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Hoyt S. Vandenberg

Hoyt Vandenberg
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Chief of Staff of the Air Force
In office
April 30, 1948 – June 29, 1953
President Harry Truman
Dwight Eisenhower
Deputy Muir S. Fairchild
Nathan F. Twining
Preceded by Carl Spaatz
Succeeded by Nathan Twining
Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force
In office
October 1, 1947 – April 30, 1948
President Harry Truman
Preceded by Position established
Succeeded by Muir S. Fairchild
Director of Central Intelligence
In office
June 10, 1946 – May 1, 1947
President Harry Truman
Deputy Kingman Douglass
Edwin K. Wright
Preceded by Sidney Souers
Succeeded by Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter
Personal details
Born Hoyt Sanford Vandenberg
(1899-01-24)January 24, 1899
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died April 2, 1954(1954-04-02) (aged 55)
Washington D.C., U.S.
Education United States Military Academy (BA)
Military service
Allegiance  United States
Service/branch  United States Air Force
Years of service 1923–1953
Rank US-O10 insignia.svg General
Commands 12th Air Force
9th Air Force
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Army Distinguished Service Medal (2)
Silver Star
Legion of Merit
Distinguished Flying Cross
Bronze Star
Air Medal (5)

Hoyt Sanford Vandenberg (January 24, 1899 – April 2, 1954) was a U.S. Air Force general, its second Chief of Staff, and second Director of Central Intelligence.

During World War II, Vandenberg was the commanding general of the Ninth Air Force, a tactical air force in England and in France, supporting the Army, from August 1944 until V-E Day. Vandenberg Air Force Base on the central coast of California is named after him. In 1946, he was briefly the U.S. Chief of Military Intelligence. He was the nephew of Arthur H. Vandenberg, a former U.S. Senator from Michigan.

Vandenberg was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the son of Pearl Kane and William Collins Vandenberg. He grew up in Lowell, Massachusetts, spending his teenage years there. While there he was one of the first Eagle Scouts in the Boy Scouts of America's Lowell Council. He graduated from the United States Military Academy on June 12, 1923, and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Air Service.

Vandenberg graduated from the Air Service Flying School at Brooks Field, Texas, in February 1924, and from the Air Service Advanced Flying School at Kelly Field, Texas, in September 1924.

His first assignment was with the 90th Attack Squadron, part of the 3d Attack Group at Kelly Field. Vandenberg was appointed commander of the 90th AS on January 1, 1926. In 1927, he became an instructor at the Air Corps Primary Flying School at March Field, Calif. In 1928 he was promoted to first lieutenant. In May 1929 he went to Wheeler Field, Hawaii, to join the 6th Pursuit Squadron, and assumed command of it the following November.


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