Notable Interments
- Samuel C. Phillips, Air Force four star general, Director of Apollo Program through Apollo 11 - Man's First Steps on the Moon.
- William J. Crawford, World War II Medal of Honor recipient, US Army retired Master Sergeant & janitor at the USAF Academy
- Salvador E. Felices, delivered the first KC-135 to SAC Headquarters. Was the first to pilot the first flight of a KC-135 made by the then joint Chiefs of Staff. Participated in "Operation Power Flite", the first around the world non-stop flight by an all-jet aircraft.
- Harold L. George, espoused precision daylight bombing methods, unofficial leader of the Bomber Mafia, first leader of Air Transport Command
- Hubert R. Harmon, first Superintendent of the Air Force Academy
- Curtis LeMay, Air Force Chief of Staff and the father of Strategic Air Command (SAC)
- Robin Olds, Air Force brigadier general and fighter ace
- John Dale Ryan, Air Force Chief of Staff
- Carl Spaatz, first Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force
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Famous quotes containing the word notable:
“Every notable advance in technique or organization has to be paid for, and in most cases the debit is more or less equivalent to the credit. Except of course when it’s more than equivalent, as it has been with universal education, for example, or wireless, or these damned aeroplanes. In which case, of course, your progress is a step backwards and downwards.”
—Aldous Huxley (1894–1963)