Find A Grave - United States Air Force Academy Cemetery

Anderson, Samuel E. b. January 6, 1906 d. September 12, 1982
United States Air Force General. He commanded the United States Army Air Corps 9th Air Division during World War II. (Bio by: Russ Jacobs)
United States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Plot: Section 3, Row C, Lot 73
Atkinson, Joseph H. b. February 5, 1900 d. November 6, 1984
United States Air Force General. He was the commanding General of the 5th Bombardment Wing during World War II. (Bio by: Russ Jacobs)
United States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Plot: Section 3, Row B, Lot 74
Blanchard, William H. 'Butch' b. February 6, 1916 d. May 31, 1966
Air Force Officer. He served as Air Force Vice Chief of Staff and was second in command. During World War II he was a heavy-bomber pilot who planned air raids on Japan and while serving with Curtis LeMay planned the atomic attack on Hiroshima. During the next 15 years of his career, he helped build the Strategic Air Command during what time he was awarded four stars all by the age of 48.
United States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Chidlaw, Benjamin Wiley b. December 18, 1900 d. February 21, 1977
United States Air Force General. He directed the development of the United States' original jet engine and jet aircraft. After flight training at Brooks and Kelly Fields in Texas, he got his wings in 1924. He helped develop engine modifications for high-altitude flight and, during World War II, he supervised the design and construction of the first United States jet aircraft. In 1954 he became the first commander of the Continental Air Defense Command. (Bio by: Garver Graver)
United States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Crawford, William John b. May 19, 1918 d. March 15, 2000
World War II Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He was a Master Sergeant in the US Army. He was awarded the Medal of Honor as a Private in 3d Platoon, Company I, 3d Battalion, 142d Infantry, 36th Infantry Division for action near Altavilla, Italy on September 13, 1943. He was a POW. His citation reads in part "When the platoon, after reaching the crest, was once more delayed by enemy fire, Pvt. Crawford again, in the face of intense fire, advanced directly to the front midway between two...[Read More] (Bio by: Don Morfe)
United States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
George, Harold Lee b. July 19, 1893 d. February 24, 1986
US Army World War II General. A test pilot and instructor in the early era of flight, he directed the United States Army Air Transport Command during World War II. His responsibilities included delivering troops and materiel to all the world's combat zones, and mobilizing United States airlines to deliver war passengers and freight. He was also instrumental in the development and implementation of the strategic bombing theory used during World War II. Upon the establishment of the Department of...[Read More] (Bio by: Garver Graver)
United States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Plot: 003 A 069
Harmon, Hubert Reilly b. 1892 d. January 22, 1957
United States Air Force General. He began his distinguished career as an United States Military Academy graduate on June 12, 1915 and became a life long advocate of military aviation. In 1918, he completed training in aviation and was chief of staff of the 3rd Army Air Service Command serving in Europe during World War I. With the Air Corps, he served in the Office Air Service at Washington, D.C. was military attache for aviation in London and was an instructor at the U.S. Military Academy. As...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
United States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Plot: Section 003, Row C, Grave 079
LeMay, Curtis Emerson b. November 15, 1906 d. October 1, 1990
United States Air Force General. Developed a number of advanced bombing tactics that were a major contribution to the success of the Allied air offensives against Germany and Japan. His best known innovation was the technique of pattern bombing. Chief of Staff Jul 1961 - Feb 1965.
United States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Plot: Section 3 Row D Grave 75
GPS coordinates: 39.0092010, -104.5131836 (hddd.dddd)
O'Donnell, Emmett b. September 15, 1906 d. December 26, 1971
US Air Force General. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for battling the Japanese over Clark Field in the Philippines in 1941. He also led the first major air raid against Tokyo, Japan, in 1944. After World War II, he served as Air Force Director of Information from 1946 to 1948, and as President of the USO after his retirement in 1964. Known as 'Rosie' he died in 1971. (Bio by: K)
United States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Olds, Robin b. July 14, 1922 d. June 14, 2007
United States Fighter Ace. He achieved "triple ace" status over two wars, rising to the rank of Brigadier General in the United States Air Force. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, he was a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. He was assigned to the European Theatre during World War II, where he shot down 12 enemy aircraft. In the conflict in Vietnam 23 years later, he downed four Russian-made Vietnamese MiG-21 fighters (two of them on one mission) to earn the triple...[Read More] (Bio by: Fred Beisser)
United States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Plot: Section 6, Row D, Grave 34
Spaatz, Carl Andrew b. June 28, 1891 d. July 14, 1974
United States Army/Air Force General He commanded US bombing raids against Germany (1944) and in the Pacific against Japan (1945). In 1947 he became chief of staff of the newly independent Air Force.
United States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Plot: 3d78
GPS coordinates: 39.0092010, -104.5131836 (hddd.dddd)

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