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Air Medal with nine oak leaf clusters. Keith Karl Compton (9 December 1915 – 15 June 2004) was a U.S. Air Force lieutenant general who was vice commander in chief, Strategic Air Command, with headquarters at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, where he fulfilled the responsibility of the commander in chief, Strategic Air Command, in his absence ...
Colonel Keith K. Compton, who led the 376th BG to Ploesti. Together, a dozen modern refineries turned out millions of tons of high-octane aviation fuel and gasoline that kept Hitler’s tanks, trucks, trains, and planes moving in all of Germany’s theaters of operation.
Aug 25, 2021 · Keith Karl Compton was an American Air Force Lieutenant General who was Vice Commander in Chief, in the United States Air Force's Strategic Air Command. He flew as the Element Lead Aircraft's Command Pilot with Gen. Uzal Ent, the Ploesti Mission Commander, on Operation Tidal Wave in the B-24D, Teggie Ann, over the Ploesti oil refineries, August ...
Lt. Gen. Keith Karl Compton is vice commander in chief, Strategic Air Command, with headquarters at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., and as such he fulfills the responsibility of the commander in chief, Strategic Air Command, in his absence and acts as his principal assistant and advisor in the formulation of SAC policies, plans and directives.
Jun 20, 2004 · Keith Compton Obituary. COMPTON, KEITH KARL, Lt. Col., USAF (Ret.), 88. Who was the Air Force Strategic Air Command's vice chief of staff at Offutt AFB when he retired from military service...
Explore Keith Compton's discography including top tracks, albums, and reviews. Learn all about Keith Compton on AllMusic.
Dr. Compton is a senior reactor scientist at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). He is a specialist in analyzing risks to human health from radioactive contamination in the environment and currently focuses on the evaluation of severe accident consequences using the NRC MACCS code.
