Carl Andrew Spaatz * June 28, 1891 , Boattown , PA - † July 14, 1974 , Washington ) - US Air Force general , general (June 30, 1948), first US Air Force Chief of Staff (September 26, 1946 - April 30, 1948). On April 30, 1948, retired.
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Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 Military ranks
- 3 notes
- 4 Sources
- 5 Literature
- 6 References
Biography
He was buried in the cemetery of the US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs .
Military ranks
- 12.6.1914 second lieutenant (permanent rank, infantry)
- 07.17.1916 First Lieutenant (permanent rank, Air Force)
- 05/15/1917 captain (permanent rank, Air Force)
- 27.2.1920 captain (permanent rank, infantry)
- 1.7.1920 captain (permanent rank, Air Force)
- 1.7.1920-18.12.1922 major (temporary increase, Air Force)
- 12/18/1922 Captain (permanent rank, Air Force)
- 1.2.1923 major (permanent rank, Air Force)
- 09.16.1935 lieutenant colonel (permanent rank)
- 11/7/1939 Colonel (temporary increase)
- 10.1940 Brigadier General (temporary increase)
- 1.1942 major general (temporary increase)
- 09/17/1942 Major General (temporary promotion) and Colonel (permanent rank)
- 12/12/1943 Lieutenant General (temporary increase)
- 11/3/1945 general (temporary increase)
- 8.1945 general (temporary increase) and major general (permanent rank) bypassing the permanent rank brigadier general
- 06/30/1948 General (permanent rank) bypassing the permanent rank of Lieutenant General
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 BNF identifier : Open Data Platform 2011.
- ↑ 1 2 Encyclopædia Britannica
- ↑ 1 2 SNAC - 2010.
Sources
Literature
- Davis, Richard G. Carl A. Spaatz and the Air War in Europe. Washington (DC): Center for Air Force History, 1993.
- Davis, Richard G. Gen Carl Spaatz and D Day. (Eng.) // United States Air Force Air University. Airpower Journal: Air Force recurring publication. - Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Air University Press, 1997. - Vol. 11, No. 4 . - P. 20-28. - ISSN 0897-0823 .
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- Davis, Richard G. “Spaatz.” Air Force Magazine 83.12 (2000): 66-73. Air Force Association. Web May 22, 2010.
- Dorwart, Jeffery M. “Spaatz, Carl Andrew.” Feb. 2000. American National Biography Online. Web May 20, 2010.
- Frisbee, John L. “The Lessons of North Africa.” Air Force Magazine 73.12 (1990): 59-62. Air Force Association. Web May 22, 2010.
- Herbert Feis Papers, Box 103, NBC Interviews, Carl Spaatz interview by Len Giovannitti, Library of Congress
- Mets, David R. Master of Airpower: General Carl A. Spaatz. Novato, CA: Presidio, 1988.