Curtis Lemay

@U. S. Air Force General during World War Ii, Birthday and Personal Life ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Curtis LeMay was one of the greatest generals in the United States Air Force American Ohio State University Leaders Military Leaders Scorpio Celebrities Curtis Emerson LeMay was an outstanding air combat leader during World War II. He developed the bombardment tactics and strategies that left Nazi Germany in shambles. Transferred to the Pacific theater, he took over command of the B-29s and led the air war against Japan and oversaw the dropping of the atomic bombs. After the war, he organized the famous Berlin Air Lift forcing the Communist bloc to realize the futility of the Blockade. He is regarded as the Father of the Strategic Air Command. He reorganized the SAC and enhanced its readiness to strike at a very short notice. He served as a general for seventeen years - longer than any other man in the history of the United States military and eventually became the Air Force Chief of Staff. He was always the best pilot, best navigator and best bombardier in every unit he served or commanded and often demonstrated his courage by personally leading his bombers on dangerous missions. He received every award his country could bestow - other than the Medal of Honor - and was decorated by many other nations. Post –retirement, his foray into politics was not successful as his nuclear war comments and his support of a segregationist candidate did not go down well with the voters.

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Birthday: November 15, 1906 Died on: October 1, 1990 Nationality: American Famous: U. S. Air Force General during World War Ii, Ohio State University, Leaders, Military Leaders Spouses: Helen E. Maitland Childrens: Patricia Jane LeMay Lodge Universities: Ohio State University Ohio State University Information Detail Birthday November 15, 1906 Died on October 1, 1990 Nationality American Famous U. S. Air Force General during World War Ii, Ohio State University, Leaders, Military Leaders Spouses Helen E. Maitland Childrens Patricia Jane LeMay Lodge Universities Ohio State University Ohio State University Notable Alumnis Ohio State University Birth Place Columbus, Ohio,, United States Gender Male Father Erving LeMay Mother Arizona Dove (Carpenter) LeMay Sun Sign Scorpio Born in Columbus, Ohio,, United States Famous as U. S. Air Force General During World War II Died at Age 83

Columbus, Ohio,, United States

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Curtis Lemay married Helen Estelle Maitland in Ohio in 1934 and they had a daughter Patricia Jane. Unsplash Personal Life

He died on October 1, 1990 at March Air Force Base, California. He is buried in the United States Air Force Academy Cemetery at Colorado Springs, Colorado. Unsplash Personal Life

Situated in Air Force Village West, in Riverside, CA, the LeMay Foundation helps widows of all Air Force Retirees, both officers and enlisted, through financial grants of assistance Unsplash Personal Life

LeMay was born on November 15, 1906 in Columbus, Ohio, to Erving LeMay, an ironworker and general handyman, and Arizona Dove, a home maker who did her best to hold her family together with her husband’ meager income. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

His family moved around the country as his father looked for work, and eventually returned to Columbus. Here, he attended Columbus public school, and graduated from the Columbus South High School. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He graduated in civil engineering from the Ohio State University supporting himself by working and was a member of the National Society of Pershing Rifles and the professional engineering fraternity Theta Tau. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

LeMay was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Air Corps Reserve in 1929 and received a regular commission in the United States Army Air Corps the following year. Unsplash Career

In 1937, navigating a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress under pilot and commander Caleb V. Haynes, he helped locate the battleship Utah in misty conditions off California though provided wrong coordinates by Navy personnel. Unsplash Career

In 1938, he navigated three B-17s over 610 miles of the Atlantic Ocean to intercept the Italian liner Rex, showcasing the ability of land-based airpower to defend the American coasts. Unsplash Career

When the U.S entered World War II, he became the commander of the B-17 Flying Fortress unit, the 305th Bomb Group, led it in combat until 1943, and helped develop the combat box formation. Unsplash Career

In 1943, he became the first commander of the newly-formed 3rd Air Division and in the Schweinfurt-Regensburg mission led 146 B-17s to Regensburg, Germany, beyond the range of escorting fighters, despite heavy losses. Unsplash Career

LeMay commanded the B-29 bomber operations against Japan, and his massive bombing campaign against more than 60 Japanese cities, in the months preceding the end of war resulted in one million Japanese civilian deaths. Unsplash Major Works

He was instrumental in SAC's acquisition of a large fleet of new strategic bombers, establishment of a vast aerial refueling system, development of a strategic ballistic missile force, and enhancing their readiness capability Unsplash Major Works

Information	Detail
Birthday	November 15, 1906
Died on	October 1, 1990
Nationality	American
Famous	U. S. Air Force General during World War Ii, Ohio State University, Leaders, Military Leaders
Spouses	Helen E. Maitland
Childrens	Patricia Jane LeMay Lodge
Universities	Ohio State University Ohio State University
Notable Alumnis	Ohio State University
Birth Place	Columbus, Ohio,, United States
Gender	Male
Father	Erving LeMay
Mother	Arizona Dove (Carpenter) LeMay
Sun Sign	Scorpio
Born in	Columbus, Ohio,, United States
Famous as	U. S. Air Force General During World War II
Died at Age	83

Curtis Lemay

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Nov 15, 1906

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Columbus, Ohio,, United States