Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1897, Oct. 11 | Born, Monroe, Wis. |
| 1916-1917 | Served with Oregon National Guard |
| 1918 | Commissioned second lieutenant, Infantry |
| 1919 | B.A., United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. |
| 1919-1920 | Student, infantry school of the army |
| 1924 | Transferred to Air Corps |
| 1932 | Married Maude McKeever |
| 1935-1936 | Attended Air Corps tactical school |
| 1936-1937 | Attended Command and General Staff College, Ft. Leavenworth, Kans. |
| 1942-1943 | Chief of staff to commanding general of U.S. Army Forces in the South Pacific Area |
| 1943 | Commanding general, 13th Air Force, Solomon Islands Commanding general, 15th Air Force, Italy, and Mediterranean Allied Strategic Air Forces |
| 1945 | Commanding general, 20th Air Force, Pacific |
| 1945-1947 | Commanding general, Air Materiel Command, Wright Field, Ohio |
| 1947-1950 | Commander in chief, Alaska |
| 1950 | Became general, U. S. Air Force |
| 1950-1953 | Air force vice chief of staff |
| 1953-1957 | Air force chief of staff |
| 1957-1960 | Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff |
| 1960-1967 | Vice chairman of board, Holt, Rinehart & Winston, Inc. |
| 1966 | Published Neither Liberty nor Safety: A Hard Look at U.S. Military Policy and Strategy. New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston |
| 1982, Mar. 29 | Died, Lacklund Air Force Base, Tex. |