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      • Curtis LeMay (November 15, 1906 – October 3, 1990) was a general in the United States Air Force and the vice presidential running mate of American Independent Party candidate George Wallace in the 1968 presidential election.
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  2. Curtis LeMay, the youngest and longest-serving general in modern American history, rose from obscurity, lacking social graces, old-boy connections, or lineage, to become America’s most innovative and—to this day—controversial military commander. In 1945, LeMay was a national hero, celebrated in victory parades and on the cover of Time ...

  3. LeMay rose from lieutenant to two-star general in four years of World War II while his 8th Air Force flattened Nazi Germany. ... Overall LeMay--now living in comfortable retirement at Newport ...

  4. Oct 2, 1990 · Retired Air Force Gen. Curtis E. LeMay, 83, a legendary leader of men and bombers during World War II whose career culminated as Air Force chief of staff and who also ran as a third-party...

  5. Oct 2, 1990 · Curtis Emerson LeMay, the tough bomber general who directed the smashing of German and Japanese cities during World War II and then built the Strategic Air Command into a powerful nuclear...

  6. Mar 1, 1998 · A master of tactics and strategy, LeMay not only played key World War II roles in both Europe and the Pacific but also pushed Strategic Air Command to the pinnacle of greatness and served as the architect of victory in the Cold War.

  7. Oct 1, 1990 · After leaving SAC, LeMay became vice chief, then chief of staff of the Air Force. He was appointed to that post by President Kennedy. LeMay had been living in Air Force Village West, a...

  8. Warren Kozak captures the true essence of General Curtis LeMay. Like many great leaders, LeMay was a paradox, a vivid contrast of unique strengths and debilitating weaknesses. He was inse-cure, afraid of failure, always question-ing his own decisions.

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