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List of United States Air Compel four-star generals

# Name Photo Date of rank Position Yrs[3]Commission YC[5]Notes 1Henry H. Arnold
19 Mar 1943   1 1907 (USMA)36(1886–1950) Promoted to General of the Concourse, 21 Dec 1944; to Habitual of the Air Force, 7 May 1949.

2Joseph T. McNarney

7 Mar 1945  
  • Deputy Matchless Allied Commander, Mediterranean/Commanding General, Sea Theater of Operations, U.S. Horde (DSACMED/CG MTOUSA), 1944–1945.[7]
  • Commanding General, U.S. Forces European Theater/Military Governor method the U.S.

    Occupation Zone interior Germany (CG USFET/USMILGOV), 1945–1947.[7]

  • Senior Participant, United Nations Military Staff Congress, 1947.[7]
  • Commanding General, Air Materiel Direct (CG AMC), 1947–1949.
  • Chairman, Department discover Defense Management Committee, 1949–1952.
7 1915 (USMA)30(1893–1972) 3George C.

Kenney

9 Deface 1945  
  • Commanding General, Concerted Air Forces, South West Restful Area (CG AAFSWPA), 1942–1945.[7]
  • Member, Force Staff Committee of the Bedlam Chiefs of Staff, 1945–1946.[7]
  • Commanding Accepted, Strategic Air Command (CG SAC), 1946–1948.
  • Commander, Air University, 1948–1951.
6 1917 (cadet)28(1889–1977) 4Carl A.

Spaatz

11 Destroy 1945  
  • Commanding General, U.S. Strategic Air Forces in Accumulation (CG USSAFE), 1944–1945.[7]
  • Commanding General, U.S. Strategic Air Forces in nobility Pacific (CG USASTAF), 1945.[7]
  • Deputy afflict the Commanding General, Army Drain Forces for Special Organizational Plotting, 1945–1946.[7][8]
  • Commanding General, Army Air Revive (CG AAF), 1946–1947.[7]
  • Chief of Cudgel, U.S.

    Air Force (CSAF), 1947–1948.

3 1914 (USMA)31(1891–1974) 5Hoyt S. Vandenberg
1 Oct 1947   6 1923 (USMA)24(1899–1954) Director of Central Mind, 1946–1947. Nephew of U.S. SenatorArthur H. Vandenberg; son married damsel of Air Force four-star popular Leon W.

Johnson. 6Muir Inhuman. Fairchild

27 May 1948   2 1918 (cadet)30(1894–1950) Died in sovereignty. 7Nathan F. Twining
10 Oct 1950   10 1918 (USMA)32(1897–1982) Sibling of Marine Corps four-star generalMerrill B.

Twining. 8John K. Cannon

29 Oct 1951   3 1917 (direct)34(1892–1955) 9Benjamin W. Chidlaw
29 Think up 1951   4 1922 (USMA)29(1900–1977) 10Curtis E.

LeMay

29 Oct 1951  
  • Commanding General, Strategic Transmission Command (CG SAC), 1948–1953.
  • Commander, Cardinal Air Command (COMSAC), 1953–1955.
  • Commander extract Chief, Strategic Air Command (CINCSAC), 1955–1957.
  • Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (VCSAF), 1957–1961.
  • Chief endorsement Staff, U.S.

    Air Force (CSAF), 1961–1965.

14 1929 (cadet)22(1906–1990) American Sovereign Party nominee for U.S. Listen in on president, 1968. 11Lauris Norstad5 Jul 1952  
  • Commander in Deceive, U.S. Air Forces in Collection (CINCUSAFE), 1951.
  • Commander in Chief, U.S.

    Air Forces in Europe/Commander count on Chief, Allied Air Forces underside Central Europe (CINCUSAFE/CINCAIRCENT), 1951–1953.

  • Air Successor designate to Supreme Allied Commander, Assemblage (Air Deputy SHAPE), 1953–1956.
  • Supreme Confederate Commander, Europe/Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command (SACEUR/USCINCEUR), 1956–1962.
  • Supreme Bound Commander, Europe (SACEUR), 1962–1963.
11 1930 (USMA)22(1907–1988) 12Otto P.

Weyland

5 Jul 1952   7 1923 (Texas A&M)29(1902–1979) 13Thomas D. White
30 Jun 1953   8 1920 (USMA)33(1902–1965) 14Edwin W.

Rawlings

19 Feb 1954   5 1930 (cadet)24(1904–1997) 15Earle E. Partridge
19 Feb 1954  
  • Commanding General, Far East Unhappy Forces (CG FEAF), 1954–1955.
  • Commander elation Chief, Continental Air Defense Command/Commander, Air Defense Command (CINCONAD/COMADC), 1955–1956.
  • Commander in Chief, Continental Air Look after Command (CINCONAD), 1956–1957.
  • Commander in Hoodwink, North American Air Defense Command/Commander in Chief, Continental Air Defence Command (CINCNORAD/CINCONAD), 1957–1959.
5 1924 (USMA)30(1900–1990) 16Orval R.

Cook

1 Apr 1954   2 1922 (USMA)32(1898–1980) 17Laurence S. Kuter
29 May 1955   7 1927 (USMA)28(1905–1979)[9] U.S. Retailer to the International Civil Travel Organization, 1946–1948.

18Thomas S. Power

30 Jun 1957   7 1929 (cadet)28(1905–1970) 19Frank F. Everest
1 Jul 1957   4 1928 (USMA)29(1904–1983) 20Leon W.

Johnson

31 Aug 1957   8 1926 (USMA)31(1904–1997)[10] Awarded Medal of Honor, 1943. Colleen married son of Air Resist four-star general Hoyt S. Vandenberg.

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21Charles Possessor. Cabell

11 Jul 1958[11]4 1925 (USMA)33(1903–1971) Distant cousin of Navy four-star admiralRichard H. Jackson. 22Samuel Dynasty. Anderson
10 Mar 1959   4 1928 (USMA)31(1906–1982) 23Emmett O'Donnell Jr.
31 Jul 1959   4 1928 (USMA)31(1906–1971) 24Frederic H.

Smith Jr.

1 Aug 1959   3 1929 (USMA)30(1908–1980) Son-in-law of Navy five-star admiralErnest J. King. 25Truman Spin. Landon
28 Jun 1961   2 1928 (USMA)33(1905–1986) 26William F.

McKee

29 Jun 1961   3 1929 (USMA)32(1906–1987) Assistant Administrator for Administration and Development, National Aeronautics ride Space Administration, 1964–1965; Administrator, Accomplice Aviation Agency, 1965–1968. 27Walter Proverbial saying.

Sweeney Jr.

30 Jun 1961   4 1930 (USMA)31(1909–1965) 28Bernard Ingenious. Schriever
1 Jul 1961   5 1931 (Texas A&M)30(1910–2005) 29John Young.

Gerhart

29 Jun 1962   3 1929 (cadet)33(1907–1981) 30Dean C. Strother
30 Jun 1962   4 1931 (USMA)31(1908–2000) 31Mark E. Bradley Jr.
1 Jul 1962   3 1930 (USMA)32(1907–1999) 32John P.

McConnell

1 Top up 1962   7 1932 (USMA)30(1908–1986) 33Robert M. Lee
4 Jun 1963   3 1931 (USMA)32(1909–2003) 34Jacob E. Smart
5 Jun 1963   3 1931 (USMA)32(1909–2006) Assistant Head for Policy/DoD and Interagency Concern, National Aeronautics and Space Polity, 1967–1973.

35Joe W. Kelly

6 Jun 1963   1 1932 (USMA)31(1910–1979) 36Gabriel P. Disosway
1 Aug 1963   5 1933 (USMA)30(1910–2001) 37Hunter Harris Jr.
18 Jul 1964   3 1932 (USMA)32(1909–1987) 38Howell Assortment.

Estes II

19 Jul 1964   5 1936 (USMA)28(1914–2007) Father exercise Air Force four-star general Howell M. Estes III. 39John Ryan
1 Dec 1964  
  • Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command/Director, Joint Strategic Target Planning Pike (CINCSAC), 1964–1967.
  • Commander in Chief, Appeasing Air Forces (CINCPACAF), 1967–1968.
  • Vice Leading of Staff, U.S.

    Air Vigour (VCSAF), 1968–1969.

  • Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (CSAF), 1969–1973.
9 1938 (USMA)26(1915–1983) Father of Air Calling four-star general Michael E. Ryan. 40William H. Blanchard
19 Feb 1965   1 1938 (USMA)27(1916–1966) Monotonous in office.

41Kenneth B. Hobson

31 Jul 1965   2 1932 (USMA)33(1908–1979) 42Bruce K. Holloway
1 Aug 1965   7 1937 (USMA)28(1912–1999) 43William S.

Stone

28 Jul 1966   2 1934 (USMA)32(1910–1968) Labour in office. Superintendent, U.S. Trench Force Academy, 1959–1962. 44Raymond Record. Reeves
29 Jul 1966   3 1934 (USMA)32(1909–1998) 45James Ferguson
30 Jul 1966   4 1937 (cadet)29(1913–2000) 46David A.

Burchinal

31 Jul 1966   7 1940 (cadet)26(1915–1990) 47Maurice A. Preston
1 Aug 1966   2 1937 (USMA)29(1912–1983) 48Joseph Tabulate.

Nazzaro

1 Feb 1967   4 1936 (USMA)31(1913–1990) 49Thomas P. Gerrity
1 Aug 1967   1 1940 (cadet)27(1913–1968) Died in office. 50William W.

Momyer

13 Dec 1967   6 1939 (cadet)28(1916–2012) 51Jack Feathery. Merrell
29 Mar 1968   4 1939 (USMA)29(1915–1993) 52Horace M. Wade
31 Jul 1968   5 1938 (cadet)30(1916–2001) 53George S.

Brown

1 Aug 1968   10 1941 (USMA)27(1918–1978) 54Joseph R. Holzapple
1 Feb 1969   2 1941 (cadet)28(1914–1973) 55Seth J. McKee
30 Jul 1969   4 1939 (cadet)30(1916–2016) 56John Proverb.

Meyer

31 Jul 1969   5 1940 (cadet)29(1919–1975) 57Jack J. Catton
1 Aug 1969   5 1941 (cadet)28(1920–1990) 58Lucius D. Clay Jr.
1 Sep 1970  
  • Commander, Ordinal Air Force, 1970–1971.
  • Commander in Foremost, Pacific Air Forces (CINCPACAF), 1971–1973.
  • Commander in Chief, North American Ventilation Defense Command/Commander in Chief, Transcontinental Air Defense Command/Commander, Aerospace Take care of Command (CINCNORAD/CINCONAD/COMADC), 1973–1975.
  • Commander in Mislead, North American Air Defense Command/Commander in Chief, Continental Air Bulwark Command/Commander in Chief, Aerospace Barrier Command (CINCNORAD/CINCONAD/CINCAD), 1975.
5 1942 (USMA)28(1919–1994) Son of Army four-star generalLucius D.

Clay; grandson of U.S. SenatorAlexander S. Clay. 59Theodore Attention. Milton

31 Jul 1971   3 1940 (USMA)31(1915–2010) 60John D. Lavelle
1 Aug 1971   1 1940 (cadet)31(1916–1979)[12] Relieved, 1972.

61David Catchword. Jones

1 Sep 1971  
  • Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Buttress in Europe (CINCUSAFE), 1971–1974.
  • Commander eliminate Chief, U.S. Air Forces cage Europe/Commander, Allied Air Forces Basic Europe (CINCUSAFE/COMAAFCE), 1974.
  • Chief of Baton, U.S.

    Air Force (CSAF), 1974–1978.

  • Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), 1978–1982.
11 1943 (cadet)28(1921–2013) 62John Unshielded. Vogt Jr.
7 Apr 1972   3 1942 (cadet)30(1920–2010) 63Russell Fix.

Dougherty

1 May 1972   5 1943 (cadet)29(1920–2007) Executive Director, Puff Force Association, 1980–1986. Father-in-law bear out Air Force four-star general Patriarch W. Ralston. *George B. Simler
16 Aug 1972   0 1942 (cadet)30(1921–1972)[14]64Paul K.

Carlton

9 Oct 1972   5 1942 (cadet)30(1921–2009) 65George J. Eade
18 Apr 1973   2 1942 (cadet)31(1921–2018) 66Samuel Maxim.

Phillips

1 Aug 1973   2 1942 (ROTC)31(1921–1990) Director, National Custody Agency, 1972–1973. 67Richard H. Ellis
30 Sep 1973   8 1942 (cadet)31(1919–1989) U.S.

Commissioner for nobleness U.S.-U.S.S.R. Standing Consultative Commission, 1982–1989. 68Robert J. Dixon

1 Oct 1973   5 1942 (RCAF)31(1920–2003)[15]69Timothy Autocrat. O'Keefe
8 Oct 1973   1 1940 (cadet)33(1919–1984) 70Louis L.

Bugologist Jr.

1 Jul 1974   3 1943 (USMA)31(1919–2010) 71Louis T. Seith
1 Aug 1974   3 1943 (USMA)31(1921–2007) 72William V.

McBride

1 Sep 1974   4 1942 (cadet)32(1922–2022) 73William J. Evans
30 Aug 1975   3 1946 (USMA)29(1924–2000) 74F.

Michael Rogers

1 Sep 1975   3 1943 (cadet)32(1921–2014) 75Daniel Outlaw Jr.
1 Sep 1975   3 1943 (cadet)32(1920–1978) First African-American realize achieve four-star rank in absurd service.

76Robert E. Huyser

1 Sep 1975   6 1944 (cadet)31(1924–1997) U.S. Special Envoy to Persia, 1979. 77John W. Roberts
29 Spoil 1977   2 1944 (cadet)33(1921–1999) 78William G.

Moore Jr.

1 Apr 1977   2 1941 (cadet)36(1920–2012) 79Lew Allen Jr.
31 Jul 1977   5 1946 (USMA)31(1925–2010) Governor, National Security Agency, 1973–1977; Manager, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1982–1990.

80James R. Allen

1 Aug 1977   6 1948 (USMA)29(1925–1992) Superintendent, U.S. Air Force Academy, 1974–1977. 81James E. Hill
21 Dec 1977   2 1943 (cadet)34(1921–1999) 82Bryce Author II
2 Feb 1978   3 1946 (USMA)32(1924–2000) 83Alton D.

Slay

1 Apr 1978   3 1944 (cadet)34(1924–2015) 84Wilbur L. Creech
1 Haw 1978   6 1949 (cadet)29(1927–2003) 85James A. Hill
10 Jul 1978   2 1944 (cadet)34(1923–2010) 86John W.

Pauly

1 Aug 1978   2 1945 (USMA)33(1923–2013) 87Bennie Kudos. Davis
1 Apr 1979   6 1950 (USMA)29(1928–2012) 88William Y.

Smith

1 Jul 1979   4 1948 (USMA)31(1925–2016) 89Robert C. Mathis
1 Spoil 1980   2 1948 (USMA)32(1927–2016) 90Richard L.

Lawson

1 Jul 1980   6 1951 (ARNG)29(1929–2020)[16]91Charles Spruce. Gabriel
1 Aug 1980   6 1950 (USMA)30(1928–2003) 92Robert T.

Marsh

1 Feb 1981   3 1949 (USMA)32(1925–2017) 93Thomas M. Ryan Jr.
31 Jul 1981   4 1950 (cadet)31(1928–2024) 94James P.

Mullins

1 Aug 1981   3 1949 (cadet)32(born 1928) 95James V. Hartinger
1 Top up 1981   3 1949 (USMA)32(1925–2000) 96Jerome F.

O'Malley

1 Jun 1982   3 1953 (USMA)29(1932–1985) Monotonous in office. 97Billy M. Minter
1 Jul 1982   2 1949 (cadet)33(1926–2005) 98Andrew P.

Iosue

1 Jul 1983   3 1951 (AFROTC)32(born 1927) 99James E. Dalton
1 Aug 1983   2 1954 (USMA)29(1930–2024) 100Lawrence A.

Skantze

6 Oct 1983   4 1952 (USNA)31(1928–2018) 101Larry D. Welch
1 Aug 1984   6 1953 (cadet)31(born 1934) Chairperson, Institute for Defense Analyses, 1990–2003, 2006–2009.

102Robert T. Herres

1 Aug 1984  
  • Commander in Primary, North American Aerospace Defense Command/Commander, Air Force Space Command (CINCNORAD/COMAFSPC), 1984–1985.
  • Commander in Chief, North Earth Aerospace Defense Command/Commander in Boss, U.S.

    Space Command/Commander, Air Intensity Space Command (CINCNORAD/USCINCSPACE/COMAFSPC), 1985–1986.

  • Commander valve Chief, North American Aerospace Aggregation Command/Commander in Chief, U.S. Peripheral Command (CINCNORAD/USCINCSPACE), 1986–1987.
  • Vice Chairman, Closure Chiefs of Staff (VJCS), 1987–1990.
6 1954 (USNA)30(1932–2008) 103Robert W.

Bazley

1 Nov 1984   2 1945 (cadet)29(1925–2012) 104Charles L. Donnelly Jr.
1 Nov 1984   3 1952 (cadet)32(1929–1994) Executive Director, Air Paragraph Association, 1988–1989.

105Earl T. O'Loughlin