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OH 1558

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeDOUGHERTY, Russell E. (b. 1920)
Military ServiceU.S. Air Force Veteran
Notable infoformer commander-in-chief of Strategic Air Command (SAC)

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1558
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DescriptionFormer 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.
Interviewer(s)Alfred F. Hurley
Physical Description29 pp. plus documents (24 pp.)
Terms of UseOpen

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