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GENERAL OTTO PAUL WEYLAND. April 23, 2003. Post-World War II Commander of Far East Air Forces during Korean War and of Tactical Air Command: born Riverside, Calif., 1902. O.P. "Opie" Weyland's family moved from California to Texas when he was a youth. He went to high school at Taft, Sinton, and Hempstead, Texas, From 1919 to 1923 he attended


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As Pattons Airman in World War II, Far East Air Force commander in Korea, and the commander of Tactical Air Command in the mid-1950s, Weyland helped the tactical air community to carve out its role as a critical instrument of national power. An extensive bibliography is included. Descriptors: *MILITARY HISTORY *LEADERSHIP *TACTICAL AIR SUPPORT


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Otto Paul Weyland (January 27, 1903 - September 2, 1979) was an Air Force General, and the post- World War II Commander of Far East Air Forces during the Korean War and of Tactical Air Command . Contents 1 Early life 2 Early military career 3 World War II 4 Post WW 2 service 5 Korean war 6 Post Korean war service and retirement


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Maj. Gen. Otto Weyland effectively led the XIX Tactical Air Command (9th Air Force), which worked very closely with Lt. Gen. Patton's 3rd Army. During the Normandy breakout, the 3rd Army's right flank was open to enemy attack, but Weyland's fighter-bombers provided for its defense. Working in concert with the 9th Air Force, the 3rd Army.


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Home About Us Biographies Display GENERAL OTTO PAUL WEYLAND Post-World War II Commander of Far East Air Forces during Korean War and of Tactical Air Command: born Riverside, Calif., 1902. O.P. "Opie" Weyland's family moved from California to Texas when he was a youth.


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Otto (an agent of the Holland. Land Company), was formed from Perrysburg in 1823 at which time it included the. present Town of Persia. Later that same year, all that land, (Persia) west of. the South Branch of Cattaraugus Creek was annexed back to the Town of Perrysburg. Cattaraugus Creek defines the Town's northern boundary while the South.


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For Weyland, see Interview with Gen. Otto B. Weyland, p. 64. Interview with Gen. Otto B. Weyland, p. 66. Weyland, Memoranda, 25 May 1955 and 9 June 1955. Weyland, Memoranda, Volume VI, 17-19 Jan 1955. For his budgetary challenges, see Weyland, Memoranda, Volume VII, 28 June 1955 and Volume IX, 26 Mar 1957. The fact that he believed SAC's.


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the most notable commanders was Gen Otto P. Weyland, who, like Horn-burg, graduated from Texas A&M University.8 General Weyland's impact as a senior leader in the Air Force may be divided into three distinct phases. The first phase was his role as com-mander, 9th Tactical Air Command (TAC) during World War II. This orga-


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Otto Paul Weyland (January 27, 1903 - September 2, 1979) was a United States Air Force (USAF) general and the post- World War II Commander of Far East Air Forces during the Korean War and of Tactical Air Command. [1] Early life His family moved to Texas when he was a youth. He went to high school at Taft, Sinton, and Hempstead, Texas.


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Chapter 3 Background on Gen O. P. Weyland (pp. 17-24) Chapter 4 Close Air Support in Korea: The Controversy (pp. 25-48) Chapter 5 An Airman's Perspective of Close Air Support in Korea (pp. 49-80)


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Otto Paul Weyland was a United States Air Force general and the post-World War II Commander of Far East Air Forces during the Korean War and of Tactical Air Command. Introduction Otto P. Weyland Early life


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Born on Jan. 27, 1902, in Riverside, California, Otto P. "Opie" Weyland attended the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, now Texas A&M, from 1919 to 1923. After attaining his mechanical engineering degree, Weyland commissioned into the U.S. Army Air Service as a Second Lieutenant.


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Aug. 1, 2010 A fighter pilot at heart, USAF Gen. Otto P. Weyland instinctively punched his own ticket in exactly the right way to make him a top Air Force commander in two wars. He was as ardent in support of strategic airpower as any of his contemporaries.


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Otto P. "Opie" Weyland, commander of XIX TAC, set up his command post adjacent to the Lucky command post. The Third Army staff also included its own air intelligence and planning sections.. A P-47 Thunderbolt roars over a column of American tanks on a French road in a show of inter-service support during the Patton's drive across.


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Maj. Gen. Otto Weyland Maj. Gen. Otto Weyland effectively led the XIX Tactical Air Command (9th Air Force), which worked very closely with Lt. Gen. Patton's 3rd Army. During the Normandy breakout, the 3rd Army's right flank was open to enemy attack, but Weyland's fighter-bombers provided for its defense.


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O.P. Weyland landed at Tucson five times between 1926 and 1931. His first visit was Saturday, October 2, 1926. He arrived solo in the Douglas O-2C he identified as 26-402. Based at San Antonio, TX, Ft. Sam Houston, he arrived from San Diego, CA (probably Rockwell Field). He landed at 3:25PM and remained at Tucson overnight, departing the next.