John C. Meyer Military person

General John Charles Meyer (April 3, 1919 – December 2, 1975) was an American World War II flying ace, and later the commander-in-chief of the Strategic Air Command (SAC) and director of the Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. SAC was the United States' major nuclear deterrent force with bombers, tankers and reconnaissance aircraft, and intercontinental ballistic missiles. The Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff coordinated the nation's nuclear war plans and developed the Single Integrated Operations Plan.

Personal facts

Birth date	April 03, 1919
Birth place	Brooklyn
Date of death	December 02, 1975
Place of death	Los Angeles

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allegiance	United States of America
award	Legion of Merit Silver Star Distinguished Service Cross (United States) Air Medal Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)
military operations	Korean War World War II
military branch	United States Air Force
military command	Strategic Air Command 12th Air Force
service start	1939
service end	1974