november november united states air force major general considered father air_force communications founded led 19th early 1930s commanded year higher leadership inspector researched technical logistical aspects long range air communications effort resulted establishment following worked served chief aviation division world war organized largest communications system world seen rated command pilot served chief communications early 1950s award given annually excellence large unit communications early career born iowa siblings included sisters younger brother graduated bachelor science degree commissioned regular second lieutenant august promoted lieutenant time assigned army service schools kansas electronics minded brother attending nearby young men built radio college antenna physics building water tower station transmitted code broadcast regularly scheduled weather reports november joined norfolk virginia detailed aviation section earned wings attending ground school flying gunnery advanced fighter courses san_diego california followed assignment new_york december commandant training commanding officer cadet detachment assistant engineering officer love field dallas texas july stationed london england assistant aviation officer rank captain september fellow pilot lieutenant colonel honorary member saw service england collected advanced voice radio equipment france home demonstration manhattan sailed london aboard unmarried member ship crew arriving new_york december communications january attended oklahoma graduation remained instructor february assigned radio laboratory camp alfred new_jersey representative august february officer charge laboratory transferred new_york september 9th posted signal officer instructor communications summer training camps september attended special radio course columbia_university stationed new_york agreed fly publicity stunt intended bring attention aid enthusiastic major commander arranged pilot fly drop catch came july dressed army uniform reserves end bargain heat humidity long_island summer row newspaper film radio print reporters flew speed miles hour height feet recalled dropped near knocked flat ball caught shout pain handed major wrote saw day slowly burning hand trying smile left big october began year stint training operations division office chief washington given command 19th organized commanded drew unusual assignments took flying air mail acted zone communications officer salt_lake_city later year communications meteorological officer general flight shaping trend air communications october given command began series courses saw graduate command inspector inspector field virginia request worked permanent communication system efforts yielded establishment group develop august assigned washington rank lieutenant colonel chief division february colonel assigned assistant chief staff operations training london england direct participation united_states world war retained role assistant chief staff training operations new united_states rank brigadier general returned july assigned washington director technical services march worked determine best conduct radio frequency searches enemy communications serving months deputy assistant chief operations air communications officer july postwar wrote article entitled air describing military communications air_force units successful prosecution war january reported newspaper radio audiences recent radar contact moon opening step search life space april commanding general group originally formed april commander creation june named deputy commander services services included addition new duties continued commanding general september authored essay radar affected recent war work included volume bombs away air force action history second world war published august read minute speech prepared radio series adventures science broadcast entitled thunder lightning flying stepped commander september august appointed director communications electronics defense station washington sharp increase diplomatic tensions seen cia precursor war greater volume communications required stronger system cia director hired chief cia communications position known assistant director communications september oversaw technical development implementation secure global communications system served cia years death washington survived wife son houston texas brother continued thrive founder president kansas clients included area businesses boeing recognition awarded legion merit commander order british empire citation reads air communications officer july august supervised furnished communications navigational aids military air routes world pioneered military electronics analyzed enemy scientific research field instituted radio radar awarded honor work military communications general given annually large unit members demonstrated sustained superior performance professional excellence managing core communications information functions contributions improved communications information support air_force operations missions
Harold M. McClelland