Oral history interview with General Russell E. Dougherty, USAF (Ret.), 2004 May 24.

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Oral history interview with General Russell E. Dougherty, USAF (Ret.), 2004 May 24.

Interview with General Russell E. Dougherty, Air Force veteran and former commander-in-chief of Strategic Air Command (SAC), concerning his experiences and association with General Curtis LeMay. LeMay's uncanny judgment; LeMay's handling of people in his command; LeMay's penchant for discipline; the Soviet military's assessment of LeMay; testing Soviet air defenses; LeMay's organizational talents.

29 leaves ; 29 cm.

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University of North Texas. Oral History Collection.

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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 ...

General Curtis LeMay Oral History Project.

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Dougherty, Russell E.

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Hurley, Alfred F.

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United States. Air Force. Strategic Air Command

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