Curtis LeMay
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- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Military History
- Subcategories: Generals, Military Officers, Soldiers, Wars, Battles, World War II
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, American History 1951-present
Article abstract: Military significance: A controversial figure throughout his military career, LeMay was also one of the finest combat commanders in U.S. history and the youngest to make full general after only Ulysses S. Grant.
Curtis LeMay was commissioned in the army in 1928 through the Reserve Officers Training Corps program at Ohio State University and became both a navigator and a pilot. He received command of the 305th Bombardment Group in April, 1942, and of the Third Bombardment Division in June, 1943. In March, 1944, he was promoted to major general...
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