Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. GEN CURTISS LEMAY INTERVIEW, NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA

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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. GEN CURTISS LEMAY INTERVIEW, NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA

1972

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/72128

Films shows Gen LeMay, (Ret) being interviewed on patio of his home; 1/4" mag tape contains his reminiscences of early training, pre-war activities such as Sourh American goodwill flight; war-time experiences and decisions; postwar activities as R & D chief as well as SAC Commander: and his thoughts on Vietnam and the future Air Force. 1163' 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 ...