Lt. General George W. Mundy

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Name: Gen George W. Mundy
Birth: Aug. 7, 1905
Death: Mar. 3, 2000
US Air Force Major General. A combat veteran of World War II, he rose in rank to become the Commander-in-Chief of North American Aerospace Defense Command in Alaska. Born in Cedartown, Georgia he graduated from Cedartown High School in 1923 and attended Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia from a year before transferring to the US Military Academy at West Point, New York and graduated in June 1928 with a 2nd lieutenant's commission in the Field Artillery. The following month he was sent to Texas where he completed pilot training at Kelly and Brooks Field and received his pilot wings in October 1929. A year later he attended the Army Air Force Technical School at Chanute Field (now closed), Illinois and after graduation in 1931, he was assigned to the 3rd Attack Group at Galveston, Texas. In January 1935 he was promoted to the rank of 1st lieutenant and assigned to the 6th Composite Group at Nichols Field, Philippines. He returned to the US in January 1937 with assignments to Barksdale Field (now Barksdale Air Force Base), Louisiana, Maxwell Field (now Maxwell Air Force Base), Alabama, and Eglin Field (now Eglin Air Force Base), Florida. In January 1941 he was assigned to London, England as a military attaché. He returned to the US the following October. Following the US entry into World War II in December 1941, he became commander of a twin-engine advanced flying school at George Field (now closed), Illinois followed by the command of a B-26 Marauder aircraft Flying Training Transition School at Laughlin Field (now closed), Texas. In June 1944 he became commander of the 33rd Flying Training Wing at Waco, Texas, followed by an assignment to Randolph Field (now Randolph Air Force Base, a part of Joint Base San Antonio) and the, attended the Army-Navy Staff College at Washington DC until January 1945. The following month he was sent to Hamilton Army Airfield (now closed, California and became the operations and staff training officer for the 21st Bomber Command. In March 1945 he was sent to the Pacific Theater of Operations where he became commander of the 39th Bomb Group on Guam where he flew 22 combat missions in B-29 Superfortress aircraft. In August 1945 he took over command of the 313th Bomber Wing at Tinian in the Northern Mariana Islands and his unit was relocated to Clark Field (now closed), Philippines the following January and he was promoted to the rank of brigadier general. In June 1947 he returned to the US and entered the National War College at Fort McNair, Washington DC. Upon graduation in June 1948 he was assigned to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio as the Director of Supply, Maintenance, and Services. In 1951 he was promoted to the rank of major general and in October 1952 he was assigned to Washington DC as the Director of Supply and Services in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Maintenance, at Headquarters US Air Force. From there he became Commander of 2nd Air Force at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana and in November 1957 he became Commandant of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces at Fort McNair and promoted to the rank of lieutenant general. In 1961 he assumed the job of Commander-in-Chief of the North American Aerospace Defense Command in Alaska, and retired in that position in July 1963 with 35 years of continuous military service. Among his military awards and decorations include the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit, the Distinguished Flying Cross (with one oak leaf cluster), the Air Medal (with two oak leaf clusters), the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the Distinguished Unit Citation (with one oak leaf cluster), the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (with three battle stars), the World War II Victory Medal, the American Defense Service Medal, and the American Campaign Medal. He was also a rated command pilot and combat and technical observer. He died in San Antonio, Texas at the age of 94. (bio by: William Bjornstad)



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LIEUTENANT GENERAL GEORGE W. MUNDY
Retired - July 31, 1963 : Died - March 3, 2000
Gorge W. Mundy was born in Cedartown, Ga., in 1905. He graduated from Cedartown High Schoo1 in 1923 and attended Emory University in Georgia the following year.
In 1924, he entered the U.S. Military Academy where he graduated 39th in a class of 261 and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Regular Army June 9, 1928.
He entered flying training the same year, completing the primary and basic phases at Brooks Field, Texas. After completing advanced flying training at Kelly Field, Texas, in 1929, he graduated a rated pilot and in October of that year he was assigned to the 3rd Attack Group, Fort Crockett, Galveston, Texas. Today he is a command pilot and jet qualified in the B-57, B-47, B-52 and KC-135 type airplanes.
In the latter part of 1930, General Mundy was assigned to Chanute Field, Ill., where he attended the Air Corps Technical School. Upon graduation in 1931, he was reassigned to the 3rd Attack Group at Galveston, Texas. From January 1935 to November 1936, he was assigned to the 6th Composite Group at Nichols Field, Philippine Islands.
In January 1937, General Mundy rejoined the 3rd Attack Group at Barksdale Field, La., this time as group staff officer. In 1939, be attended the Air Tactical School at Maxwell Field Ala., this time as a group staff officer. In 1939, he attended the Air Tactical School at Maxwell Field, Ala. Upon completion of this course, he was transferred to the 23rd Demonstration and Test Group at Maxwell Field. The group then moved to Orlando, Fla., in 1940 and to Eglin Field, Fla., in 1941. General Mundy received his first major assignment in September 1941 as commanding officer of the Air Proving Ground at Eglin Field.
In April 1942 he left Eglin Field for George Field, Lawrenceville, Ill., where he commanded a twin engine advanced flying training school. His next assignment was that of commanding officer of a B-26 Flying Training Transition School at Del Rio, Texas, where be remained until June 1944. Following this assignment he took command of the 33rd Flying Training Wing with Headquarters at Waco, Texas. This headquarters comprised all twin engined advanced training aircraft in the Central Flying Training Command, one of three commands in the Army Air Forces Training Command. He then became a student at the Army-Navy Staff College, Washington, D. C., and completed his work there in January 1945.
General Mundy was assigned to the Pacific area in February 1945. He took command of the 39th Bomb Group, VHB, on Guam Island in March of 1945 and completed 22 combat missions in B-29 aircraft. On June 26, 1945, his aircraft was so badly damaged over Nagoya, Japan, by flak that the crew was forced to bail out a short distance off the Japanese coastline where they were subsequently rescued by an American submarine and returned to Guam.
In August of 1945, he took command of the 313th Bomb Wing, VHB, comprising approximately 225 B-29s on Tinian. He moved this wing to Clark Field, Philippine Islands, in January 1946 where he remained until June 1947 at which time he returned to the U.S. and became a student at the National War College in Washington, D.C. General Mundy completed his work at the War College in June 1948 and was assigned first as deputy director and then director of supply, maintenance and services, Headquarters Air Materiel Command, Dayton, Ohio.
Completing his assignment at Air Materiel Command in October 1952, he was assigned as director, Supply and Services in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff-Maintenance, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
General Mundy was next assigned as commander, Second Air Force, one of three Air Forces in the Strategic Air Command. The Second Air Force comprises one-third of the total combat capability of the Strategic Air Command. Included in this capability were 600 B-47s, 100 B-36s, 40 C-124 strategic support aircraft, 480 F-84F fighter bombers and 240 KC-97 air refueling tanker aircraft. In November 1957, General Mundy was reassigned from Headquarters Second Air Force, SAC, to his present assignment as commandant of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, and promoted to the rank of lieutenant general.
General Mundy has received the following decorations: Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross with oak leaf cluster, Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Distinguished Unit Citation with oak leaf cluster and Pacific Theatre Ribbon with three battle stars.
He is rated a command pilot, combat observer and technical observer.
General Mundy is a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon social fraternity, Rotary Club, and the Methodist Church.

INTERESTS
Cabinet making, has own power tools; is avid golfer, shooting in the 80s; likes hunting and fishing.

Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Rotary Club, member Methodist Church.

OPINIONS, TASTES AND EVALUATIONS
Prefers highly seasoned food such as Mexican food and curries; wears predominantly gray or blue civilian dress.

Has an extensive collection of hi-fi records and a hi-fi set which he built by assembling the components. Likes to travel and has traveled extensively all over the world. Once flew a B-17 around the world.

"Can't saw sawdust".

A firm advocate of physical fitness and keeping himself efficient in the latest type aircraft. Insists on integrity of character and loyalty in all relationships. His Second Air Force regularly placed high in all SAC competitions.

George married Suzanna Long Buck, daughter of Major General Beaumont Bonaparte Buck and Suzanne Long. (Suzanna Long Buck was born on 13 Apr 1913 in Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital, Phillipines, died on 18 Mar 1987 in San Antonio City, Bexar Co., Texas and was buried in Fort Sam Houston Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas.)