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- William Hugh Blanchard (February 6, 1916 – May 31, 1966) was a United States Air Force officer who attained the rank of four-star general and served as Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force from 1965 to 1966.
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William Hugh Blanchard (February 6, 1916 – May 31, 1966) was a United States Air Force officer who attained the rank of four-star general and served as Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force from 1965 to 1966.
General William H. Blanchard, a commander of strategic bombing operations in World War II and now vice chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force, began his distinguished military career as a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1938.
Blanchard helped direct the atomic training of crews for B-36s, the U.S.' first intercontinental bombers. After commanding B-50 and B-36 bomber units of SAC, he was assigned as Deputy Director of Operations for that command in 1953.
WASHINGTON, May 31, (AP) Gen. William Hugh Blanchard, Air Force Vice Chief of Staff, suffered a heart attack at a Pentagon meeting today and died a short time later.
William Hugh Blanchard (February 6, 1916 – May 31, 1966) was a United States Air Force officer who attained the rank of four-star general and served as Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force from 1965 to 1966.
Mar 4, 2006 · General William Hugh Blanchard (February 6, 1916 – May 31, 1966) United States Air Force officer who attained the rank of four-star general. Served as Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force from 1965 to 1966.
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