Curtis Lemay Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Curtis Lemay, based on 7 World History Database records associated with United States of America.

7 records1944–19684 events2 places

Chronological biography

1944

Commander of Twenty First Bomber Command20 January 1944

Warfare / Military · Commander of Twenty First Bomber Command · Guam

Appointed Commander of the 21st Bomber Command

Commander of Twenty First Bomber Command20 January 1944

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Commander of Twenty First Bomber Command · Guam

Appointed Commander of the 21st Bomber Command to launch raids on Japan

Bombing of Tokyo9 March 1944

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Tokyo

Nearly 17 sqr miles of Tokyo are raised to the ground

Bombing of Tokyo25 March 1944

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Tokyo

Nearly 19 sqr miles of Tokyo are raised to the ground

1961

Chief of Staff1961

Warfare / Military

Appointed US Air Force Chief of Staff

Chief of Staff1961

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Appointed US Air Force Chief of Staff

1968

Vice President1968

Politics / Democratic Party

Appointed Vice Presidential running mate for George Wallace

Titles and roles

Commander of Twenty First Bomber Command

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.