(USAF) from 1 August 1947 to 4 February 1948. On 5 February, he became the USAF aide to the president of the United States, Harry S. Truman, with the rank of brigadier general from 23 December 1948, and major general from 8 March 1952. In this role he represented the Air Force at the White House and advised the president on Air Force matters. After Truman left office in 1953, Landry returned to Barksdale Air Force Base as the deputy commander of the Strategic Air Command's Second Air Force. On 1 February 1955, he assumed command of the Fourth Air Force at Hamilton Air Force Base, California. He then became Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff of the Air Force for Personnel on 1 July 1957. His final assignment, from June 1960 to June 1962, was as commander of the Sacramento Air Materiel Area. He retired on 1 June 1962, after thirty years of service. In that time, he had 7,500 hours flying time. Landry died in Scottsdale, Arizona, on 14 July 2000 and was buried in Saint Barnabas on the Desert Memorial Garden in Paradise Valley, Arizona. His papers are in the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum. Military decorations Dates of rank Notes 1909 births 2000 deaths Air Corps Tactical School alumni Aviators from Louisiana Military personnel from Louisiana National War College alumni People from New Orleans Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 (France) Recipients of the Croix de guerre (Belgium) Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United States) Recipients of the Legion of Merit Truman administration personnel Tulane University alumni United States Army Air Forces pilots of World War II United States Air Force generals United States Military Academy alumni