caption serviceyears branch commands death_date death_place birth_place allegiance battles birth_date nickname rank image article_title name
louis of the united states air force academy , c. 1960s t. seith pictured as brigadier general as commandant 1943 -- 1977 united states air force 840th bombardment squadron 6 march 2007 sterling , virginia quincy , massachusetts united states world war ii korean war cold war vietnam war january 17 , 1921 ted 30px general gen usafa -rrb- . jpg seith , louis theodore -lrb- bgen commandant of louis t. seith
 louis theodore seith
louis t. seith

louis theodore `` ted '' seith -lrb- january 17 , 1921 -- march 6 , 2007 -rrb- was a former general in the united states air force and the former chief of staff , supreme headquarters allied powers europe .
