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Curtis Emerson LeMay (November 15, 1906 – October 1, 1990) was a US Air Force general who implemented an effective but controversial strategic bombing campaign in the Pacific theater of World War II.
Major General Curtis LeMay, the commander of XX Bomber Command, replaced General Haywood S. Hansell. [9] Arnold and the Twentieth Air Force's headquarters regarded the campaign against Japan up to that time as unsuccessful, and LeMay understood that he would also be relieved if he failed to deliver results.
Iron Eagle: The Turbulent Life of General Curtis LeMay. Random House Value Publishing. ISBN 0-517-55188-8. Crane, Conrad C. (1994). The cigar that brought the fire wind: Curtis LeMay and the strategic bombing of Japan. JGSDF-U.S. Army Military History Exchange. ASIN B0006PGEIQ. Frank, Richard B. (2001).
General Curtis E. Lemay was appointed Spaatz's Chief of Staff. [4] Guam was the headquarters of the XXI Bomber Command and until the arrival of the Eighth Air Force would provide the bulk of men and equipment of the new command. [2]
Lt Gen Francis H. Griswold: 3 May 1954: 30 June 1961 (1904–1989) [3] Designated as Vice Commander (1954–55) 5. Lt Gen John P. McConnell: 1 July 1961: 30 September 1962 (1908–1986) 6. Lt Gen Hunter Harris Jr. 1 October 1962: 31 July 1964 (1909–1987) 7. Lt Gen John Dale Ryan: 1 August 1964: 30 November 1964 (1915–1983) 8. Lt Gen Joseph ...
Experts then and now agree: By June 1945, Japan had been militarily defeated and President Truman didn’t need to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki. | Opinion
The former defense secretary told Morris that Gen. Curtis LeMay had said that those responsible for the firebombing of Japanese cities during World War II — among them McNamara, then an Air ...
The second aircraft's commander was Major General Curtis LeMay, Chief of Staff of the Strategic Air Forces. First Lieutenant J. Ivan Potts served as one of the pilots, as did Lieutenant Colonel William C. Kingsbury—the two had been a flight team in the 25th Bombardment Squadron (Very Heavy) of the 58th Bombardment Wing, Very Heavy , based on ...