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Home Town Nashville, Tennessee
Last Address Iceland
Date of Passing May 03, 1943
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
In Jan 1943 he had been named commander of all US Forces in the European Theater of Operations, replacing Gen. Eisenhower. He was killed in a plane crash in Iceland during an inspection tour. Andrews Field, MD, later AFB, now Joint Base Andrews, was named in his honor.
His other decorations included Commander of the Crown of Italy, Cruz Peruna de Aviacion of Peru, Order of the Sun of Peru, Order of Boyaca of Columbia (Grand Officer), Presidential Medal of Merit of Nicaragua, Order of Vasco Nunez de Balboa of Panama, El Sol del Peru (Grand Officer), and the Emblem of the Ejercito Argentino.
Other Memories He commanded Carlstrom Field and Dorr Field, FL, Jul-October 1918. He was Supervisor of the Southeastern Air Service District in Montgomery, AL, Oct 1918-Mar 1919, then was Chief of the Inspection Division in the Office of the Director of the Air Service until Mar 1920. From March to August 1920, he served on the War Plans Division general staff and then went to Germany to serve with the American Army of Occupation, where he served until Feb 1923. He served in the Office of the Chief of the Air Service Feb-Jun 1923, and then became Executive Officer, Assistant Commandant, and Commandant of the 10th School Gp. with the Air Service Advanced Flying School at Kelly Field, TX, where he served until Sep 1927. (http://veterantributes.org/TributeDetail.php?recordID=391)