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'''Curtis Emerson LeMay''' (1906–1990) [[General]] in the [[United States Air Force]] during and after [[World War II]]. He was the vice presidential running mate of [[George C. Wallace]] in 1968, seeking the election on an independent party ticket. | '''Curtis Emerson LeMay''' (1906–1990) [[General]] in the [[United States Air Force]] during and after [[World War II]]. He was the vice presidential running mate of [[George C. Wallace]] in 1968, seeking the election on an independent party ticket. | ||
Revision as of 00:46, August 2, 2007
Curtis Emerson LeMay (1906–1990) General in the United States Air Force during and after World War II. He was the vice presidential running mate of George C. Wallace in 1968, seeking the election on an independent party ticket.
During World War II, LeMay ran the systematic strategic bombing campaign in the Pacific Theater.
At the beginning of the Cold War, LeMay managed the Berlin Airlift. Subsequently he took over the fledgling Strategic Air Command and for ten years he built it into the professional, disciplined, and powerful organization that kept the peace for thirty-five years after he left it.
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.