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Carl Andrew Spaatz (born Spatz; June 28, 1891 – July 14, 1974), nicknamed "Tooey", was an American World War II general. As commander of Strategic Air Forces in Europe in 1944, he successfully pressed for the bombing of the enemy's oil production facilities as a priority over other targets.
General Carl A. Spaatz was the first chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. The general was born in 1891, in Boyertown, Pa. In 1910, he was appointed to the U.S. Military Academy. He graduated June 12, 1914, and was commissioned a second lieutenant of Infantry.
Jul 10, 2024 · Carl Spaatz (born June 28, 1891, Boyertown, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died July 14, 1974, Washington, D.C.) was the leading U.S. combat air commander in World War II and the first chief of staff of the independent U.S. Air Force.
Jun 29, 2017 · Carl A. Spaatz: An Air Power Strategist. A doer and a problem-solver who got results without fanfare, `Tooey' Spaatz was dedicated to creating the Air Force as a separate military service. by C.V. Glines 6/29/2017.
Carl Spaatz (1891-1974) was an early advocate of the military applications of air power. He directed U.S. strategic bombing campaigns in both Europeand the Pacific during World War II . The career of Carl Spaatz paralleled the development of military air power during the twentieth century.
Jan 13, 2017 · In March 1946, Spaatz succeeded General Arnold as commander-in-chief of the Army Air Forces. This role expanded in September 1947 when he became the first chief of staff of the newly...
Dec 1, 2000 · Carl A. Spaatz, born in Boyertown, Pa., on June 28, 1891, became the first Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force in September 1947. For two years after the end of World War II, he had led the fight to separate the Army Air Forces from the Army and thereby create an independent air service.
Aug 14, 2019 · In May 1942, Spaatz was designated commander of the Eighth Air Force at Bolling Field, transferring to the European theater of operations in that capacity in July 1942, to prepare for the American bombing of Germany. His accomplishments earned him an award of the Legion of Merit.
Jul 3, 2019 · General Carl Spaatz was a key leader of US air forces during World War II who commanded the Eighth Air Force during its early operations and later led the US Strategic Air Forces in Europe and the Pacific.
Spaatz, Carl A. (1891–1974), World War II general.A 1914 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, one of the earliest U.S. military aviators, commanded a pilot training center in France during World War I. He also managed one tour at the front and shot down three aircraft.
