Hoyt Vandenberg
Hoyt Sanford Vandenberg (January 24, 1899 – April 2, 1954) was a United States Air Force general. He served as the second Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and the second Director of Central Intelligence.
Hoyt Vandenberg | |
|---|---|
| Chief of Staff of the Air Force | |
| In office April 30, 1948 – June 29, 1953 | |
| President | Harry Truman Dwight Eisenhower |
| Deputy | Muir S. Fairchild Nathan F. Twining |
| Preceded by | Carl Spaatz |
| Succeeded by | Nathan Twining |
| Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force | |
| In office October 1, 1947 – April 30, 1948 | |
| President | Harry Truman |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Muir S. Fairchild |
| 2nd Director of Central Intelligence | |
| In office June 10, 1946 – May 1, 1947 | |
| President | Harry Truman |
| Deputy | Kingman Douglass Edwin K. Wright |
| Preceded by | Sidney Souers |
| Succeeded by | Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hoyt Sanford Vandenberg January 24, 1899 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | April 2, 1954 (aged 55) Washington D.C., U.S. |
| Education | United States Military Academy (BA) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 1923–1953 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force Twelfth Air Force Ninth Air Force |
| Battles/wars | World War II Korean War |
| Awards | Army Distinguished Service Medal (3) Silver Star Legion of Merit Distinguished Flying Cross Bronze Star Medal Air Medal (5) |
During World War II, Vandenberg was the commanding general of the Ninth Air Force, a tactical air force in England and in France, supporting the Army, from August 1944 until V-E Day. Vandenberg Space Force Base on the central coast of California is named after him. In 1946, he was briefly the U.S. Chief of Military Intelligence. He was the nephew of Arthur H. Vandenberg, a former U.S. Senator from Michigan.
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