Julius Kahn Lacey
Military
Object Number - UPL 32521 - "Brigadier General Julius K Lacey. 351st Bomb Group England 10-Jun-44."
Commanding officer 384th Bomb Group from 6-Sep-43 to 23-Nov-43 then was given command of the 94th Combat Bomb wing.
Transferred to Far East Air Forces in Oct-43, Lacy became vice commander of the 5th Air Force. In Jul-45 he became deputy commander for operations and training of the 2nd Air Force at Colorado Springs, CO. Named special assistant to the commander, FEAF, on 5-May-54. On 15-Jul-54, was appointed J-3, Far East Command, FEAF, and on 26-Apr-55 became deputy chief of staff, Plans, FEAF.
Returning to the US in Nov-55, Lacey was appointed commandant, USAF Institute of Technology, Air University, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH.
Awards: SS (OLC), DFC (OLC), AM (2OLC), BSM, DSM, LOH, Croix de Guerre (with palm), American Campaign Medal, WWII Victory, EAME, DUC.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Wing
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Combat organisation
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Elizabethton, Tennessee | 18 September 1904 | Son of John William and Maude [Tipton] Lacey. |
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Other Commander |
Grafton Underwood NN14, UK | 1 October 1943 - 23 November 1943 | Commander of the 384th Bombardment Group (H). He flew two combat missions with the 384th Bombardment Group. |
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Died |
San Antonio, TX, USA | 5 July 1992 | |
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Buried |
Roan Mountain, TN 37687, USA | Memorialised Lacey Cemetery Carter County, TN | |
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Buried |
1520 Harry Wurzbach Rd, San Antonio, TX 78209, USA | Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio, Bexar County TX | |
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Enlisted |
Tennessee, USA | Enlisting as a flying cadet in Feb-29. | |
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Other Pilot training |
Jack Brooks Regional Airport, 6000 Air Line Dr, Beaumont, TX 77705, USA | Primary Flying School at Brooks Field, Texas. | |
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Other Pilot training |
Kelly, San Antonio, TX 78227, USA | Advanced Flying School at Kelly Field, Texas, in February 1930, appointed a 2nd Lieutenant in the Air Reserve. | |
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Other Commissioned |
May-30 he received his full commission as a 2nd Lieutenant. |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/312802765?terms=Julius%20K%20Lacey
https://www.fold3.com/record/33614696-julius-k-lacey
http://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/106115/major-gen…
https://thearrowheadclub.com/2016/12/21/julius-k-lacey/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117589542/julius-khan-lacey
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/895458/julius-kahn-lacey
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- http://303rdbg.com/rost-kl.html#K
384thbombgroup.com
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Who's Who in the Eighth Air Force and/or Biographical Directory Command & Staff Officers Eighth Air Force 1942-45
