Francis W. Nye

Francis Walter Nye
Allegiance	United States of America
Service / branch	United States Air Force
Years of service	1941 - 1972
Rank	Major General
Commands	1969: Field Command, DASA 1966: 18th Strategic Aerospace Division 1959: 28th Bomb Wing
Battles / wars	World War II & Korean War
Awards	Legion of Merit (2) Distinguished Flying Cross (2)

Francis Walter Nye is a retired USAF major general who was a B-24 Liberator and B-29 Superfortress combat pilot.

Nye graduated from Barton Academy (Vermont) (1936) and the University of Vermont (BSc, 1941) and, in February 1942, completed flying training and was commissioned a second lieutenant. Through April 1943, he flew 36 missions with the 98th Bombardment Group from bases in Palestine, Egypt, and North Africa. Nye returned to the United States in April 1943 and, in September, entered the B-29 aircraft program first as an acceptance test pilot at the Boeing plant in Wichita, Kansas. Nye flew 11 combat missions with the 468th Bombardment Group in the China-Burma-India Theater. In May 1945 he went with the 468 BG to Tinian Island and then to Roswell, New Mexico. After duty beginning in September 1946 as an Reserve Officers Training Corps professor of air science and tactics at the University of Massachusetts, Nye flew 19 Korean War combat missions with the 22d Bombardment Wing.

Following an assignment to SAC Headquarters in May 1953 and attending the Air War College (July 1956-June 1957), Nye became a commander of various military organizations. He also served as chairman of the Rated Personnel Requirements and Allocations Committee at the Pentagon and was appointed deputy director for plans and policy in the Directorate of Plans in August 1968. In November 1968, he was appointed chairman of the U.S. delegation of the Inter-American Defense Board, the Joint Brazil-U.S. Defense Commission, and the U.S. section, Joint Mexican-U.S. Defense Commission. In July 1969 General Nye became deputy director of plans.

He was married to Maureen.

Awards and decorations

His military decorations included the Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster, Distinguished Flying Cross with oak leaf cluster, Bronze Star with oak leaf cluster, Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation Emblem with three oak leaf clusters, and Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Ribbon.

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