page_title: Chester E. McCarty
hierarchical_section_title: Chester E. McCarty
caption_attribution_description: English: A signed portrait of Major General Chester E. McCarty
context_page_description: Major General Chester E. McCarty was an officer and pilot in the United States Air Force who served as chief of staff for U.S. Air Forces in Europe in February 1963. He came to Germany from Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C., where he served an assistant chief of staff for Reserve Forces. He also held political offices in Oregon.
  McCarty directed an important airlift of supplies during the Korean War and was the first Air Force pilot to fly over the South Pole.
context_section_description: Major General Chester E. McCarty (December 31, 1905 – April 5, 1999) was an officer and pilot in  the United States Air Force who served as chief of staff for U.S. Air Forces in Europe in February 1963. He came to Germany from Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C., where he served an assistant chief of staff for Reserve Forces.  He also held political offices in Oregon.  
  McCarty directed an important airlift of supplies during the Korean War and was the first Air Force pilot to fly over the South Pole.
caption: A signed photo of Major General Chester E. McCarty
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