadet picking up White Award book and looking at it. 2) Scenes of Gen LeMay's four-star flag being raised as Gen. and Mrs. LeMay (Ret) and Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Robert H. Warren arrive and go to VIP's stand. 3) LS of cadet wing marching on field. 4) MS's of Gen. LeMay and Maj. Gen. Warren during playing of National Anthem. 5) Scenes of Gen. LeMay and Maj. Gen. Warren walking to their places on field -- shows cadet reading citation and Maj. Gen. Warren presenting the replica of the Thomas D. White Award, a space-age statuette, to Gen. LeMay and the cadets passing in review. 6) LS of B-52E fly-by to left during ceremonies. 7) Series of scenes with cutaway shots of spectators in bleachers, cadet and military personnel saluting, chaplain in stands and a boy scout of the USAFA troop.

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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 ...

Warren, Robert H. (Robert Hamilton), 1917-

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Lemay, Helen, 1937-

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