Francis Walter Nye
Born 1918
Place of birth	Barton, Vermont
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Air Force
Years of service	1941 - 1972
Rank	Major General
Commands held	Defense Atomic Support Agency
Battles/wars	World War II-Pacific Theatre Korean War
Awards	Legion of Merit (2) Distinguished Flying Cross (2)

Francis Walter Nye (born 1918) was a major general in the US Air Force. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For the village see Barton (village, Vermont. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Major General or Major-General is a Military rank used in many countries World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Pacific War was the part of World War II —and preceding conflicts—that took place in the Pacific Ocean, its islands and in East Asia, between The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korean and South Korean regimes with major hostilities lasting from June 25 1950 until the The Legion of Merit is a military decoration of the United States armed forces that is awarded for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding The Distinguished Flying Cross is a medal awarded to any officer or enlisted member of the United States armed forces who distinguishes himself or herself in Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common He became commander of Field Command, Defense Atomic Support Agency, Sandia Base, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Sandia Base was from 1946 to 1971 the principal Nuclear weapons installation of the United States Department of Defense.

Nye was born in 1918, in Barton, Vermont. For the village see Barton (village, Vermont. He graduated from Barton Academy high school in 1936. History The Academy started in the fall of 1852 in a building on the location now occupied by the school parking lot He graduated from the University of Vermont with a bachelor of science degree, in June 1941. The University of Vermont is a national public research university and the state of Vermont's land-grant university A Bachelor of Science ( BS, BSc or BSc in the UK; less commonly S He joined the Army Air Corps as an aviation cadet. In February 1942 completed flying training and was commissioned a second lieutenant.

During the early part of World War II, he served as a B-24 aircraft pilot with the 98th Bombardment Group, Ninth Air Force, operating from Palestine, Egypt and North Africa. He returned to the United States in April 1943, after flying 36 missions with the 98th Bombardment Group.

In September 1943 he entered the B-29 aircraft program first as an acceptance test pilot at the Boeing Company plant in Wichita, Kansas, and then with the 468th Bombardment Group, Salina, Kansas. Salina (pronounced /səˈlaɪnə/) is a city in and the County seat of Saline County, Kansas, United States. He went with the 468th Bombardment Group to the China-Burma-India Theater and flew 11 combat missions in B-29s. In May 1945 he went with the group to Tinian Island and from there to Roswell, New Mexico. Tinian (ˈtɪniən /ˌtiːniˈɑːn/ is one of the three principal islands of the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands (14°59’51”N 145°37’39”E Roswell is a city in and the County seat of Chaves County in the southeastern quarter of the state of New Mexico, United States.

In September 1946 Nye was selected to train the Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps students at the University of Massachusetts as professor of air science and tactics. ROTC links here For other uses see ROTC (disambiguation A Reserve Officers' Training Corps ( ROTC) ROTC produces officers in all branches The University of Massachusetts (officially nicknamed UMass) is the five-campus public university system of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

During the Korean War, he went with the 22nd Bombardment Wing to Korea. The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korean and South Korean regimes with major hostilities lasting from June 25 1950 until the Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. He flew 19 combat missions.

He was assigned to Strategic Air Command Headquarters at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, in May 1953. The Strategic Air Command (SAC was both a major command and a "specified command" in the U From July 1956 to June 1957, he attended the Air War College at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Maxwell Air Force Base, officially known as Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, is a United States Air Force (USAF installation under the Air Education and Training

In July 1959, he was appointed commander of the 28th Bombardment Wing at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota. Ellsworth Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base near Rapid City in Meade County, South Dakota, United States.

In April 1966 he became commander of the Eighteenth Strategic Aerospace Division headquartered at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. Fairchild AFB is a United States Air Force base under the operational control of the Air Mobility Command (AMC

He was assigned to Headquarters U. S. Air Force where he became chairman of the Rated Personnel Requirements and Allocations Committee. He retained this chairmanship when he 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. The Inter-American Defense Board is an international committee of nationally appointed defense officials who develop collaborative approaches on common defense and security issues facing S. Defense Commission, and the U. S. section, Joint Mexican-U. S. Defense Commission. In July 1969 General Nye became deputy director of plans.

In October 1969, General Nye was assigned as commander, Field Command, Defense Atomic Support Agency, Sandia Base, New Mexico.

His military decorations included the Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster, Distinguished Flying Cross with oak leaf cluster, Bronze Star Medal 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.

He was married to Maureen.

Somehow a rumor was started that he died in 2006. That isn't true. He is still alive and doing very well.

See also

Sandia National Laboratories

External links

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