Facts: - allegiance: united states of america - awards: distinguished flying cross , air medal with oak leaf cluster , service air force commendation medal , army commendation medal and purple medal heart . , legion of merit , distinguished - birth date: 29 april 1922 - serviceyears: 1944 -- 1982 - name: richard bodycombe - branch: united states air force - image: mgen bodycombe , richard.jpg - birth place: pittsburgh , pennsylvania , united states - rank: major general Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of richard bodycombe .
richard bodycombe -lrb- born april 29 , 1922 -rrb- was a major general in the united states air force who served as commander of the united states air force reserve command , headquarters u.s. air force , washington d.c. , and commander , headquarters air force reserve , a separate operating agency located at robins air force base , georgia .as chief of air force reserve he served as the principal adviser on reserve matters to the air force chief of staff .as commander of afres he had full responsibility for the supervision of u.s. air force reserve units around the world .