GENERAL JOHN D. RYAN

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GENERAL JOHN D. RYAN
General John Dale Ryan is Chief of Staff-of the United. States Air Force.
General Ryan was born in Cherokee, Iowa, Dec. 10, 1915. Following
graduation from-Cherokee Junior College in 1934, he entered the United States
Military Academy from which. he graduated-in 1938. He next attended. flying
school at Randolph and Kelly Fields, Tex., and received his pilot wings in
1939. -
General Ryan remained at Kelly Field as a flight instructor for approximately
two years. From January 1942 until August 1943 he was Director of Training at
Midland Army Air Field, Tex., and was instrumental in establishing an advanced
bombardier training school. His next assignment was as operations officer for
the Second Air Force at Colorado Springs, Colo. In February-1944 he was trans-
ferred to Italy where he commanded the 2nd Bombardment Group and later became
operations officer for the 5th Bombardment Wing, Fifteenth Air Force. While in
Europe, General Ryan flew 58 combat missions for a total of 340 combat hours in
the B-17.
He returned to the United States in April 1945 and became Deputy Air Base
Commander, Midland Army Air Field, Tex. In September 1945 he was assigned to the
Air Training Command (ATC) at Fort Worth and Randolph Field, Tex., where he
remained until April 1946 when he assumed duties with the 58th Bombardment Wing
and participated in the Bikini Atoll atomic weapons tests. From September 1946
to July 1948, he was Assistant Chief of Staff for Plans of the 58th Bombardment
Wing and then Eighth Air Force Director of Operations. For the next three years,
he commanded the 509th Bombardment Wing at Walker Air Force Base, N. Mex.
Between July 1951 and June 1956, General Ryan commanded the 97th Bombardment Wing
and the 810th Air Division, both at Biggs Air Force Base, Tex., and the 19th Air
Division at Carswell Air Force Base, Tex.
General Ryan became Director of Materiel for the Strategic Air Command (SAC)
in June 1956 and four years later assumed command of SAC's Sixteenth Air Force
in Spain. In July 1961 he was named Commander of. the Second Air Force at Barksdale.
Air Force Base. La.
In August 1963 General Ryan was assigned to the Pentagon as Inspector General
for the U. S. Air Force. One year later he was named Vice Commander in Chief of
Strategic Air Command and in December 1964 became Commander in Chief. He was
assigned as Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Forces,.in February 1967.
General Ryan was appointed Vice Chief of Staff of the U. S. Air Force in
August.1968 and Chief of Staff of the U. S. Air Force in'August 1969.
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His military decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal (Air
Force design) with two oak leaf clusters, Distinguished Service Medal (Army
design), Silver Star with one oak leaf cluster, Legion of Merit, Distinguished
Flying Cross with one oak leaf cluster, Air Medal with five oak leaf clusters,
Purple Heart, French Croix de Guerre with Palm, Chinese Order of the Cloud
and Banner, Korean National Security Merit First Class, and the Vietnamese
National Order of Vietnam/Commander and Gallantry Cross with Palm. He received
an honorary doctor of laws degree from the University of Akron, Ohio.
In December 1962 he joined a select group of athletes, who have been
successful in their professional careers since their college football days,
when he was chosen a member of the Sports Illustrated Silver Anniversary
All-America.team.
.General Ryan is married. to the former Jo Carolyn Guidera of San Antonio,
Tex. They have three children -- John Dale, Jr.., Michael Edward and Patricia
Jo.
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PERSONAL FACT SHEET
A. Personal Data:
1. Born - Dec. 10, 1915, Cherokee, Iowa; father - E.T. Ryan (deceased);
mother - Mabel C. Ryan (deceased).
2. Married - Aug. 26, 1939; wife - Jo Carolyn Guidera Ryan; children
John D., Jr., Michael E. and Patricia Jo.
3. Hometown - San Antonio, Tex.
B. Education:
1. Graduate, Wilson High School, Cherokee, Iowa, 1932.
2. Graduate, Cherokee Junior College, Cherokee, Iowa, 1934.
3. Graduate, U. S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y., 1938.
4. Graduate, Primary and Advanced Flying Schools, Randolph & Kelly Flds.,
Tex.,. 1939.
C. Service:
1. Sept 1934 - June 1938
USMA, West Point, N.Y.
2. June 1938 - Aug
1939
Student, Primary and Advanced Flying Schools,
Randolph and Kelly Flds., Tex.
3.
Aug 1939 - Jan
1942
Flight Instructor, Advanced Flying School,
Kelly Fld., Tex.
4. Jan 1942 - Aug 1943 Advanced Bombardment School; Commanding
Officer, 1st Training Gp., and later Director of Training, Midland AAF, Tex.
5. Aug 1943 - Jan 1944 Operations Officer, Hq. 2nd Air Force,
Colorado Springs, Colo.
6. Feb 1944 - Apr 1945 Commander, 2nd Bomb. Gp. and later Operations
Officer of the 5th Bomb. Wg.,, 15th Air Force, Italy.
7.
June 1945 - Aug
1945
Deputy Base Comdr., Midland,AAF, Tex.
8.
Worth, Tex.
Sept 1945 - Mar
1946
Assignments with ATC, Randolph Fld. and Ft.
9. Apr 1946 - Sept 1946 Assigned to 58th Bomb. Wg. as participant
in Bikini Atoll atomic weapons test.
10. Sept 1946 - July 1948 Asst. Chief of Staff for Plans, 58th Bomb.
Wg. and later Operations Officer, 8th Air Force, Carswell AFB, Tex.
11. Aug 1948 - July 1951 Comdr., 509th Bomb. Wg.,. Walker AFB, N. Mex.
12. July 19,51 - June 1952 Comdr., 97th Bomb. Wg., Biggs AFB, Tex.
13. June 1952 - Aug 1953 Comdr.,. 810th Air Div., Biggs AFB, Tex.
14. Sept 1953 - June 1956 Comdr., 19th Air Div., Carswell AFB, Tex.
15. June 1956 - June 1960 Director of Materiel, Hq. SAC, Offutt AFB,
16. June 1960 - July 1961 Comdr., 16th Air Force, Torrejon AB, Spain.
17. July 1961 - Aug 1963 Comdr., 2nd Air Force, Barksdale AFB, La.
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19. Aug 1964 - Nov 1964 Vice CINC, SAC, Offutt AFB, Neb.
20. Dec 1964 - Jan 1967 CINC, SAC, Offutt AFB, Neb.
21. Feb 1967 - July 1968 CINC, PACAF, Hickam AFB, Hawaii
22. Aug 1968 - July 1969 Vice Chief of Staff, U. S. Air Force,
Washington, D. C.
23. Aug 1969 - Present Chief of Staff, U. S. Air Force,
Washington, D. C.
D. Decorations and Service Awards:
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Distinguished Service Medal (Air
Force design) w/2 oak leaf clusters
Distinguished Service Medal (Army
design)
Silver Star
w/1 oak leaf cluster
Legion of Merit
Distinguished Flying Cross
w/1 oak leaf cluster
Air Medal
w/5 oak leaf clusters
Purple Heart
American Defense Service Medal
American Campaign Medal
European-African-Middle Eastern
Campaign Medal
Grade Temporary
2d Lt
1st Lt
Captain
Major
Lt Col
Col
Brig Gen
Mai Gen
Lt Gen
Gen
(Date of Rank:
Oct 1, 1940
Oct 15, 1941
Mar 29, 1942
July 23, 1942
Aug 27, 1944
Sept 24, 1952
Oct 24, 1956
July 1, 1961
Dec 1, 1964
December 1, 1964)
World War II Victory Medal
National Defense Service Medal
w/1 service star
Vietnam Service Medal
Air Force Longevity Service Award
Ribbon w/6 oak leaf clusters
Croix de Guerre w/Palm (France)
Chinese Order of the Cloud and
Banner
Korean National Security Merit
First Class
Vietnamese National Order of
Vietnam/ Commander and Gallantry
Cross w/Palm
June 14, 1938
June 14, 1941
July 2, 1948
July 23, 1952
Mar 10, 1958
May 16, 1960
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NOTE: Nominated for 3-star rank - to be effective 1 Feb 70.
MAJOR GENERAL OTTO J. GLASSER
Major General Otto John Glasser is the Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for
Research and Development (R&D) at Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
In this function, he assists the Deputy Chief of Staff, Research and Development,
in monitoring the Air Force R&D effort.
General Glasser was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., on Oct. 2, 1918. He was
graduated from Cornell University in 1940 with a degree in electrical engineering,
He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Officers Reserve Corps in May of
1940, and was called to active duty with the Army Signal Corps in February 1941.
For the next several years, the General was assigned to the Caribbean area and
was responsible for the installation and operation of early warning radar systems.
He entered flying training in September 1943, graduated the following June,
and then received transition training in the B-17, B-24 and B-29. In September
1945, General Glasser was assigned as Chief of the Radar Branch, Headquarters
Continental Air Forces (later the Strategic Air Command), Bolling Field, Wash-
ington, D.C.
In 1946 he attended Ohio State University for graduate training in
electronic physics and received his masters degree in 1947. Following gradua-
tion, General Glasser was assigned to the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project,
Albuquerque, N. Mex., until January 1951 when he entered the Air Command and
Staff School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. Upon completion of the School in
May 1951, he was assigned to Headquarters U. S. Air Force as Chief, Munitions
Branch, R&D Directorate.
General Glasser joined the Air Research and Development Command (ARDC)
in 1954, and went to the Air Force Ballistic Missile Division, Los Angeles,
Calif. The General was one of the initial group assembled to develop the
first inter-continental ballistic missile. He later became Program Director
for both the ATLAS and MINUTEMAN missiles.
In October 1959, General Glasser was reassigned to Headquarters ARDC,
Andrews Air Force Base, Md., serving first as Chief, Ballistic Missiles
and Space Systems Division, and later as Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff,
Research and Engineering. In February 1961, he was designated Special
Assistant to the Commander, ARDC, with additional duty as Chief of the Command
Special Projects Office.
During July 1962, General Glasser was transferred to L. G. Hanscom Field,
Mass., as the Vice Commander of the Electronic Systems Division, Air Force
Systems Command (AFSC). He remained in this position until July 1965 when he
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was reassigned to the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Research and
Development, Headquarters U.S. Air Force; first as Deputy Director of Opera-
tional Requirements and Development Plans, and, subsequently, to his present
position as Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, R&D.
His` decorations include the Legion of Merit and the Air Force Comme'ndation
Medal.
General Glasser is married to the former Norma Mayo of Tampa, Fla.
They have two daughters; Charlene Lee and Carole Jeanne.
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PERSONAL FACT SHEET
A. Personal Data
1. Born - Oct 2, 1918; Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; father - Leo G. Glasser
(deceased); mother - Lillian Glasser Reynolds.
2. Married - Sept 11, 1943; wife - Norma Mayo Glasser; children -
Charlene L. and Carole J.
3. Hometown - Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
B. Education
1. Graduate James M. Coughlin High School, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., 1936.
2, Graduate Cornell University, (E.E.), Ithaca, N.Y., 1940.
3. Graduate AAF, Flying Training, Maxwell Fld., Ala., 1944.
4. Post-graduate Ohio State University, (M.A.), Columbus, Ohio., 1947.
5. Graduate Air Command and Staff School, Maxwell AFB, Ala., 1951.
C. Service
1. Feb 1941 - Mar 1941 Radio Officer, 51st Signal Battalion,
Ft. Monmouth, N.J.
2. Mar 1941 - Apr 1943 Radar Officer with AC&W units in Caribbean.
3. Apr 1943 - Sept 1943 Comdr., 577th AW Battalion, Drew Fld., Fla.
4. Sept 1943 - Sept 1945 Pilot Training, Maxwell Fld ? Ala.; and
B-24, B-17 and B-29 transition schools, Galveston AAF, Tex. and Pueblo AAB, Colo.
5. Sept 1945 - Sept 1946 Chief, Radar Branch, Hq. Continental Air
Forces (later Strategic Air Command), Bolling Fld., Wash., D.C.
6. Sept 1946 - Dec 1947 Post-graduate, Ohio State. University, Ohio.
7. Dec 1947 - Jan 1951 Development Division, Armed Forces
Special Weapons Project, Albuquerque, N. Mex., with additional duty to Atomic
Energy Commission.
8. Jan 1951 - May 1951 Air Command and Staff School, Maxwell-
AFB, Ala.
9. June 1951 - June 1954 Chief, Munitions Branch, R&D Directorate,
Hq. U.S. Air Force, Wash., D.C.
10. July 1954 - Feb 1956 Various assignments, Air Force Ballistic
Missile Div., ARDC, Los Angeles, Calif.
11. Feb 1956 - June 1958 Director, WS-107A1 (ATLAS).
12. June 1958 - Oct 1958 Asst. Deputy Comdr. for Ballistic Missiles
(ATLAS, TITAN, THOR and MINUTEMAN), with additional duty as Actg. Director of
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13. Oct 1958 - Sept 1959 Director, WS-133A (MINUTEMAN), Inglewood,
14. Oct 1959 - Mar 1960
DCS/R&D, Hq. ARDC, Andrews AFB, Md.
15, Apr 1960 - July 1960
Andrews AFB, Md.
16. July 1960 - Feb
Andrews AFB, Md.
ARDC,
to the Commander, with
Office, Hq. ARDC (which became
18. Apr 1962 - June 1962 Special Asst. to the Commander, Hq. AFSC,
Andrews AFB, Md,
Chief, Ballistic
Special Asst,
Missiles & Space Div.,
to the Commander, Hq. ARDC,
Asst, DCS/Research & Engineering, Hq.
17. Feb 1961 - Apr 1962 Special Asst,
additional duty as Chief, Command Special Projects
Hq. AFSC, Apr 61), Andrews AFB, Md,
19. July 1962 - July 1965 Vice Commander, ESD, L. G. Hanscom Fid., Mass.
20. July 1965 - July 1966 Deputy Director of Operational Requirements
and Development Plans, DCS/R&D, Hq. U.S. Air Force, Wash., D.C.
21. July 1966 - Present Asst, Deputy Chief of Staff, Research and
Development, Hq. U.S. Air Force, Wash,, D.C.
D.
Decorations and Service Awards
Legion of Merit
Air Force Commendation Medal
American Defense Service Medal
World War II Victory Medal
National Defense Service Medal
w/1 bronze star
w/foreign service clasp
Air Force Longevity Service Award
E.
American Campaign Medal
Effective Dates of Promotions
Ribbon w/1 silver oak leaf cluster
Grade
Temporary Permanent
2d Lt
May
31,
1940
1st Lt
Feb 1,
1942
Nov
3,
1945
Capt
July 21,
1943
Maj
Mar
26,
1946
Sept
3,
1948
Lt Col
Feb
5,
1951
July
12,
1951
Col
Mar
29,
1955
July
1,
1958
Brig Gen
July
1,
1962
Feb
27,
1964
Maj Gen
June
1,
1965
Feb
10,
1966
(Date of Rank)
July
1,
1960
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COLONEL OTIS C. MOORE
Colonel Moore is Executive Officer to the Chief of Staff of the
United States Air Force.
He recently was selected for promotion to Brigadier General
Date of Birth: 20 September 1926
Previous Assignments: Plans and Operations, Directorate of
Doctrine Concept and Objectives,
Headquarters USAF
Strategic Air Command (SAC)
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Lt Gen Otto J. Glasser
Colonel Otis C. Moore
Mr. Helms
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Colonel White
Mr. Karamesines
Mr. Carl Duckett
Mr. Chapman
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