OH 1558 | Oral History

OH 1558

DOUGHERTY, Russell E. (b. 1920)

Military Service: U.S. Air Force Veteran
Notable: former commander-in-chief of Strategic Air Command (SAC)
Former commander-in-chief of Strategic Air Command (SAC). His experiences and association with General Curtis LeMay. LeMay’s uncanny judgment; LeMay’s handling of people in his command; LeMay’s penchant for discipline; the Soviet military’s assessment of LeMay; testing Soviet air defenses; LeMay’s organizational talents.

About this Oral History

Physical Description 29 pp. plus documents (24 pp.)
Terms of Use Open
Interviewer(s) Alfred F. Hurley
Date of Interview May 24, 2004

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