Download or read book They Served Here: Thirty-Three Maxwell Men - Maxwell Air Force Base, Claire Chennault, Clark Gable, Glenn Miller, Henry Hugh Shelton, Hoyt Vandenberg, Curtis Lemay written by Air University Press and published by . This book was released on 2017-05-18 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Colonel Benton provides a glimpse of the history of Maxwell Air Force Base by highlighting the careers of 33 airmen who served at the base at some point in their military careers. Some of the individuals portrayed were pioneers in the development of airpower and provided military leadership from World War II to the present. Others such as Glenn Miller, Clark Gable, and Bill Stribling were notable for their accomplishments in other fields. The stories told here highlight the critical, close interrelationships between the military and local society.Contents * PREFACE * Robert D. Knapp and J. A. Liner * Murry C. Woodbury and Bruce A. Tyndall * William L. Stribling * Walter R. Weaver * John F. Curry * Frederick I. Eglin * John H. Williamson and William C. McDonald * Claire L. Chennault * Harold L. George * Kenneth N. Walker * Haywood S. Hansell * Laurence S. Kuter * Glenn Miller * Clark Gable * Ira C. Eaker * Noel F. Parrish * George C. Kenney * Paul W. Tibbets Jr. * Dale O. Smith * Hoyt S. Vandenberg * Curtis E. LeMay * Muir S. Fairchild * Earle E. Partridge * Glenn O. Barcus * Nathan F. Twining * Thomas S. Power * John D. Lavelle * Khaled bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz * John A. Warden * Henry H. Shelton