caption serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards placeofburial_label battles birth_date rank image article_title name
general john c. meyer 1939 -- 1974 united states air force strategic air command 12th air force los angeles , california 2 december 1975 brooklyn , new york united states of america distinguished 2 -rrb- legion of merit distinguished flying cross -lrb- 7 service -rrb- air medal -lrb- 15 -rrb- cross -lrb- 3 -rrb- silver star -lrb- place of burial world war ii korean war april 3 , 1919 50px general johncmeyer.jpg john c. meyer
 john c. meyer
john c. meyer

general john charles meyer -lrb- april 3 , 1919 -- december 2 , 1975 -rrb- was an american world war ii flying ace , and later the commander-in-chief of the strategic air command -lrb- sac -rrb- and director of the joint strategic target planning staff at offutt air force base , nebraska .
sac was the united states ' major nuclear deterrent force with bombers , tankers and reconnaissance aircraft , and intercontinental ballistic missiles .
the joint strategic target planning staff coordinated the nation 's nuclear war plans and developed the single integrated operations plan .
