General Daniel "Chappie" James, Retires, Various Locations Part 1

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Operations, 81st Tactical Fighter Wing (TFW); Commander, 92d Tactical Fighter Squadron; and Deputy Commander for Operations for the 81st Wing. In September 1964 General James was transferred to Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona, where he was Director of Operations Training and later Deputy Commander for Operations for the 4453d Combat Crew Training Wing. General James went to Ubon Royal Thai AFB, Thailand, in December 1966, as Deputy Commander for Operations, 8th TFW, and in June 1967 was named Wing Vice Commander. He flew 78 combat missions into North Vietnam, many in the Hanoi/Haiphong area, and led a flight into the Bolo Mig sweep in which seven Communist Mig 21s were destroyed, the highest total kill of any mission during the Vietnam War. He was named Vice Commander of the 33d TFW at Eglin AFB, Florida, in December 1967. While stationed at Eglin, the Florida State Jaycees named General James as Florida's Outstanding American of the Year for 1969, and he received the Jaycee Distinguished Service Award. He was transferred to Wheelus Air Base in the Libyan Arab Republic in August 1969 as Commander of the 7272₫ Fighter Training Wing. General James became Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) in March 1970 and was designated Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) in April 1973. He assumed duty as Vice Commander of the Military Airlift Command, with headquarters at Scott AFB, Illinois, on September 1, 1974. He was promoted to four- star grade and assigned as Commander in Chief NORAD/ADCOM on September 1, 1975. General James moved to his present assignment as Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff, U. S. Air Force in December 1977. He will be medically retired Wednesday, February 1, 1978. General James is widely known for his speeches on Americanism and patriotism for which he has been editorialized in numerous national and international publications. Ex- cerpts from some of the speeches have been read into the Congressional Record. He was awarded the George Washington Freedom Foundation Medal in 1967 and again in 1968. He received the Arnold Air Society Eugene M. Zuckert Award in 1970 for outstanding con- tributions to Air Force professionalism, and he has been the recipient of numerous other civilian awards. General James is a command pilot and has received numerous military decorations and service awards. He is married to the former Dorothy Watkins of Tuskegee, Alabama. They have a daughter, Danice (Mrs. Frank W. Berry) and two sons, Daniel III, a captain in the Air Force, and Claude. 706965 104405 SEQUENCES 001000 Footage: 001xxx Video: 107100 32' Scenes of Aviation Cadet training at Tuskegee, Alabama, 454XXX during World War II. Includes cadets marching, close-ups 101014 of cadets in flight gear, and flight scenes. 100841 BLACK LEADER 35' 100061 99th Pursuit Group in Italy, various combat scenes, air- to-air. 459XXX BLACK LEADER 107366 100224 514XXX 101712 460XXX /07411 101154 100804100425 100065 100011 104352 005XXX 006YYK 506XYY - MORE - 100827 106941 102127 107596 465XXY 513xxy 701090707298

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

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Filmed News Releases