General LeMay had a long and distinguished career with Air
Power. He completed air training and was comissioned in 1929.
His first years in the USAF were in fighters. He transferred to
bombers in 1937.

The formation techniques that he developed were used
extensively during World War II. He led the famed Regensberg
raid and later commanded both the 20th and 21st bomber
commands with B-29's against the Japanese.

After the war, he was the first deputy Chief of Air Staff for
research and development. He then commanded the U.S. Air
Forces in Europe and organized the Berlin Airlift. In 1948,
General LeMay assumed the command of the newly formed
Strategic Air Command (SAC).

In 1957, General LeMay was appointed Vice Chief of Staff of the
United States Air Force, and in 1961 was appointed Chief of
Staff. General LeMay and his wife Helen, had been married 56
years at the time of his death on October 1, 1990.