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Thomas Gerrity (other)
Thomas Gerrity may refer to: * Thomas Patrick Gerrity (1913–1968), United States Air Force general * Thomas P. Gerrity, former dean and professor of management at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania {{hndis, Gerrity, Thomas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Patrick Gerrity
General Thomas Patrick Gerrity (December 8, 1913 – February 24, 1968) was a United States Air Force general and was commander of the Air Force Logistics Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Gerrity was born in Harlowton, Montana, in 1913. His family moved to Chicago, Illinois, when he was a child. He graduated from St. Leo High School in 1930, attended Tilden Tech and later the Armour Institute, now the Illinois Institute of Technology, all three schools located in Chicago. He entered military service in August 1939 as an aviation cadet, completed flying school in May 1940 and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Army Air Corps Reserve. His first assignment was with the 15th Bombardment Squadron at Barksdale Field, Louisiana, and in October 1940 he was transferred to the 17th Bombardment Squadron at Savannah Field, Georgia. While stationed at Savannah, he attended Armstrong Junior College. He went to the Philippine Islands in October 1941 with the 17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |