June 28, 1891: Gen. Carl A. Spaatz Born in Pennsylvania

On this date, Gen. Carl A. Spaatz, military aviation pioneer and early Civil Air Patrol proponent, was born in Boyertown, Pa.

An excerpt from The Spaaztz Association website:

In March 1946 he succeeded General Arnold as commander in chief of the Army Air Forces, and he became the first chief of staff of the independent air force in September 1947. He held that post until retiring in July 1948 in the rank of general (he had been permanent major general since June 1946). He served subsequently as chairman of the Civil Air Patrol and for a time contributed a column to Newsweek magazine. Spaatz died in Washington, D.C., on July 14, 1974 and was interred on the grounds of the U.S. Air Force Academy. He was inducted into the International Aerospace Hall of Fame in 1977.

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