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Biography of Carl SpaatzName: Carl SpaatzBirth Date: June 28, 1891 Death Date: July 13, 1974 Place of Birth: Boyerstown, Pennsylvania, United States of America Nationality: American Gender: Male Occupations: army officer, air force officer, journalist Carl Spaatz Carl Spaatz (1891-1974) was an early advocate of the military applications of air power. He directed U.S. strategic bombing campaigns in both Europe and the Pacific during World War II.The career of Carl Spaatz paralleled the development of military air power during the twentieth century. He entered the military in the early days of aviation and ended his career in the era of jet engines, rocketry, and nuclear weapons. Spaatz played several roles in this development, first as a proponent of aircraft as a weapon, and finally in refining the techniques and objectives of strategic aerial operations.Carl Andrew Spaatz was born into a German immigrant family in Boyerstown, Pennsylvania on June 28, 1891. His father was a printer who also participated in local politics, once holding the position of state senator. Spaatz graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1914, where he acquired the nickname, "Tooey," which …showed first 150 words…
…showed last 150 words…first chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force following its establishment as a separate service in 1947. Spaatz retired from the Air Force in 1948 and became a national security affairs correspondent for Newsweek magazine. He also served as chairman of the Civil Air Patrol and the International Reserve Committee following his retirement. Spaatz died in Washington, DC on July 13, 1974. Associated Organizations Associated Events Battle of Britain, 1940, World War II, 1939-1945 Further Reading A Biographical Dictionary of World War II, edited by Chrsitopher Tunney, St. Martin's Press, 1972.Boyne, Walter J., Clash of Wings, Simon and Schuster, 1994.Dictionary of American Biography, edited by Roger J. Spiller, Greenwood Press, 1984.Illustrated World War II Encyclopedia, edited by Peter Young, H.S. Stuttman Inc., 1978.The Oxford Companion to World War II, edited by I.C.B. Dear, Oxford University Press, 1995.Who Was Who in World War II, edited by John Keegan, Thomas Y. Crowell Publishers, 1978. |