<P> Curtis Emerson LeMay ( November 15 , 1906 -- October 1 , 1990 ) was a general in the United States Air Force and the vice presidential running mate of American Independent Party candidate George Wallace in the 1968 presidential election . LeMay is credited with designing and implementing an effective , but also controversial , systematic strategic bombing campaign in the Pacific theater of World War II . He served as Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force from 1961 to 1965 . </P>
<P> Curtis Emerson LeMay ( November 15 , 1906 -- October 1 , 1990 ) was a general in the United States Air Force and the vice presidential running mate of American Independent Party candidate George Wallace in the 1968 presidential election . LeMay is credited with designing and implementing an effective , but also controversial , systematic strategic bombing campaign in the Pacific theater of World War II . He served as Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force from 1961 to 1965 . </P>
which u.s. general was the architect of the berlin airlift
which u.s. general was the architect of the berlin airlift
Curtis Emerson LeMay
Curtis Emerson LeMay