Otto P. Weyland
| Otto Paul Weyland | |
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General Otto P. Weyland
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| Nickname(s) | Opie |
| Born |
January 27, 1903 Riverside, California |
| Died | September 2, 1979 (aged 76) San Antonio, Texas |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Air Force
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| Years of service | 1923 - 1959 |
| Rank |
 General
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| Commands held |
Tactical Air Command Far East Air Forces XIX Tactical Air Command 84th Fighter Wing |
| Battles/wars |
World War II Korean War Cold War |
| Awards |
Distinguished Service Medal Silver Star Distinguished Flying Cross Legion of Merit Bronze Star Air Medal Order of the British Empire |
Otto Paul Weyland (January 27, 1903 – September 2, 1979) was a US Air Force General, and the post-World War II Commander of Far East Air Forces during the Korean War and of Tactical Air Command.
His family moved to Texas when he was a youth. He went to high school at Taft, Sinton, and Hempstead, Texas. From 1919 to 1923 he attended Texas A&M University, graduating with a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering, and getting his commission in the United States Army Air Service.
He took flying training at Brooks and Kelly Fields, Texas, with initial duty with the 12th Observation Squadron at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. He returned to Kelly Field to teach flying. Promoted to first lieutenant in June 1930, he went to Hawaii as commanding officer of the 4th Observation Squadron at Luke Field. He returned to Kelly Field in November 1934 as instructor and in 1935 became chief of the Observation Section, with promotion to captain that March. Weyland attended both the Air Corps Tactical School at Maxwell Field, Alabama, and the Command and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, with next duty in Washington in June 1939 as assistant to the chief of Aviation Division in the National Guard Bureau.
He was promoted to major in March 1940 and to lieutenant colonel in December 1941, the latter coming while he was in Panama as commanding officer of the 16th Pursuit Group and chief of staff of the 6th Air Force. Weyland was promoted to colonel in March 1942 and returned to Washington in June as deputy director of air support at Headquarters Army Air Force.
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