biography
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Brown, George (Scratchley)
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1918–78)
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| biography:
| Aviator, born in Montclair, New Jersey, USA. He trained at West Point (1941) and during World War 2 flew heavy bombers, most notably on the raids against the Ploesti oilfields (Aug 1943). He held a series of staff and line appointments during the 1950s and 1960s. As commander of the 7th Air Force in Saigon (1968–70), he was accused of falsifying reports about air strikes in Cambodia in 1969–70. President Richard Nixon appointed him chairman of the Joint Chiefs-of-Staff (1974), a tenure punctuated by impolitic comments about Jewish influence in business, journalism, and the Congress. |
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