Andrew P. Iosue
Andrew P. Iosue | |
|---|---|
United States of America | |
| Service/ |  United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 1951–1986 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held | Air Training Command Air Force Military Training Center 374th Tactical Airlift Wing |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
| Awards | Legion of Merit (3) Distinguished Flying Cross (2) Air Medal (4) |
Andrew Philip Iosue (
Biography
Early years
Iosue was born in 1927 in Somerville, Massachusetts.
From July 1957 to August 1960, he was an
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In July 1970 he went to the
Later career
From June 1973 to July 1975, Iosue was assigned as deputy director of personnel programs, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. He later became director. He was then named commander of the U.S. Air Force Recruiting Service and deputy chief of staff, recruiting for Air Training Command at Randolph Air Force Base.
Iosue took command of the Air Force Military Training Center, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, in September 1976. In March 1979, his assigned driver chased Ed Roney, an airman who was in basic training at the time after Roney failed to salute the general's staff car as it passed. Roney made his way back to his BMTS. When Roney graduated from BMTS a couple of weeks later, he sent the general two Domino's pizzas. In April 1979 he returned to Air Force headquarters as deputy chief of staff for manpower and personnel. He took command of Air Training command in 1983, and retired from the Air Force on September 1, 1986. Iosue, a widower, married Shirley Case, an Air force widow, in October 2011.[2]
Since his retirement from the Air Force in 1986, General Iosue has resided in San Antonio, Texas. He has served as a Director of Kelly Field National Bank and Director of Government Personnel Mutual Life Insurance Company. He has served as President of the San Antonio Golf Association and Vice President of the Rotary Club of San Antonio. He has served on the Executive Boards of Alamo Area Boy Scouts. The United Way, World Affairs Council and C.A.M.P. (Children 's Association for Maximum Potential). He has also been on the Development Board of the University of Massachusetts and Incarnate Word University and past President of Ratama Race Track.
For the past 20 years, General Iosue has spent a good portion of his summers at his summer home in Crosslake, Minnesota.
Awards
Iosue was a
Iosue received an honorary doctor of aeronautics degree from Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, Arizona, in December 1983 and an honorary doctor of laws degree from the University of Akron in May 1985.
References
- ^ Marquis Who's Who on the Web
- ^ "A fitting setting for bride and groom - San Antonio Express-News". mysanantonio.com. 3 October 2011. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
External links
- "Official biography". Archived from the original on 2008-06-13. Retrieved 2008-06-19.