for operations, and as a 40th Air Division operations staff officer. He returned to Barksdale Air Force Base in 1965, and was assigned as operations chief in the office of the inspector general, Second Air Force, and a year later became deputy commander for operations of the 2nd Bombardment Wing. He traveled to the Republic of Vietnam in 1967 as deputy chief of the Strategic Air Command advanced echelon at Tan Son Nhut Air Base. He flew combat missions in B-52 Stratofortress, KC-135, and UH-1 Iroquois aircraft. In 1968 he was transferred to Strategic Air Command headquarters as chief of the Contingency Division in the office of the deputy chief of staff, operations. In 1972 he was assigned to the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington, D.C., as chief of the Strategic Operations Division within the Directorate of Operations. He was promoted to the rank of brigadier general on April 2, 1973. He returned to SAC headquarters in 1974 to assume duties as director of operations and training. He retired in 1975. Military decorations and awards Legion of Merit Distinguished Flying Cross Bronze Star Air Medal with six oak leaf clusters Joint Service Commendation Medal Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters Presidential Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award References 1924 births 2005 deaths University of Louisiana at Lafayette alumni United States Air Force generals Recipients of the Legion of Merit Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United States) United States Air Force personnel of the Vietnam War Recipients of the Air Medal United States Army Air Forces pilots of World War II United States Army Air Forces officers