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General (Honorary) Ira Clarence Eaker (April 13, 1896 – August 6, 1987) was a general of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Eaker, as second-in-command of the prospective Eighth Air Force , was sent to England to form and organize its bomber command.
Ira Clarence Eaker (* 13. April 1896 in Field Creek, Texas; † 6. August 1987 in Andrews AFB) war ein General der United States Air Force, am bekanntesten als Oberbefehlshaber der Eighth Air Force im Zweiten Weltkrieg . Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Leben. 2 Auszeichnungen. 3 Literatur. 4 Weblinks. Leben.
On April 30, 1945, General Eaker was named deputy commander of the Army Air Forces and chief of the Air Staff. He retired Aug. 31, 1947, and was promoted to lieutenant general on the retired list June 29, 1948. General Eaker is a pilot with 12,000 flying hours in 30 years of flying. His military decorations include the Air Force Distinguished ...
Welcome to the Ira C. Eaker Center for Leadership Development! Named in honor of aviation pioneer and former 8th Air Force Commander, General Ira C. Eaker, we are part of the Air University and located at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama. The Eaker Center supports the Air Force mission by providing functionally-aligned technical ...
9. Okt. 2021 · Learn about the life and career of Ira Clarence Eaker, the first commander of the Eighth Air Force and a key leader of the Allied air campaign in World War II. Read his views on bombing strategy, his relationship with Arthur Harris, and his role in the Mediterranean and Washington.
On August 5, 1942, Brig. Gen. Ira C. Eaker, the 47-year-old, Texas-born commander of the Eighth Bomber Command, and General Carl “Tooey” Spaatz, first commander of the Eighth Air Force, had gone to the London headquarters of Lt. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, newly appointed commander of the U.S. European Theater of Operations, and presented a ...
1. Aug. 1995 · Ira Clarence Eaker, aviation pioneer and United States Air Force general, was born on April 13, 1896, at Field Creek, Texas, the eldest of five boys born to Young Yancy and Dona Lee (Graham) Eaker. In 1906 the family moved to Concho County, where they spent three years in the rural community of Hills before moving to a farm a mile outside of Eden.
