COMMANDER // 1891–1974
Carl Spaatz
Lifespan
1891 – 1974
Active service 1944 — 2 battles across 1 war; first command at age 53.
Profile
Carl Andrew Spaatz, nicknamed "Tooey", was an American World War II general. As commander of Strategic Air Forces in Europe in 1944, he successfully pressed for the bombing of the enemy's oil production facilities as a priority over other targets. He became Chief of Staff of the newly formed United States Air Force in 1947.
Battles (2)
1944
Battle of the BulgeWorld War II · United States
1944
bombing of Bucharest in World War IIWorld War II · Fifteenth Air Force