Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. PROJECT TURNKEY, TUY HOA AB, BIEN HOA AB, NHA TRANG AB, DA NANG AB, VIETNAM AND TAIWAN

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 ...

Nichols, Franklin A. (Franklin Allen), 1918-2002

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Franklin Allen Nichols (b. 1918, Holdenville, Okla.-d. Sept. 16, 2002, El Paso, Tex.), U.S. Air Force officer, entered the military after graduating from university and completed aviation cadet training in the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1941. His first assignment was as a fighter pilot with the 6th Pursuit Squadron in Hawaii and was there when Pearl Harbor was attacked. In 1942 he transferred to the 7th Pursuit Squadron in New Guinea as operations officer. Later in World War II, he served as command...

Thompson, James H., U.S. Air Force general

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Momyer, William W.

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Chamberlain, David S. (David Smith), 1921-1988

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David S. Chamberlain (b. 1921, Akron, Ohio-d. Apr. 5, 1988), U.S. Air Force officer, graduated from West Point in 1943 and until 1946 served as the resident and area engineer in charge of construction of airfields in the China-Burma-India Theater of Operations. Assigned to the Army Corps of Engineers from 1943 until 1950, he earned a master's degree in civil engineering in 1947. Later he completed another master's degree in business administration. General Chamberlain served as deputy for the Co...

Curtin, Robert H. (Robert Harriman), 1916-

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Robert Harriman Curtin (1917-2007) was born in Winchendon, Massachusetts, and attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for one year before receiving his appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. He graduated in 1939, and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant assigned to the 11th Engineering Regiment, Canal Zone. In 1943, he was assigned briefly to the 30th Engineer Aviation Training Center, MacDill Field, Florida. The following year, he was sent to the Europea...