He attended columbus public schools and ohio state university. The life and wars of general curtis lemay fearless, innovative, shrewd, abrasive, lemay is the father of modern air power and the man robert mcnamara has called, the finest combat commander the us has ever produced. He served as chief of staff of the united states air force from 1961 to 1965 lemay joined the united states army air corps. I think that if we lost the war, then i would have tried as a war criminal. A may birth was considered lucky as the month was a festive time in which the beginning of the growing season was celebrated. Curtis lemay november 15, 1906noctober 1, 1990 was a u. The lemay family name dates back to the time of medieval france. Lemay, who relayed the orders to drop nuclear bombs on japan and later directed the berlin airlift, died yesterday.
Lemay and mackinlay kantor is the personal and outspoken story of a history making general curtis e. Curtis arthur lemay 11 dec 1879 van zandt, texas, united states aug 1961 claude lemay 03 aug 1916 fort worth, tarrant, texas, united states clarence e lemay 05 sep 1882 van zandt, texas, united states 1938. He was the owner of one of the largest private automobile collections in the world at the time of his death. Claimed his greatgrandfather served on general lafayettes staff during the revolutionary war.
Lemay, the former air force chief of staff who was an architect of. He would also become the longest serving person in that rank in american military history. I was told their father, id have to look up his full name, named tom lemay was a brother to general curtis lemay. Lemay is one of the most influential, controversial, and important figures in american military history. Share your family tree and photos with the people you know and love. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your lemay family tree. Curtis emery lemay, 1946 2015 curtis emery lemay 19462015 ohio ohio. Curtis lemay and strategic air command 19481957 history of military. The life and wars of general curtis lemay by warren kozak.
Click download or read online button to get curtis lemay book now. By the 12th century the family name also moved south to aquitaine and languedoc. General curtis lemay usaf 1906 1990 from wikipedia, the free encyclopedia curtis emerson lemay november 15, 190619061115 october 1, 199019901001 aged 83 curtis lemay usaf. Raymond was born on february 27 1904, in reelsville, indiana. Family tree maker user home page for curtis g lemay. Lemay is credited with designing and implementing an effective, but also controversial, systematic strategic bombing campaign in the pacific theater of world war ii. In air campaigns against japan during world war ii, lemay abandoned the established policy of daylight, precision bombing. Historical person search search search results results lemay 1805 unknown try free for 14 days try free for 14 days how do we create a persons profile.
Winning armageddon provides definition to an alltoolong neglected figure of the cold war, general curtis e. The firestorm created by the allied air bombing in dresden in 1945 is fairly well known. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Curtis lemay 19061990 was a united states air force general.
Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids. You know how rumors like that go around in genealogy circles do you have any information on the lemay family. Quebec had the highest population of lemay families in 1911. Also air force records indicate that he returned to washington on the evening on november 22. Lemay september 4, 1919 november 4, 2000 was the owner of harold lemay enterprises, a refuse company in the tacoma, washington metro area. Until his death in 1936, mitchell continued publicizing his airpower concepts in books and. Normandie, the former duchy of normandy, where the family anciently resided at leme, a village in the department of laisne, in the arrondisement of vervins. The more openminded, however, will find in it a broader perspective on this controversial officer than we have had elsewhere. The latter immediately ran for a doctor and summoned chief of police harry andross. Curtis lemay interesting stories about famous people. Lemay and his 305th bomb group left syracuse, new york. The narrative weaves together the character of lemay. General curtis emerson lemay is the fifth chief of staff of the u. The surname lemay was first found in the rhineland, where this family was a prominent contributor to the development of the district from ancient times.
Author warren kozak explains to readers about one of the countrys most remarkable warriors, a man whose bravery and military genius helped. One familys ecoadventure in the american southwest. We collect and match historical records that ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each persons profile. Explore historical records and family tree profiles about curtis lemay on. General curtis lemay the man responsible for firebombing japan in 1945 later said. There are already 99 users and 4,973 genealogy profiles with the lemay surname on geni. But he had a softer side to him as well and he was extremely devoted to his family. This was about 93% of all the recorded lemay s in canada. Genealogy for arizona dove lemay carpenter 1887 1967 family tree on geni, with over 190 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. All of these have one man in common general curtis lemay, who remains as unknowable and controversial as he was in life. With very limited income, his family moved around the country as his father looked. General curtis lemay, famous for his part in the mass air raids against japan late in ww2, believed that president kennedy acted too weakly during the cuban missile crisis.
In 1928 he entered the armed services as a flying cadet. He was 83 and lived to moreno the retired fourstar general died ol a heart attack at the strategic hospital at march alr force base. His mother, arizona dove carpenter lemay, did her best to hold her family together. The lemay family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. During his storied career lemay commanded in both world war ii theaters of operations, helped orchestrate the response to the berlin crisis of 1948, built strategic air command sac, and served as the chief of staff of the.
In the book the outsiders by s e hinton how old is darry. Published april 21st 2009 by regnery history first published 2009. Genealogy for erving edwin lemay 1883 1966 family tree on geni, with over 190 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. General curtis lemays early life and education reveal the self. Search 1,074 then share your genealogy and compare dna to grow an accurate global family tree thats free forever. Before reading this book, i knew nothing about curtis lemay. Lemay is known for designing and implementing the systematic strategic bombing campaign in the pacific theater during world war ii. His father, erving lemay, was at times an ironworker and general handyman, but he never held a job longer than a few months.
This book is a good overview of the life and career of curtis lemay. His flaws are famous, but this fine, candid book also shows how much we owe him. If you know the answer to this question, please register to join our limited beta program and start the conversation right now. The author outlines lemay s early days, but the bulk of the book covers his time from world war ii until his retirement from sac. Air force general who became famous for leading a bombing campaign in the pacific during world war ii. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Curtis emerson lemay was born in columbus, ohio, on november 15, 1906. At the end of the us civil war, curtis lee held the rank of major general. Explore lemay genealogy and family history in the worlds largest family tree. Lemay, and tells the story of his advocacy for nuclear first strikes while leading strategic air commandthe cold war air forces nuclear organization. Curtis lemays life spanned an epoch in american military history, from the small u. Curtis emery lemay was born on month day 1946, at birth place, ohio, to raymond v lemay and doris marie lemay born swartzlander. Army air forces, yet few played a greater role in turning that armada into a warwinning weapon than curtis e. Explore historical records and family tree profiles about curtis lemay on myheritage, the worlds family history network.
John lemay historical records and family trees myheritage. Wife of erving edwin lemay mother of general curtis lemay usaf managed by. The life and wars of general curtis lemay, aims to right this historical wrong. The life and wars of general curtis lemay hardcover. It comes from an early member of the family from normandy who was a person born in the month of may. The best he can say is that lemay compartmentalized events and did not dwell on the thousands his bombs annihilated. After the war, he served as the leader of the strategic air command, the u. He was 83 and lived to moreno the retired fourstar general died ol a heart. Curtis emerson lemay november 15, 1906 october 1, 1990 was a general in the united. Oktober 1990 in riverside, kalifornien war ein usamerikanischer general.
Always influential in social affairs, the family became an integral part of that turbulent region as it forged alliances. Lemay was stationed in the european theatre early in the. Birth of general curtis lemay usaf columbus, ohio, united states. General curtis lemay was a belligerent cold warrior who was portrayed in the satirical film dr. Ruthless american incendiary bombing of japan in 1945. Curtis emerson lemay november 15, 1906 october 1, 1990 was a general in the united states air force. The life and wars of general curtis lemay as a birthday present in october. I hope i am starting this in the right section of the forum.
Gen curtis emerson lemay 19061990 find a grave memorial. Discussing how the general felt about the firebombing of tokyo, for example, mr. Curtis lemay historical records and family trees myheritage. The life and wars of general curtis lemay hardcover may 11, 2009. Lemay family tree information from the 1911 canadian census records ancestry.
Mother, kills self lemay infatuated with brothers wife, phoebe plea to commit him vain at lisbon, n h moer ial tn the lisbon, n h, june with his brothers wife, john lemay, 35, unmarried, shot and killed hia mrs simeon lemay jr, 21, she collapsed in kentfield s arms. Lemay 19061990 won t convert those utterly convinced that he was a bombhappy maniac. In his book mission with lemay, published by doubleday in 1965, he wrote of the. General curtis lemay while his official biography indicated that he was in michigan on vacation other information indicates that he may have been in canada when kennedy was killed. In 1911 there were 2,508 lemay families living in quebec. Create a free family tree for yourself or for erving lemay and well search for valuable new information for you. General lemay s plan for the invasion of japan was. Book cover for from wright field, ohio, to hokkaido, japan. The most lemay families were found in canada in 1911. The life and wars of general curtis lemay by warren. The surname lemay was first found in normandy french.
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