William Evans Hall

William Evans Hall
Nickname(s) "Bill"
Born (1907-10-22)October 22, 1907
McAlester, Oklahoma
Died May 30, 1984(1984-05-30) (aged 76)
Washington, D.C.
Buried at Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance  United States of America
Service/branch United States Air Force
Years of service 19291961
Rank Lieutenant General
Commands held 15th Air Force; Continental Air Command
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Reserve Officer's Association Minuteman Hall of Fame

William Evans "Bill" Hall (22 October 1907 - 30 May 1984) was an American military officer, retired with the rank of Lieutenant general in the United States Air Force.

Hall attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and graduated from the Advanced Flying School at Kelly Air Force Base in Texas. He served actively during World War II, first as Deputy Chief of the Air Staff, Headquarters U.S. Army Air Forces and later as Deputy Commander of the 15th Air Force in Bari, Italy. After the war he was placed in charge of the United States Continental Air Command, an organization of more than 15,000 military personnel and over 8,000 civilian employees, and served as Senior Member and Air Force Representative to the United Nations Military Staff Committee in New York.[1]

He married photojournalist Marguerite Higgins in 1952, with whom he had three children, two of whom survived infancy.

References

  1. Jacobs, Russ. "Gen William Evans "Bill" Hall". Find a Grave. Charles A Lewis. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
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