caption serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards placeofburial_label birth_date rank image article_title name
official portrait of eugene f. tighe , jr. . 1942 -- 1981 united states air force director , defense intelligence agency san diego , california 29 january 1994 new raymer , colorado united states of america legion of merit -lrb- 4 -rrb- bronze star medal place of burial june 19 , 1921 general ltg tighe.jpg eugene f. tighe
 eugene f. tighe
eugene f. tighe

lieutenant general eugene francis tighe , jr. -lrb- june 19 , 1921 -- january 29 , 1994 -rrb- was director of the us defense intelligence agency -lrb- september 1977 - august 1981 -rrb- .
