James E. Briggs Military person

Lieutenant General James Elbert Briggs (May 5, 1906 – February 25, 1979) was a United States Air Force general who served as the second Superintendent of the United States Air Force Academy.

Personal facts

James E. Briggs
Birth dateMay 05, 1906
Birth place
Rochester New York
Date of deathFebruary 25, 1979
Place of death
Albuquerque New Mexico

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Military person

award
Legion of Merit
Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)
military operations
World War II
military branch
United States Air Force
military command
Superintendent U.S. Air Force Academy
Air Training Command
service start1928
service end1963

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Adelaide CrapseyWriter

James E. Briggs on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.af.mil/bios/bio.asp?bioID=4793
  2. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,825763,00.html