Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1906, Nov. 15 | Born, Columbus, Ohio |
| 1928 | Commissioned second lieutenant, Field Artillery Reserve and enlisted in regular army |
| 1929 | Graduated, Air Corps Primary Flying School, March Field, Calif., and commissioned second lieutenant in Air Reserve |
| 1930 | Commissioned second lieutenant, Air Corps, regular army, assigned to 27th Pursuit Squadron, Selfridge Field, Mich. |
| 1932 | Graduated, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio |
| 1934 | Married Helen Estelle Maitland and transferred to 18th Pursuit Group, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii |
| 1935 | Commissioned first lieutenant |
| 1937 | Operations and intelligence officer of 49th Bombardment Squadron, Langley Field, Va. |
| 1939 | E-17 airplane commander |
| 1940 | Promoted to captain and transferred to 41st Reconnaissance Squadron, Langley Field, Va. |
| 1941 | Transferred to 34th Bombardment Group Promoted to major Pioneered ferry routes to Africa via South America and to England via the North Atlantic |
| 1942 | Promoted to lieutenant colonel and colonel Made commanding officer of the 305th Bombardment Group which he trained and led to England as part of the 8th Air Force |
| 1943 | Awarded Air Medal for five combat missions over Europe in 1942 Led mission of Flying Fortresses from England to target at Regensburg, Germany Promoted to brigadier general |
| 1944 | Promoted to major general Made commander of 20th Bomber Command (China-Burma-India theater) |
| 1945 | Commanding general, 21st Bomber Command Became chief of staff to General Carl Spaatz of the United States Strategic Air Forces Appointed special deputy to the Army Air Forces Air Matériel Command, Wright Field, Ohio Appointed deputy chief of air staff for research and development, Washington, D.C. |
| 1947 | Placed in command of United States Air Forces in Europe after the air force had become a separate service |
| 1948 | Directed the Berlin Airlift Head, Strategic Air Command |
| 1957-1961 | Vice chief of staff, U.S. Air Force |
| 1961-1965 | Chief of staff, U.S. Air Force |
| 1965 | Retired |
| 1968 | Ran for vice president with George Wallace on the Independent Party ticket |
| 1990, Oct. 1 | Died, March Air Force Base, Calif. |