World War II Veteran. Recollections of military service under General Curtis LeMay; military pilot training; 305th Bomb Group.

Retired U.S. Air Force general and former commander of Thirteenth Air Force. Thoughts on command and leadership; opinions of various commanders; opinions regarding USAF traditions as compared to those of other services, including discussions of uniforms and force cohesiveness; concerns regarding U.S. Air Force Academy, force organization, and command structure; opinions regarding Gen. Curtis LeMay and other Air Force chiefs of staff; combat experience in European Theater of World War II; opinions regarding Air Force execution of various Cold War policies.

Younger sister of Gen. Curtis LeMay. Family history; Ohio farm life during the Great Depression; brother’s visits, including a fly-over in a B-36 aircraft; Lemay’s World War II service and work in the Pentagon thereafter; feelings about his vice-presidential bid as George Wallace’s running mate in 1968; perceptions of LeMay’s legacy.