Reflecting on Curtis E. LeMay

Army;  November 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......In April 1942, LeMay was a colonel...through much of the strategic air campaign against...October 1948, LeMay was designated...command the nascent Strategic Air Command, and...and relentless, LeMay built the Strategic Air Command (SAC...

LEMAY: SAC FLEW OVER SOVIET CITY IN '50S

The Boston Globe;  March 25, 1988 ;     311 words ...WASHINGTON - The US Strategic Air Command in the 1950s once...at that time. Gen. Curtis LeMay, who led the Strategic Air Command from 1948-57, told...practically no losses," LeMay said. The interview took...University and MIT Press. LeMay also told the historians...release the ...

LeMay's excesses were a product of American hubris

The Boston Globe;  October 14, 1997 ;     700+ words ......such rules did not apply: General Curtis LeMay. Ben-Hur was an action-packed movie...our cues from the dominating presence of LeMay, who remained silent but for the odd, occasional...on forever. We all wanted to get out of LeMay's presence, yet also felt awed and grateful...

Gen. Curtis `Iron Eagle' LeMay, war hero, Wallace ticket mate

Chicago Sun-Times;  October 2, 1990 ;     628 words ......Force Gen. Curtis Emerson LeMay, the tough "Iron Eagle...World War II and built the Strategic Air Command into a powerful...attack. He was 83. Gen. LeMay, quoted as saying North...Force chief of staff, Gen. LeMay feuded with Robert S. McNamara...ballistic missiles. Gen. LeMay was ...

LeMay

Naval War College Review;  October 1, 2007 ;     540 words ...Tillman, Barrett LeMay. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007. 205pp. $21...remembered only as a caricature, and General Curtis E. LeMay may be the epitome of this unfortunate tendency. Mention LeMay, and many see only the movie character General...

Flamboyant General Curtis LeMay, 83, Dies

The Washington Post;  October 2, 1990 ;     700+ words ......Air Force Gen. Curtis E. LeMay, 83, a legendary leader of...sent the planes aloft. Gen. LeMay served as the first postwar...named commanding general of Strategic Air Command and built that organization...advances of the 1960s. But Gen. LeMay spoke mainly to those who...landed in North ...

LeMay: A Biography.(Book review)

Air Power History;  March 22, 2008 ;     565 words ......circulation if only to show people what an outstanding leader LeMay grew to be. Tillman works to erase the dour curmudgeon...at the end of the book, a few quotes are given from LeMay's contemporaries. General Norstad called him an operator...flak hits and some crew members were slightly injured. LeMay ...

TO LEMAY, CUP PLAY HAS A FAMILIAR RING

The Boston Globe;  April 15, 1988 ;     700+ words ......playoffs against the Sabres, someone asked Moe Lemay about what it's like to play for a Stanley Cup. "Yeah," said Ray Bourque, teasing Lemay from a corner of the room. "He's got a ring." Lemay played along, knowing well that 14 games of...

Curtis LeMay: the hedgehog.(Special Report: The Strategists of War)

U.S. News & World Report;  March 16, 1998 ;     700+ words ......outspoken proponent of brute force. Curtis LeMay was a cold-war hawk in the making, the...connections played no role in his rise; LeMay was an ROTC graduate of Ohio State University...procedures, weighing challenges. Curtis LeMay's shuttle to power was a genius for deploying...

We'll meet again: the Strategic Air Command. (American Survey)

The Economist (US);  January 25, 1992 ;     657 words ......prepared to destroy, the Strategic Air Command (SAC) of the United...personified by General Curtis Lemay, the guiding force behind...displayed without irony. Lemay tried unsuccessfully to...in Cuba. After retiring, Lemay ran for vice-president...the soubriquet Bombs Away Lemay . In ...

A bad smell wafts around Waste: big mess to clean up, after LeMay dumps...

Crain's Chicago Business;  November 3, 1997 ;     700+ words ...The abrupt resignation of CEO Ronald T. LeMay has plunged struggling Waste Management...a promising chief executive. Though Mr. LeMay's sudden departure was viewed as a triumph...about 400,000 Waste Management shares. Mr. LeMay, 51, is the company's second CEO in nine...

ROCKY RETURN BRUINS' LEMAY LOOKING FOR WORK

The Boston Globe;  November 10, 1988 ;     700+ words ......position of preference, or instinct, but Moe Lemay isn't picky these days. If he plays tomorrow...have a wrong side. "It's not bad," said Lemay, who likely will have Billy O'Dwyer and...Playing time this season has been scarce for Lemay. After going most of the summer without...

Strategic Air Command - Unit Mission and History Summaries: Preface

U.S. History;      345 words ...00-00-0000 Overview of Strategic Air Command - Unit Mission and History...of the units assigned to the Strategic Air Command. Discussions of the Eight...United States Air Force Preface Strategic Air Command is now in its forty-second...

REP. TERRY TO INTRODUCE ASTRONAUT THOMAS H. MARSHBURN AT STRATEGIC AIR AND...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  April 7, 2006 ;     317 words ......astronaut Thomas H. Marshburn for the Strategic Air and Space Museum's Family Day activities...astronauts and leaders. I commend the Strategic Air and Space Museum and NASA for bringing...question-and-answer session will follow. The Strategic Air and Space Museum is located at ...

Sprint Venture CEO happy with cable's service efforts. (Ronald LeMay;...

Multichannel News;  December 4, 1995 ;     483 words ...ANAHEIM, CALIF. - Ronald LeMay, CEO of the Sprint Telecommunications...efforts he's seen to improve cable's image. LeMay, speaking at last Tuesday's New Revenue...the partners have 32 million customers, LeMay said. The venture plans to eventually...