caption serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance birth_date rank image article_title name
general raymond j. reeves 1966 - 1969 united states air force las vegas , nevada 16 november 1998 chattanooga , tennessee united states of america february 5 , 1909 35px general raymond j reeves.jpg raymond j. reeves
 raymond j. reeves
raymond j. reeves

general raymond judson reeves -lrb- february 5 , 1909 -- november 16 , 1998 -rrb- was a united states air force four-star general who served as commander in chief , north american air defense command/commander in chief , continental air defense command -lrb- cincnorad/cinconad -rrb- from 1966 to 1969 .
reeves was born in chattanooga , tennessee , in 1909 .
he moved to washington , d.c. , at an early age where he attended grammar and high school .
after two years at the university of maryland he entered the united states military academy at west point , new york .
he graduated and was commissioned a second lieutenant in june 1934 .
he entered flying training the same year and received his pilot wings in october 1935 at kelly field , texas .
in february 1936 he was assigned to the 3rd pursuit squadron at clark field , philippine islands .
two and a half years later he returned to the united states and was assigned to the air corps technical school at lowry field , colorado .
at the beginning of world war ii , he was assigned as director of training , army air forces technical school , gulfport field , mississippi .
later reeves served as director of training , then commanding officer of the army air forces technical school at yale university .
under his command , the school graduated more than 14,000 officers specifically trained in aircraft maintenance , engineering , air and ground communications , aircraft armament and aerial intelligence photography .
in 1945 he was assigned to the far east command as chief of the redeployment section , later becoming assistant chief of air staff for supply .
during his far east air forces tour of duty he also served as deputy commanding officer , 13th fighter command ; chief of staff , 85th fighter wing ; and as commander , fort william mckinley .
following duty assignments at u.s. air force headquarters in washington , d.c. , reeves was assigned to headquarters u.s. air forces in europe , wiesbaden , germany , as assistant chief of staff for personnel .
during this time usafe was helping to reinforce the north atlantic treaty organization through a buildup of u.s. air force units in europe .
he was responsible for manning combat and support units , as well as for personnel policies for a command of more than 100,000 people in more than 15 countries of europe , north africa and the middle east .
returning to u.s. air force headquarters in 1954 , he was assigned as director of military personnel under the deputy chief of staff , personnel .
in july 1959 he became vice commander of the military air transport service with headquarters at scott air force base , illinois , and in august 1963 he became commander in chief , alaskan command with additional duty as commander , alaskan norad region .
in august 1966 reeves was appointed commander in chief of norad/conad , with headquarters at ent air force base , colorado .
his military decorations include the distinguished service medal , legion of merit , army commendation medal with oak leaf cluster and air force outstanding unit award ribbon with oak leaf cluster .
he retired from the air force on july 31 , 1969 and died november 16 , 1998 .
