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44 GENERALS OF THE ARMY AND THE AIR FORCE AND ADMIRALS OF THE NAVY General Theimer has been awarded the Legion of Merit, Silver Star, Bronze Star Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster, Air Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster, and the Purple Heart. His decorations also include the French Croix de Guerre and Legion of Honor. General Theimer is married and has one child. He was promoted to first lieutenant October 1, 1934; to captain June 13, 1919; to major October 10, 1941; to lieutenant colonel June 13, 1942; to colonel November 2, 1944; to brigadier general March 15, 1953. Address: Hq. 9th Infantry Division Artillery, APO 111, New York, N. Y. TRUESDELL, KARL JR., MAJ. GEN. USAF (1023A) Born in Plattsburg Barracks, New York, May 14, 1908, son of Major General Karl Truesdell, USA, Retired. He was graduated from the U. S. Military Academy and commissioned a second lieutenant of Infantry June 13, 1933. The following September he began flying training and after graduating from primary and advanced flying schools at Randolph and Kelly Fields in Texas he was rated a pilot in October 1934. He was transferred to the Air Corps January 31, 1935, and assigned with the Sixth Pursuit Squadron at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. General Truesdell joined the 99th Bomb Squadron at Mitchel Field, New York, as engineering officer in September 1936. He entered the Air Corps Tactical School at Maxwell Field, Alabama, in January 1940, graduated three months later and rejoined the 99th Bomb Squadron. He was transferred to Langley Field, Virginia, in June 1940, and the following September went to Borinquen Field, Puerto Rico, commanding the 29th Bomb Squadron of the 25th Bomb Group. In December 1941, General Truesdell was assigned to the Trans-Atlantic Section of the AAF Ferry Command, with headquarters at Bolling Field, D. C., and ferried personnel and equipment to all theaters of operations. He was appointed commander of the Foreign Wing, Pacific Section, of Air Transport Command, with headquarters at Hamilton Field, California, in May 1942. In March 1943, he assumed command of Morrison Field, Florida, and in January 1944, was named commander of the 497th Bomb Group at Pratt AFB, Kansas. General Truesdell went to England in May 1944, to command the 95th Bomb Group, which he led on 25 combat missions. In March 1945, he entered the Command and General Staff School at Fort Leveanworth, Kansas, graduated two months later and was assigned as commanding officer of the Air Transport Command Unit at Trinidad in the Caribbean. In September 1945, he became deputy commander of the Air Transport Command's Caribbean Division at West Palm Beach, Florida. [[image - portrait photograph of MAJ. GEN. KARL TRUESDELL, JR.]] [[photo credit]] U. S. Air Force Photograph [[/photo credit]] [[caption]] MAJ. GEN. KARL TRUESDELL, JR. [[/caption]] General Truesdell was named assistant chief of staff for operations of Air Transport Command in February 1946. He entered the Air War College in July 1947, graduated a year later and became the Senior A. F. instructor at the Naval War College at Newport, Rhode Island. In August 1950, he entered the National War College, graduated in June 1951, and was assigned as Air Force member of a working team in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) at Washington, D. C. In July 1952, he was named chief of staff of the Standing Group of NATO. General Truesdell has been awarded the Silver Star, Legion of Merit with one Oak Leaf Cluster, Distinguished Flying Cross with three Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Air Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters. His decorations include the French Croix de Guerre with Palm and the Polish Cross of the Virtuti Militari. He is rated a command pilot and aircraft observer. He was promoted to first lieutenant (temporary) April 22, 1936; to first lieutenant (permanent) June 13, 1936; to captain (temporary) September 9, 1940; to major (temporary) July 22, 1941; to lieutenant colonel (temporary) January 23, 1942; to colonel (temporary) September 8, 1942; to captain (permanent) June 13, 1943; to colonel (permanent) October 19, 1949; to brigadier general (temporary) December 3, 1952; to major general (temporary) in December 1954 with date of rank from January 1, 1951. Address: Office of the Secretary of Defense, Washington 25, D. C. [[end page]] [[start page]] FEBRUARY, 1955 ISSUE 45 [[image - portrait photograph of Maj. Gen. Leigh Wade]] [[photo credit]] U. S. Air Force Photograph [[/photo credit]] WADE, LEIGH, MAJ. GEN., AFUS (A0403535) Born in Cassopolis, Michigan, February 2, 1896, and was graduated from high school there in 1915. He enlisted in the National Guard in June 1916, and a year later became an aviation cadet. In December 1917, after graduating from flying school, he was rated a pilot and commissioned a first lieutenant in the Aviation Section of the Officers' Reserve Corps, with which he served continuously until March 1926, when he reverted to inactive status. General Wade then became an aircraft sales executive with Consolidated Aircraft, with which he worked in the United States and South America until 1941, and for which he was chief test pilot from 1928 to 1929. In March 1941, General Wade returned to active duty with the Air Corps as a major and was assigned to the Air Intelligence Section at Air Corps Headquarters. In June 1941, he was transferred to the First Bomber Command at Mitchel Field, New York, where he served as assistant for plans and training. General Wade went to Cuba, in August 1942, to command Batista Field. In May 1946, he was assigned to the 14th Air Force at Orlando, Florida, as operations officer and public information officer. In November 1948, General Wade received temporary duty at Air Force Headquarters. In July 1949, he became Air Attache at Athens, Greece. He was appointed Air Attache at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in May 1951, and in December 1952, became chief of the Air Section of the Joint Brazil-U. S. Military Commission also at Rio de Janeiro. General Wade returned to Headquarters, USAF, in January 1955. General Wade was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal in 1925 for his services as pilot and supply officer of the U. S. Army Air Service around-the-world flight from April 6 to September 28, 1944. He also has been awarded the Legion of Merit and many foreign awards. He is rated a command pilot. In 1925, General Wade received honorary Master of Science degrees from Tufts College and Norwich University. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel (temporary) February 28, 1942; to colonel (temporary) July 21, 1942; to brigadier general (temporary) December 22, 1950, with date of rank from December 17, 1950; to major general (temporary) December 3, 1952. Address: c/o Hq. USAF, Washington 25, D. C. [[box]] DEDICATION To say that GENERALS OF THE ARMY AND THE AIR FORCE AND ADMIRALS OF THE NAVY is a unique idea is putting it very mildly. The Editor has brought together in this publication the general and flag officers who have made a great contribution to their country and fellowmen. They have served in the armed forces the world over. In peace and in war, they have responded with unfaltering tread when the order came, "Forward March." Between the covers of this publication are the pictures and biographical sketches that tell only a part of the story of this noble fraternity. There is a friendship here and a spirit of camaraderie that knows no bounds. In recent years there has been developed in the services a successful program dedicated to the ideals of leadership and character guidance. This program was made possible because of the fine support given by the general and flag officers in all the services to which their own lives are dedicated. ROY H. PARKER Chaplain (Major General) USA, Ret. Former Chief of Chaplains, United States Army [[/box]]
