Curtis LeMay

Curtis LeMay
Curtis LeMay
Nama lahir	Curtis Emerson LeMay
Julukan	"Old Iron Pants", "The Demon", "Bombs Away" LeMay,; the "Big Cigar"
Lahir	15 November 1906; Columbus, Ohio
Meninggal	1 Oktober 1990 (umur 83); Pangkalan Angkatan Udara March, California
Dikebumikan	Pemakaman Akademi Angkatan Udara Amerika Serikat; Colorado Springs, Colorado
Pengabdian	Amerika Serikat
Dinas/cabang	Angkatan Udara Amerika Serikat; Pasukan Udara Tentara Amerika Serikat; Korps Udara Tentara Amerika Serikat; Angkatan Darat Amerika Serikat; Pasukan Penjaga Nasional Ohio
Lama dinas	1929–1965
Pangkat	Jenderal
Komandan	Angkatan Udara Ke-dua puluh; Komando Udara Strategis; Ketua Staf USAF
Perang/pertempuran	Perang Dunia II Teater Operasi Eropa; Teater Pasifik;
Penghargaan	Distinguished Service Cross; Distinguished Service Medal (3); Silver Star; Distinguished Flying Cross (3); Air Medal (5); Order of the Sword (Commander Grand Cross); Order of the Rising Sun (Grand Cordon); Legion of Honour (Commandeur); Order of the Southern Cross; Order of Ouissam Alaouite; French Croix de Guerre (Palm); Belgian Croix de Guerre (Palm)
Pasangan	Helen Estelle (Maitland) Lemay
Pekerjaan lain	Politikus, kandidat wakil presiden AS

Curtis Emerson LeMay (15 November 1906 – 1 Oktober 1990) adalah seorang jenderal dalam Angkatan Udara Amerika Serikat dan calon wakil presiden dari kandidat Partai Independen Amerika George Wallace dalam pemilihan presiden 1968.

Curtis LeMay dikenal karena merancang dan mengimplementasikan kampanye pengeboman strategis sistematis, efektif namun juga kontroversial di teater Pasifik saat Perang Dunia II. Pada masa perang tersebut, ia dikenal karena merencanakan dan mengeksekusi kampanye pengeboman masif terhadap kota-kota di Jepang. Ia menjabat sebagai Ketua Staf Angkatan Udara AS dari 1961 sampai ia pensiun pada 1965.

Kehidupan awal dan karier

LeMay lahir di Columbus, Ohio, pada 15 November 1906. LeMay berdarah Perancis Kanada dan Inggris.^[4]

^ Kesalahan pengutipan: Tag <ref> tidak sah; tidak ditemukan teks untuk ref bernama Boot_2006
^ "Curtis LeMay, 83, Bomber General of WW II, Dies". Los Angeles Times. staff writer. 2 Oktober 1990. Diakses tanggal 1 Maret 2014.
^ Narvaez, Alfonso A. (2 Oktober 1990). "Gen. Curtis LeMay, an Architect Of Strategic Air Power, Dies at 83". New York Times. Diakses tanggal 1 Maret 2014.
^ Kozak, Warren. The Life and Wars of General Curtis LeMay. Regnery Publishing, Inc. Diakses tanggal 2014-08-25.

Atkins, Albert Air Marshall Sir Arthur Harris and General Curtis E. Lemay: A Comparative Analytical Biography. AuthorHouse, 2001. ISBN 0-7596-5940-0.
Craig, William The Fall of Japan. The Dial Press, 1967. Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 67-10704.
Coffey, Thomas M. Iron Eagle: The Turbulent Life of General Curtis LeMay. Random House, 1986. ISBN 0-517-55188-8.
Kozak, Warren LeMay: The Life and Wars of Curtis LeMay. Regnery, 2009. plus Author Interview at the Pritzker Military Library on June 4, 2009
LeMay, Curtis E. "Mission with LeMay: My Story". Doubleday, 1965
LeMay, Curtis E., Yenne, Bill Superfortress: The Boeing B-29 and American Airpower in World War II. Westholme Publishing 2006, originally published by Berkley, 1988
McNamara, Robert S. In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam. Vintage Press, 1995. ISBN 0-679-76749-5.
Moscow, Warren "City’s Heart Gone". The New York Times. March 11, 1945: 1, 13.
Narvez, Alfonso A. "Gen. Curtis LeMay, an Architect of Strategic Air Power, Dies at 83". The New York Times. October 2, 1990.
Allison, Graham. Essence of Decision: Explaining the Cuban Missile Crisis (1971 – updated 2nd edition, 1999). Longman. ISBN 0-321-01349-2.
Rhodes, Richard Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb. Simon & Schuster, 1995. ISBN 0-684-80400-X
Tillman, Barrett. LeMay. Palgrave's Great Generals Series, 2007. ISBN 1-4039-7135-8

Crane, Conrad C. "LeMay, Curtis" in Charles Messenger, ed. Reader's Guide to Military History (Routledge, 2001), pp 324–5 online
USAF National Museum, "Gen. Curtis E. LeMay, Awards and Decorations"
USAF Service Record of Curtis LeMay, Military Personnel Records Center, St. Louis, MO.
"Curtis E LeMay", 456 Fighter Interceptor Squadron .

"LeMay", Air Force Magazine, USA, March 1998 .
Meilinger, Colonel Phillip S, "LeMay", American Airpower Biography: A Survey of the Field, USAF .
Rhodes, Richard, General Curtis LeMay, Head of Strategic Air Command, USA: PBS .
Rhodes, Richard, LeMay's Vision of War, USA: PBS .
Annotated bibliography of Curtis LeMay, Alsos Digital Library .
"Gen. Curtis E. LeMay", National Museum, USAF .
Nutter, Ralph H, With the Possum and the Eagle . A view of working with LeMay, by his lead navigator in Europe.
(Inggris) "Curtis LeMay". Find a Grave. Diakses tanggal 2008-02-17.

Persondata
Nama	Lemay, Curtis
Nama alternatif
Deskripsi singkat	Jenderal Amerika Serikat
Tanggal lahir	15 November 1906
Tempat lahir	Columbus, Ohio, Amerika Serikat
Tanggal kematian	1 Oktober 1990
Tempat kematian	Pangkalan Angkatan Udara March, California, Amerika Serikat