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  1. Visit of General Carl A. Spaatz and Colonel Daniel Boone, retired Air Force officers, 12:32PM (JFKWHP-1962-03-29-D) Download Folder JFKWHP-1962-03-29-D About Folder

  2. Jul 15, 1974 · He was 83 years old. The Air Force said death was the result of congestive heart failure. General Spaatz was appointed Chief of Staff by President Truman in September, 1947, when the Air Force ...

  3. Carl Andrew “Tooey” Spaatz was a general in the United States Air Force. Spaatz was born in 1891 in Boyertown, PA. He went on to graduate from the United States Military Academy in 1914 and fought as a pilot in World War I. During the interwar years, Spaatz pushed for the expansion of the air force, and established a flight record when in ...

  4. General Carl Andrew Spaatz died on 14 July 1974. He is buried at the United States Air Force Academy Cemetery in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, CO, in Plot 3D78. Final Remarks. Carl Andrew 'Tooey' Spaatz was one of the highly-talented aviation pioneers that the U.S. military was so blessed to have when it came time to add aviation as a ...

  5. Sep 4, 2021 · General Carl Andrew Spaatz was a United States Air Power strategist and the founder of the independent air force. Renowned as an unassuming and quiet man, his achievements were an amalgam of his unique experiences, strong convictions and 'doer' attitude. Spaatz's varied career, which contributed to the shaping of Air Power strategy, is detailed ...

  6. The Spaatz Award is named in honor of Carl “Tooey” Spaatz, the first Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. One of the giants in the history of airpower, in 1929 Spaatz, together with another pilot, set an important flight endurance record of 150 hours and 40 minutes in the early days of aviation. During World War II, he commanded ...

  7. 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. He served with the 25th United States Infantry at Schofield Barracks ...