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Carl Spaatz


Other Service · US Air Force · Major General

Rank: Major General
United States of America

Timeline

Birth- 28/06/1891

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Boyertown, Pennsylvania

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1775 - 2099Other Service- Ages: 57 - 23 years
Position
First Chief of Staff for US Air Force (1947)
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Major General
Conflict Period
Other Service
Service End Date
1/01/1948
Service Start Date
1/01/1914

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Served For
United States of America

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WW2 Service Fact
Present to sign instrument of surrender to Allies. on 8 May 1945

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Education: To
1/01/1914
Education: Place
West Point, NY
Education: Institution
US Military Academy
Gender
Male

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1914 - 1918World War I
Conflict Period
World War I
Rank
Major (temporary, 1918); Captain (1917)
Branch
Army
Commands held
31st Aero Squadron
Awards
Distinguished Service Cross

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Served For
United States of America

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Marriage- 1/07/1917-Age: 26 years
Ruth Harrison

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1939 - 1945World War II
Commands held
Air Forces Combat Command; Eighth Air Force; USAAF in the European Theater; Twelfth Air Force; Allied Northwest African Air Force; Fifteenth Air Force; Royal Air Forces in Italy; U.S. Strategic Air Forces in Europe
Conflict Period
World War II
Branch
Army Air Forces
Rank
General (temporary, 1945); Colonel (permanent, 1942)

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Served For
United States of America

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WW2 Service Fact
Commanding General, United States Army Strategic Air Forces

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1/07/1974

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Death- 14/07/1974
Washington, D.C.

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Burial
Colorado Springs, Colorado

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Other Facts

Also known as
Tooey
Full Name
Carl Andrew Spaatz
Mother
Anne Muntz
Father
Charles B. Spatz
Also known as
Carl Andrew Spatz

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Full Name
Carl Spaatz

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Social Security
Last Residence
Washington, DC
Maryland
***-**-4886

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