Nathan Farragut Twining
United States general (1897-1982) · United States · Died at 84
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Something wrong?Nathan Farragut Twining was a United States Air Force general. He was the chief of Staff of the United States Air Force from 1953 until 1957, and the third chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1957 to 1960. He was the first member of the Air Force to serve as Chairman.
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U.S. Army ground and air generals confer with their chief. From left to right: Major General Alexander Patch, Lieutenant General Millard Harmon, and Major General Nathan F. Twining, conferring over a map whilst serving in the South Pacific, February 1943.
General Nathan F. Twining
General Nathan F. Twining in 1957
Twining with Air Force Chief of Staff General Thomas D. White, Secretary of the Air Force James H. Douglas Jr. and Deputy Secretary of Defense Donald A. Quarles at The Pentagon 1957
General Nathan F. Twining is sworn in as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff by Deputy Secretary of Defense Donald A. Quarles on a Bible held by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, at The White House, August 15, 1957.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Nathan F. Twining with Secretary of Defense Thomas S. Gates Jr. during Senate Armed Services Committee hearing at Capitol Hill 1960
Chairman of The Joint Chiefs of Staff General Nathan F. Twining with Secretary of the Air Force James H. Douglas Jr. greet Air Force Vice Chief of Staff General Curtis LeMay at the Washington National Airport in November 1957.Awards
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Sibling: Merrill B. TwiningIn common with Nathan
Orville WrightBoth received National Aviation Hall of Fame
Thomas Hinman MoorerBoth received National Aviation Hall of Fame
Donald Wills Douglas, Sr.Both received National Aviation Hall of Fame
Eugene Burton ElyBoth received National Aviation Hall of Fame
Jerrie MockBoth received National Aviation Hall of Fame
Frank Maxwell AndrewsBoth received National Aviation Hall of FameAbout this person
Nathan Farragut Twining was a United States Air Force general. He was the chief of Staff of the United States Air Force from 1953 until 1957, and the third chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1957 to 1960. He was the first member of the Air Force to serve as Chairman. Twining was a distinguished "mustang" officer, rising from private to four-star general and appointment to the highest post in the United States Armed Forces in the course of his 45-year career.
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