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341:, Michigan. In February 1964 he entered the Armed Forces Staff College. He graduated in June 1964 and was assigned to SAC headquarters at Offutt Air Force Base as a requirements officer in the Aerospace Systems Branch, Plans Requirements Division. General Davis entered the National War College in August 1966 and while attending the college earned a master of science degree.
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3192:Boeing RB-17
3182:Lockheed U-2
1646:Sidi Slimane
1636:RAF Scampton
1494:Presque Isle
1449:K. I. Sawyer
1433:Grand Island
1328:RAF Fairford
1316:Diego Garcia
1239:Rickenbacker
1119:F. E. Warren
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182:Battles/wars
78:(2012-09-23)
59:May 12, 1928
3483:2012 deaths
3478:1928 births
2757:Bombardment
1988:Bombardment
1616:RAF Manston
1489:Plattsburgh
1161:Little Rock
1137:Grand Forks
484:Bronze Star
442:Silver Star
326:, Florida.
196:Silver Star
186:Vietnam War
105:San Antonio
3472:Categories
3322:Commanders
3022:Boeing E-4
2749:activation
1710:Air Forces
1631:Rabat-Salé
1556:Ben Guerir
1275:Vandenberg
938:2006-09-25
895:2012-09-27
874:2012-10-18
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1530:Wurtsmith
1510:Schilling
1506:(unbuilt)
1504:R.I. Bong
1459:Kincheloe
1408:Chennault
1383:Bergstrom
1263:Selfridge
1191:McConnell
1173:Malmstrom
1149:Homestead
1125:Fairchild
1107:Ellsworth
1053:Barksdale
523:Air Medal
303:, Texas.
213:Air Medal
150:1950–1985
62:McAlester
3139:LGM-118A
3082:Missiles
3041:Fighters
1676:Zaragoza
1611:TorrejĂłn
1561:Boulhaut
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1439:Griffiss
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1378:Amarillo
1362:inactive
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1077:Cape Cod
1041:Andersen
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127:Service/
66:Oklahoma
3399:Emblems
3207:Tankers
3154:PGM-19A
3149:PGM-17A
3134:LGM-30G
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3007:Command
2944:Bombers
2935:systems
2882:Fighter
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2796:(3/46*)
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2784:(3/46*)
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1454:Kearney
1428:Glasgow
1342:(USAFE)
1336:(USAFE)
1330:(USAFE)
1324:(PACAF)
1312:(USAFE)
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1197:McGuire
1185:McChord
1175:(AFGSC)
1167:MacDill
1155:Lincoln
1143:Grissom
1121:(AFGSC)
1103:(PACAF)
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1073:(AFSOC)
1065:Bolling
1047:Andrews
1043:(PACAF)
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2897:(2/47)
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1479:Mather
1469:Loring
1464:Larson
1444:Hunter
1403:Castle
1348:(USSF)
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1295:(AFMC)
1283:(AFRC)
1277:(USSF)
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1259:(AETC)
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1181:(AFRC)
1163:(AETC)
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1145:(AFRC)
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1115:(AFMC)
1085:(AETC)
1079:(USSF)
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1067:(AFDW)
1037:(AETC)
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283:Career
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129:branch
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94:Buried
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68:, U.S.
3441:Gen.
3340:Power
3144:SM-62
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2866:498th
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2854:467th
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1949:825th
1944:821st
1939:820th
1934:819th
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1919:813th
1914:810th
1866:817th
1861:806th
1851:801st
1846:311th
1841:100th
1702:Units
1621:MorĂłn
1591:Goose
1515:Stead
1499:Ramey
1484:McCoy
1474:Lowry
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1388:Biggs
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1241:(ANG)
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1005:Bases
998:(SAC)
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87:Texas
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2021:19th
2016:17th
1965:13th
1904:18th
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