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Francis W. Nye
United States Air Force general (1918–2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Francis Walter Nye (June 29, 1918 – January 13, 2019) was a United States Air Force major general who was a B-24 Liberator and B-29 Superfortress combat pilot. He was commander, Field Command, Defense Atomic Support Agency, Sandia Base, New Mexico.
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Birth name | Francis Walter Nye |
Born | (1918-06-29)June 29, 1918[1] Barton, Vermont, U.S. |
Died | January 13, 2019(2019-01-13) (aged 100) Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. |
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Allegiance | United States of America |
Service/ | United States Air Force |
Years of service | 1941–1972 |
Rank | Major General |
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