Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. MEGAPHONE (SECRETARY OF AIR FORCE HAROLD BROWNS'S VISIT), TUY HOA AB, VIETNAM

Catton, Jack J. (Jack Joseph), 1920-1990

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Jack J. Catton (b. 1920, Berkeley, Calif.-d. Dec. 5, 1990), U.S. Air Force officer, was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Army Air Corps early in 1941. After serving as an instructor pilot and squadron commander in the U.S., he flew the first B-29 bomber across the Pacific in 1944. While with the 21st Bomber Command, General Catton received awards for extraordinary achievement during combat missions against Japan. Following the War, he took part in the first two atomic weapons tests in the...

Brown, Harold, 1927-....

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U.S. secretary of defense, physicist, and educator. From the description of Papers of Harold Brown. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71132876 Harold Brown was born on September 10, 1927 in New York, New York. He received an A.B. (1945), an A.M. (1946) and a Ph.D. (1949) from Columbia University. He was a research scientist at Columbia University from 1945 to 1950 and lecturer in physics at Columbia from 1947 to 1948. From 1949 to 1950 he was a lecturer in physics at Stevens In...

Holzapple, Joseph R. (Joseph Randall), 1914-1973

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

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Simler, George B. (George Brenner), 1921-1972

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George B. Simler (b. 1921, Johnstown, Pa.-d. Sept. 9, 1972), U.S. Air Force officer, received his commission in 1942. He served two combat tours in Europe during World War II, and in 1944 was shot down, successfully returning to Allied lines two months later. After the War he became the first Professor of Air Science and Tactics at the University of Maryland, where he completed his own degree in 1948. Following assignments as commander, 86th Fighter-Bomber Group and 355th Fighter Group, he was a...

Blood, Gordon F. (Gordon Fisk), 1919-

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Gordon Fisk Blood (b. 1919-Washington, DC), Major General in the U.S. Air Force, attended flying school as an aviation cadet at Kelly Field, Texas, and received pilot wings and a commission as second lieutenant in March 1941. During World War II he was assigned to the 44th Air Base Squadron, the 396th Bombardment Squadron, the 27th Bombardment Squadron, and the 36th Bombardment Squadron in Alaska. At the end of the War General Blood was transferred to Japan and assigned to Headquarters V Fighter...

Garland, William C. (William Carroll), 1916-

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William Carroll Garland (1916-2004) was born in Barnesville, Georgia, and attended local schools and Gordon Military Junior College before entering the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. He graduated in 1942, and entered pilot training at Greenville Aviation School in Ocala, Florida. He earned his pilots wings in March, 1943, and completed B-17 transition training in April, 1943. During World War II, he was assigned to the 401st Bombardment Group in England, and saw action f...