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- Jack_J._Catton abstract "General Jack Joseph Catton (February 5, 1920 – December 5, 1990) was a United States Air Force four-star general and was commander of the Air Force Logistics Command with headquarters at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and of the Military Airlift Command.General Catton was born in Berkeley, California, in 1920. He attended Fairfax High School in Los Angeles, Santa Monica Junior College and Loyola University in Los Angeles, California.He entered the Army Air Corps in 1940 as a flying cadet and received pilot training at Santa Maria, California, and Randolph and Kelly Fields in Texas. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Army Air Corps in February 1941.Early in World War II, General Catton served as an instructor pilot at Barksdale Field, Louisiana, and Hendricks Field, Florida, and as a squadron commander at Lockbourne Field, Ohio. He flew the first B-29 bomber across the Pacific to the Mariana Islands in 1944. While serving with the XXI Bomber Command he was awarded the Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters and the Distinguished Flying Cross with oak leaf cluster for extraordinary achievement during combat missions against Japan.In 1946 and 1947 General Catton took part in the first two atomic weapons tests in the Pacific. During this period, he also commanded the 65th Bombardment Squadron. In June 1948 he was assigned as chief of the Policy Branch, Directorate of Plans, at Strategic Air Command headquarters, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. He moved with the command to Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, as chief of the Requirements Branch, Directorate of Plans. After a successful bout with polio, he went to March Air Force Base, California, in 1950 and served as director of operations for the 22d Bombardment Wing and later for the 12th Air Division until November 1951.After flying combat missions against North Korea out of Japan for 90 days, General Catton went to Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, in February 1952 as deputy commander of the 92d Bombardment Wing. As commander, he later led the wing from Fairchild to Guam in the first test of B-36 aircraft capabilities in sustained oversea operations. He then went to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, to command the 43d Bombardment Wing for a year. In June 1956 he returned to SAC headquarters for a tour of duty in the Directorate of Operations.In November 1958 General Catton was selected chief of staff for the Eighth Air Force, Westover Air Force Base, Massachusetts. When he assumed command of the 817th Air Division at Pease Air Force Base, New Hampshire, in July 1959, he was the youngest brigadier general in the Air Force. Two years later he took command of the 822d Air Division, Turner Air Force Base, Georgia, where he served one year prior to becoming commander of the 823d Air Division at Homestead Air Force Base, Florida. In August 1963 he was named commander of the 821st Strategic Aerospace Division at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota.In February 1964 he was assigned to Headquarters U.S. Air Force as director of operational requirements, deputy chief of staff for programs and requirements (later reorganized as Operational Requirements and Development Plans, Deputy Chief of Staff for Research and Development). During this period, he served as the Department of Defense representative and chairman of the National Committee for Clear Air Turbulence. In July 1966 he was transferred to the Office of the Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Programs and Resources as the director of Aerospace Programs, with additional duties as chairman of the Air Staff Board. In August 1967 he became deputy chief of staff for programs and resources.Catton took command of Fifteenth Air Force at March Air Force Base, California, in August 1968, and of the Military Airlift Command at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois the following August. In September 1972 he became the commander of the Air Force Logistics Command with headquarters at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.He was a command pilot and qualified in the C-5 Galaxy, C-141 Starlifter, C-9 Nightingale, all bombers from the B-17 Flying Fortress through the B-52 Stratofortress, KC-97 Stratotanker and KC-135 Stratotanker, the F-4 Phantom II fighter bomber and the HH-53 helicopter. In addition he has limited experience in many of the century series fighters, and has logged nearly 14,000 flying hours.".
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- Jack_J._Catton award Air_Medal.
- Jack_J._Catton award Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_States).
- Jack_J._Catton award Legion_of_Merit.
- Jack_J._Catton award Purple_Heart.
- Jack_J._Catton battle Korean_War.
- Jack_J._Catton battle World_War_II.
- Jack_J._Catton birthDate "1920-02-05".
- Jack_J._Catton birthPlace Berkeley,_California.
- Jack_J._Catton birthYear "1920".
- Jack_J._Catton deathDate "1990-12-05".
- Jack_J._Catton deathPlace Riverside,_California.
- Jack_J._Catton deathYear "1990".
- Jack_J._Catton militaryBranch United_States_Air_Force.
- Jack_J._Catton militaryCommand "Air Force Logistics Command".
- Jack_J._Catton militaryCommand "Fifteenth Air Force".
- Jack_J._Catton militaryCommand "Military Airlift Command".
- Jack_J._Catton serviceEndYear "1974".
- Jack_J._Catton serviceStartYear "1940".
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- Jack_J._Catton allegiance United_States.
- Jack_J._Catton awards Air_Force_Distinguished_Service_Medal.
- Jack_J._Catton awards Air_Medal.
- Jack_J._Catton awards Legion_of_Merit.
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- Jack_J._Catton awards "Distinguished Flying Cross".
- Jack_J._Catton battles Korean_War.
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- Jack_J._Catton birthDate "1920-02-05".
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- Jack_J._Catton caption "General Jack J. Catton".
- Jack_J._Catton commands "Air Force Logistics Command".
- Jack_J._Catton commands "Fifteenth Air Force".
- Jack_J._Catton commands "Military Airlift Command".
- Jack_J._Catton dateOfBirth "1920-02-05".
- Jack_J._Catton dateOfDeath "1990-12-05".
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- Jack_J._Catton deathPlace "near Riverside, California".
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- Jack_J._Catton laterwork "Vice President, Lockheed".
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