Bruce K. Holloway

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Bruce K. Holloway
General Bruce K. Holloway
Born	(1912年09月01日)September 1, 1912 Knoxville, Tennessee
Died	September 30, 1999(1999年09月30日) (aged 87) Orlando, Florida
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Army Air Forces United States Air Force
Years of service	1937–1972
Rank	General
Commands	Strategic Air Command (1968–72) U.S. Air Forces in Europe (1965–66)
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Air Force Distinguished Service Medal (2) Army Distinguished Service Medal Silver Star Legion of Merit (2) Distinguished Flying Cross (2) Air Medal (3)

General Bruce Keener Holloway (September 1, 1912 – September 30, 1999) was a United States Air Force general.^[1] A West Point graduate, he was a fighter ace with the United States Army Air Forces in World War II and later served as Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force and commander-in-chief of the Strategic Air Command.

Holloway was one of two children born to Frank P. Holloway, a mill owner, and Elizabeth Keener, a homemaker. He graduated from Knoxville High School in 1929 and studied engineering for two years at the University of Tennessee before attending Marion Military Institute, preparing for appointment to the United States Military Academy, where he graduated in 1937. Assigned to the Army Air Corps, he received his pilot wings in 1938 at Kelly Field, San Antonio, Texas, then served two years with the Sixth Pursuit Squadron and 18th Pursuit Group in Hawaii before taking a postgraduate course in aeronautical engineering at the California Institute of Technology.^{[2] [3]}

After The US entered World War II in December 1941, Holloway was sent to China to observe Chennault's American Volunteer Group (AVG), the Flying Tigers. He became the commander of the 23rd Fighter Group USAAF. During his China tour, Holloway earned status as a fighter ace, shooting down 13 Japanese planes.^{[4] [5]} He returned to the US in 1944.

As commander of the Army Air Forces' first jet-equipped fighter group in 1946, Holloway pioneered in this new field of tactical jet air operations.

After graduation from the National War College in 1951, he progressed through key staff assignments in both operations and development fields at Headquarters U.S. Air Force. Later, as director of operational requirements, he played a key role in preparing and evaluating proposals for many aircraft and missiles.

Holloway spent four years in Tactical Air Command (TAC) as deputy commander of both the 9th and 12th Air Forces, and in 1961 he was named deputy commander in chief of the U.S. Strike Command at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. Later in that assignment, he also fulfilled additional responsibilities as deputy commander in chief of the Middle East/Southern Asia and Africa South of the Sahara Command.^[6]

General Holloway assumed command of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe in July 1965, serving in that capacity until his appointment as Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force on August 1, 1966, at The Pentagon. He became commander-in-chief of the Strategic Air Command at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, on August 1, 1968, and remained in that position until retiring from the Air Force on 30 April 1972.

Holloway died of heart failure at age 87 in Orlando, Florida on 30 September 1999. His remains were cremated and interred in his hometown of Knoxville, Tennessee.

Holloway's decorations include:^{[6] [7]}

• Republic of China Air Force pilot wings
• German Air Force pilot wings
• Honorary Royal Thai Air Force Wings

Source:^[8]

Insignia	Rank	Date
	General	August 1, 1965
	Lieutenant general	October 6, 1961
	Major general	August 5, 1957
	Brigadier general	October 9, 1953
	Colonel	May 5, 1943
	Lieutenant colonel	December 6, 1942
	Major	March 4, 1942
	Captain	October 3, 1940
	First lieutenant	June 13, 1940
	Second lieutenant	June 12, 1937

• List of commanders of USAFE

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Air Force

• The New York Times – obituary – Bruce K. Holloway – 9 October 1999年10月09日. Accessed 31 October 2010
• Speech delivered by Bruce K. Holloway to the Comstock Club of Sacramento, California on May 22, 1967

Military offices
Preceded by Joseph J. Nazzaro	Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Air Command 1968–1972	Succeeded by John C. Meyer
Preceded by William H. Blanchard	Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force 1966–1968	Succeeded by John Dale Ryan

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