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[[Image:Curtis LeMay.jpg|thumb|250px|right|General '''Curtis LeMay''', from the National Museum of the [[United States Air Force|USAF]]]]

[[Image:Lemay45.jpg|thumb|280px|''Time'' Aug. 13, 1945]]

'''Curtis Emerson LeMay''' (1906–1990) was a four-star general in the [[United States Air Force]] during and after [[World War II]]. He was the conservative vice presidential running mate of [[George C. Wallace]] in 1968, seeking the election on an independent party ticket.

'''Curtis Emerson LeMay''' (1906–1990) was a four-star general in the [[United States Air Force]] during and after [[World War II]]. He was the conservative vice presidential running mate of [[George C. Wallace]] in 1968, seeking the election on an independent party ticket.

He consistently argued for more aggressive action by the United States during the [[Cold War]].  During the [[Cuban Missile Crisis]], LeMay put his bombers on alert and wanted Kennedy's approval to bomb Cuba.

He consistently argued for more aggressive action by the United States during the [[Cold War]].  During the [[Cuban Missile Crisis]], LeMay put his bombers on alert and wanted Kennedy's approval to bomb Cuba.

== See Also ==

== See Also ==

* [[Strategic Air Command]]

* [[Strategic Air Command]]

* [[World War II in the Air]]

* [[World War II in the Air]]

==Further reading==

==Further reading==

Kozak, Warren. ''LeMay: The Life and Wars of General Curtis LeMay'' (2009), from a conservative perspective

* Kozak, Warren. ''LeMay: The Life and Wars of General Curtis LeMay'' (2009), from a conservative perspective [http://www.amazon.com/LeMay-Life-Wars-General-Curtis/dp/1596985690/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1249593357&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search]

 

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