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Francis H. Griswold

Francis Hopkinson Griswold (* 5. November 1904 in Erie, Pennsylvania; † 11. April 1989 in Laguna Hills, Kalifornien) war ein US-amerikanischer Generalleutnant.

Er trat 1928 in das United States Army Air Corps ein und war Kampfpilot im Zweiten Weltkrieg. 1944 wurde er Brigadegeneral und agierte als Stabschef des VIII Fighter Command in England. Ab 1945 war er Einsatzleiter der 8. Luftwaffe in Okinawa.

Danach war Griswold Generalleutnant der United States Air Force und von 1954 bis 1961 stellvertretender Kommandeur des Strategic Air Command.[1] Von 1961 bis zu seiner Pensionierung 1964 war er Kommandeur des National War College in Washington. Mit seinem Tod hinterließ er zwei Töchter und sechs Enkelkinder.[2]

Medalien und Auszeichnungen

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USAF Command Pilot wings
Army Distinguished Service Medal (w/oak leaf cluster)
Legion of Merit (w/oak leaf cluster)
Air Medal
American Defense Service Medal
American Campaign Medal
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with four campaign stars
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
World War II Victory Medal
National Defense Service Medal with service star
Chevalier of the Legion of Honour
French Croix de guerre with Palm
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Order of Polonia Restituta

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Einzelnachweise

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  1. Third Air Force (USAFE). Abgerufen am 13. Februar 2024 (amerikanisches Englisch).
  2. Francis Griswold, 84, An Air Force General - New York Times. 29. November 2014, abgerufen am 13. Februar 2024.
  3. Francis Griswold - Recipient -. Abgerufen am 13. Februar 2024 (englisch).
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