▁command ing ▁general ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁Air ▁Force ▁effective ▁May ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁with ▁promotion ▁to ▁major ▁general ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 5 . ▁Old s ▁moved ▁his ▁headquarters ▁from ▁Sp ok ane , ▁Washington , ▁to ▁a ▁forward ▁location ▁at ▁Davis - Month an ▁Field , ▁Arizona , ▁as ▁Second ▁Air ▁Force ▁expanded ▁into ▁a ▁massive ▁training ▁establishment . ▁ ▁Early ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁Old s ▁was ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁per ic ard ial ▁disease ▁and ▁Lib man - S acks ▁end oc ard itis . ▁He ▁required ▁extensive ▁hospital ization ▁beginning ▁February ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁temporary ▁ret irement , ▁then ▁suffered ▁a ▁second ▁heart ▁attack ▁and ▁p neum onia . ▁His ▁sons ▁Robin ▁and ▁Ste van , ▁both ▁cad ets ▁at ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Military ▁Academy , ▁were ▁flow n ▁by ▁B - 1 7 ▁to ▁T uc son ▁and ▁were ▁present ▁when ▁he ▁died ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 8 . ▁Time ▁Magazine ▁reported ▁that ▁his ▁as hes ▁were ▁" de ad - m arch ed ▁into ▁a ▁F lying ▁Fort ress " ▁at ▁Davis ▁Month an ▁Field ▁and ▁dispers ed ▁over ▁the ▁nearby ▁mountains . ▁ ▁General ▁Curt is ▁E . ▁Le May ▁said ▁of ▁Old s : ▁ ▁During ▁my ▁ 3 5 ▁years ▁of ▁service , ▁I ' ve ▁been ▁fort un ate ▁in ▁coming ▁in ▁contact ▁with ... ▁pract ically ▁all ▁( of ▁the ▁leaders ) ▁of