Frank F. Everest
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Frank Fort Everest was a United States Air Force
general, and served as Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, and Commander, Tactical Air Command
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, in 1904. He graduated from the United States Military Academy
on June 9, 1928 and was commissioned a second lieutenant of Field Artillery.
Entering Primary Flying School at Brooks Field, Texas, Lieutenant Everest graduated from Advanced Flying School at Kelly Field, Texas, in September 1929, with initial assignment to the 8th Attack Squadron at Fort Crockett, Texas. After completing the armament course at the Air Technical School at Chanute Field, Illinois, in March 1933, he held several assignments at Maxwell Field
, Alabama. Everest was promoted to first lieutenant in 1934, and to captain a year later. Captain Everest graduated from the Air Corps Tactical School at Maxwell in June 1937.
He then served in Hawaii at Wheeler Field with the l8th Pursuit Group, moving to Lowry Field, Colorado, in September 1939 as an instructor in the Air Corps Technical School. Everest was promoted to major in January 1941. The following August Major Everest was assigned to Headquarters, Army Air Forces, for duty in the Plans and Training Division. He became a lieutenant colonel in January 1942 and in March joined the Operations and Planning Division of the War Department General Staff. He also became a colonel in March.
In August 1942 Colonel Everest was assigned to Headquarters, U.S. Army Forces in the South Pacific Area, where he served successively as liaison officer to the commander, aircraft, South Pacific; commanding officer of the 11th Heavy Bomb Group at New Hebrides Islands and Guadalcanal
; and Army air officer on the staff of the commander of the South Pacific Theater. For combat action Everest earned a number of awards including the Silver Star for a key mission from Guadalcanal against the Japanese on February 13, 1943.
Colonel Everest was reassigned to Air Corps Headquarters as Air Force director of the Joint War Plans Committee in the Office of the Assistant Chief of Air Staff for Plans in January 1944, and became a brigadier general in June. He joined the special organizational planning group at Air Corps Headquarters in November 1945. Two months later he was designated Air Force member of the Joint Staff Planners of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and in August 1946 he assumed additional duties as deputy assistant chief of air staff for plans at Air Corps Headquarters.
Everest assumed command of the Yukon Sector, Alaskan Air Command, with Headquarters at Ladd Field
, Alaska, in January 1947 and remained there until June 1948 when he was named assistant deputy chief of staff for operations at Air Force Headquarters in Washington. He became a major general in April 1948. In March 1950 he assumed the additional duty of senior Air Force member on the Military Liaison Committee to the Atomic Energy Commission
.
Everest became commanding general of the Fifth Air Force
, Far East Forces, in Korea in May 1951. Through his efforts, the Fifth Air Force was able to attain, and maintain, air superiority over the enemy.
Everest became a lieutenant general in December 1951. In mid-1952 he was appointed deputy commander of the Tactical Air Command
at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. He was named director of the Joint Staff
in the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, in April 1953. One year later he was designated deputy chief of staff for operations at Air Force Headquarters, a post he held until July 1, 1957, when he was appointed commander-in-chief of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe and promoted to a full general.
Returning to the United States on August 1, 1959, General Everest was assigned duty as commander of Tactical Air Command, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. He retired on October 1, 1961.
Everest was awarded the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
with oak leaf cluster, the Silver Star
, the Legion of Merit
, the Distinguished Flying Cross
, the Air Medal
, Honorary Companion of the Military Division of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath, Republic of Korea Military Merit Taeguk Medal, World War II Victory Medal
.
He died on October 10, 1983.
General Everest was not related to General Frank Kendall Everest, Jr..
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
general, and served as Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, and Commander, Tactical Air Command
Tactical Air Command
Tactical Air Command is an inactive United States Air Force organization. It was a Major Command of the United States Air Force, established on 21 March 1946 being headquartered at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia...
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Biography
He was born in Council Bluffs, IowaCouncil Bluffs, Iowa
Council Bluffs, known until 1852 as Kanesville, Iowathe historic starting point of the Mormon Trail and eventual northernmost anchor town of the other emigrant trailsis a city in and the county seat of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States and is on the east bank of the Missouri River across...
, in 1904. He graduated from the United States Military Academy
United States Military Academy
The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City...
on June 9, 1928 and was commissioned a second lieutenant of Field Artillery.
Entering Primary Flying School at Brooks Field, Texas, Lieutenant Everest graduated from Advanced Flying School at Kelly Field, Texas, in September 1929, with initial assignment to the 8th Attack Squadron at Fort Crockett, Texas. After completing the armament course at the Air Technical School at Chanute Field, Illinois, in March 1933, he held several assignments at Maxwell Field
Maxwell Field
Maxwell Field was the football stadium located behind the former location of Louisville Male High School, 911 S. Brook St., Louisville, Kentucky, 40203 which was bounded by the streets of Brook, Breckinridge, Floyd, and Caldwell streets in Louisville, Kentucky. In 1984 a double murder known locally...
, Alabama. Everest was promoted to first lieutenant in 1934, and to captain a year later. Captain Everest graduated from the Air Corps Tactical School at Maxwell in June 1937.
He then served in Hawaii at Wheeler Field with the l8th Pursuit Group, moving to Lowry Field, Colorado, in September 1939 as an instructor in the Air Corps Technical School. Everest was promoted to major in January 1941. The following August Major Everest was assigned to Headquarters, Army Air Forces, for duty in the Plans and Training Division. He became a lieutenant colonel in January 1942 and in March joined the Operations and Planning Division of the War Department General Staff. He also became a colonel in March.
In August 1942 Colonel Everest was assigned to Headquarters, U.S. Army Forces in the South Pacific Area, where he served successively as liaison officer to the commander, aircraft, South Pacific; commanding officer of the 11th Heavy Bomb Group at New Hebrides Islands and Guadalcanal
Guadalcanal
Guadalcanal is a tropical island in the South-Western Pacific. The largest island in the Solomons, it was discovered by the Spanish expedition of Alvaro de Mendaña in 1568...
; and Army air officer on the staff of the commander of the South Pacific Theater. For combat action Everest earned a number of awards including the Silver Star for a key mission from Guadalcanal against the Japanese on February 13, 1943.
Colonel Everest was reassigned to Air Corps Headquarters as Air Force director of the Joint War Plans Committee in the Office of the Assistant Chief of Air Staff for Plans in January 1944, and became a brigadier general in June. He joined the special organizational planning group at Air Corps Headquarters in November 1945. Two months later he was designated Air Force member of the Joint Staff Planners of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and in August 1946 he assumed additional duties as deputy assistant chief of air staff for plans at Air Corps Headquarters.
Everest assumed command of the Yukon Sector, Alaskan Air Command, with Headquarters at Ladd Field
Ladd Field
Ladd Army Airfield is the military airfield located at Fort Jonathan Wainwright, located in Fairbanks, Alaska. It was originally called Fairbanks Air Base, but was renamed Ladd Field on 1 December 1939, in honor of Major Arthur K. Ladd, a pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps who died in a plane crash...
, Alaska, in January 1947 and remained there until June 1948 when he was named assistant deputy chief of staff for operations at Air Force Headquarters in Washington. He became a major general in April 1948. In March 1950 he assumed the additional duty of senior Air Force member on the Military Liaison Committee to the Atomic Energy Commission
United States Atomic Energy Commission
The United States Atomic Energy Commission was an agency of the United States government established after World War II by Congress to foster and control the peace time development of atomic science and technology. President Harry S...
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Everest became commanding general of the Fifth Air Force
Fifth Air Force
The Fifth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Pacific Air Forces . It is headquartered at Yokota Air Base, Japan....
, Far East Forces, in Korea in May 1951. Through his efforts, the Fifth Air Force was able to attain, and maintain, air superiority over the enemy.
Everest became a lieutenant general in December 1951. In mid-1952 he was appointed deputy commander of the Tactical Air Command
Tactical Air Command
Tactical Air Command is an inactive United States Air Force organization. It was a Major Command of the United States Air Force, established on 21 March 1946 being headquartered at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia...
at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. He was named director of the Joint Staff
Director of the Joint Staff
The Director of the Joint Staff is a three-star officer who assists the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff with the management of the Joint Staff, an organization composed of approximately equal numbers of officers contributed by the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force, who have been...
in the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, in April 1953. One year later he was designated deputy chief of staff for operations at Air Force Headquarters, a post he held until July 1, 1957, when he was appointed commander-in-chief of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe and promoted to a full general.
Returning to the United States on August 1, 1959, General Everest was assigned duty as commander of Tactical Air Command, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. He retired on October 1, 1961.
Everest was awarded the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
The Air Force Distinguished Service Medal was created by an act of the United States Congress on July 6, 1960. The medal was intended as a new decoration of the United States Air Force to replace the policy of awarding the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Air Force personnel.The Air Force...
with oak leaf cluster, the Silver Star
Silver Star
The Silver Star is the third-highest combat military decoration that can be awarded to a member of any branch of the United States armed forces for valor in the face of the enemy....
, the Legion of Merit
Legion of Merit
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 services and achievements...
, the Distinguished Flying Cross
Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)
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 support of operations by "heroism or extraordinary achievement while participating in an aerial flight, subsequent to November 11, 1918." The...
, the Air Medal
Air Medal
The Air Medal is a military decoration of the United States. The award was created in 1942, and is awarded for meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight.-Criteria:...
, Honorary Companion of the Military Division of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath, Republic of Korea Military Merit Taeguk Medal, World War II Victory Medal
World War II Victory Medal
The World War II Victory Medal is a decoration of the United States military which was created by an act of Congress in July 1945. The decoration commemorates military service during World War II and is awarded to any member of the United States military, including members of the armed forces of...
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He died on October 10, 1983.
General Everest was not related to General Frank Kendall Everest, Jr..