Eaker, Ira Clarence, Gen

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
General
Last Primary AFSC/MOS
AAF MOS 770-Airplane Pilot
Last AFSC Group
Pilot (Enlisted)
Primary Unit
1942-1945, 8th Air Force
Service Years
1917 - 1947
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Home State
Texas
Texas
Year of Birth
1896
 
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Contact Info
Home Town
Field Creek, Texas
Last Address
Washington, DC
Date of Passing
Aug 06, 1987
 
Location of Interment
Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Section 30, Site 490-2

 Official Badges 

Headquarters Air Force Commander Air Force Retired


 Unofficial Badges 




 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
National Aviation Hall of FameNational Cemetery Administration (NCA)
  1970, National Aviation Hall of Fame
  1987, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)


 Additional Information
Other Comments:

Sources:

http://www.veterantributes.org/TributeDetail.php?recordID=618 



http://www.af.mil/AboutUs/Biographies/Display/tabid/225/Article/107172/general-ira-c-eaker.aspx 



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ira_C._Eaker 



http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6634056



http://ww2db.com/person_bio.php?person_id=647 



http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/iraeaker.htm 



http://www.nytimes.com/1987/08/08/obituaries/ira-c-eaker-91-is-dead-helped-create-air-force.html 



http://dmairfield.com/people/eaker_ic/index.htm



http://spartacus-educational.com/2WWeaker.htm



http://valor.militarytimes.com/recipient.php?recipientid=7390  



http://www.afhso.af.mil/photos/mediagallery.asp?page=5


   

  1917-1918, US Army (USA)
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Second Lieutenant
From Month/Year
- / 1917
To Month/Year
March / 1918
Unit
US Army (USA) Unit Page
Rank
Second Lieutenant
AFSC/MOS
Not Specified
Base, Station or City
El Paso
State/Country
Texas
   
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 US Army (USA) Details

US Army (USA)
Type
HQ/ Command Element
 
Parent Unit
Other Service Branches
Strength
Army
Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Dec 10, 2019
   
Memories For This Unit

Other Memories
He was in the 64th Infantry.

   
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Hale, Willis Henry, Maj Gen, (1917-1952) Major
Harmon, Hubert Reilly, Lt Gen, (1915-1956) 00 Major
Robins, Augustine Warner, Brig Gen, (1904-1940) Major
Westover, Oscar M., Maj Gen, (1901-1938) Major
Andrews, Frank Maxwell, Lt Gen, (1902-1943) Captain
Elmendorf, Hugh Merle, Capt, (1917-1933) Captain
Kepner, William Ellsworth, Lt Gen, (1909-1953) Captain
Lyon, Edwin Bowman, Maj Gen, (1915-1952) Captain
Skeel, Burt Eugene, Capt, (1917-1924) 01 Captain
Wheeler, Sheldon Harley, Maj, (1910-1921) Captain
Aldrin, Edwin Eugene, Col, (1917-1956) Second Lieutenant
Bellows, Franklin Barney, 2nd Lt, (1917-1918) Second Lieutenant
Cannon, John Kenneth, Gen, (1917-1954) 01 Second Lieutenant
Craw, Demas Thurlow, Col, (1918-1942) Corporal
Partridge, Earle Everard, Gen, (1918-1959) Private First Class
Carruthers, William Keen, Pvt, (1904-1917) 00 Private
Cashman, Edward John, TSgt, (1917-1941) 00 Private
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