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  • Wilbur L. Creech
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  • General Wilbur Lyman Creech (March 30, 1927 – August 26, 2003) commanded the United States Air Force (USAF) Tactical Air Command (TAC) from May 1, 1978 to December 31, 1984 with headquarters at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. As of February 1984, the now-inactive Major Command (MAJCOM) directed the activities of two numbered air forces, three centers and seven air divisions. More than 111,300 military and civilian personnel were assigned to 32 Tactical Air Command bases in the United States, Panama, Okinawa and Iceland. Tactical Air Command was the gaining organization for 58,300 Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve personnel in 149 major units throughout the United States.
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serviceyears
  • 1949
Birth Date
  • 1927-03-30
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death place
  • Henderson, Nevada
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  • Bill
Name
  • Wilbur L. Creech
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  • General Wilbur L. Creech
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  • Place of burial
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  • --08-26
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  • 260
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  • United States of America
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  • General Wilbur Lyman Creech (March 30, 1927 – August 26, 2003) commanded the United States Air Force (USAF) Tactical Air Command (TAC) from May 1, 1978 to December 31, 1984 with headquarters at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. As of February 1984, the now-inactive Major Command (MAJCOM) directed the activities of two numbered air forces, three centers and seven air divisions. More than 111,300 military and civilian personnel were assigned to 32 Tactical Air Command bases in the United States, Panama, Okinawa and Iceland. Tactical Air Command was the gaining organization for 58,300 Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve personnel in 149 major units throughout the United States.
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