Richard H. Ellis
| Richard H. Ellis | |
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Official portrait of General Richard H. Ellis, CINCSAC
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| Born | July 19, 1919 Laurel, Delaware, U.S. |
| Died | February 28, 1989 (aged 69) Andrews AFB, Maryland, U.S. |
| Buried at | Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, U.S. |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Air Force
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| Years of service | 1941-1981 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held | Strategic Air Command Allied Air Forces Central Europe U.S. Air Forces in Europe 16th Air Force 9th Air Force |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards |
Distinguished Service Cross Air Force Distinguished Service Medal (4) Silver Star Legion of Merit (3) Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal (5) Purple Heart |
Richard Hastings Ellis (July 19, 1919 – March 28, 1989) was a United States Air Force general who served as the commander in chief of the Strategic Air Command and director of the Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff with headquarters at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. He was also director of the Joint Strategic Connectivity Staff.
Ellis was born in Laurel, Delaware, where he completed elementary and high school. He received his bachelor of arts degree in history from Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 1941 and juris doctor degree from Dickinson School of Law in 1949. He was awarded an honorary doctor of science degree from Dickinson College in 1961; honorary doctor of laws degrees from Dickinson School of Law in 1974, from the University of Akron in 1979, and from the University of Nebraska, Omaha, in May 1981.
Ellis entered active military duty in September 1941 as an aviation cadet at Maxwell Field, Alabama. He received his commission and pilot wings at Turner Field, Georgia, in April 1942.
During World War II he served with the 3rd Bombardment Group in Australia, New Guinea and the Philippines, and flew more than 200 combat missions in the Western Pacific area. He served as a pilot, commander of the 90th Bombardment Squadron, group operations officer and, from September 1944, as group commander. In April 1945 General Ellis was assigned as deputy chief of staff, United States Far East Air Forces, in the Philippine Islands and Japan.
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