Richard H. Ellis

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Richard H. Ellis
Air Force Distinguished Service Medal (4)
Silver Star
Legion of Merit (3)
Distinguished Flying Cross
Air Medal (5)
Purple Heart

Richard Hastings Ellis (July 19, 1919 – March 28, 1989) was a

Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska
. He was also director of the Joint Strategic Connectivity Staff.

Biography

Born and raised in

School of Law in 1949. Ellis was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree from Dickinson College in 1961; honorary Doctor of Laws degrees from Dickinson School of Law in 1974, the University of Akron in 1979, and the University of Nebraska, Omaha
, in 1981.

Ellis entered active military duty in September 1941 as an aviation cadet at

Turner Field
, Georgia, in April 1942.

During

Philippine Islands
and Japan.

[[File:Ernst Ferber Richard H. Ellis 1975.jpg|thumb|left|Ellis, incoming commander, receives the NATO flag from GEN Ernst Ferber, German Army, as GEN

John W. Vogt
, outgoing commander, stands by during the Allied Air Force Central Europe (AAFCE) change of command, 1975]] He requested release from active duty, became a member of the Air Force Reserve and entered Dickinson School of Law in 1946. He graduated in 1949 and, after
Sculthorpe, England; and later as chief, Air Plans and Operations Section, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
.

From January 1956 to May 1958, Ellis was deputy chief of staff, operations, Headquarters Nineteenth Air Force, Foster AFB, Texas. He was then assigned to the Directorate of Plans, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C., first as chief, Weapons Plans Branch, then as assistant director of plans for war plans, and later as assistant director of plans, joint matters.

In July 1961, Ellis become executive to the chief of staff, U.S. Air Force. From August 1963 to June 1965, he commanded the 315th Air Division,

9th Air Force with headquarters at Shaw AFB
, South Carolina, in September 1969.

CINCSAC General Ellis on-board SAC's Airborne Command Post, Boeing EC-135 Looking Glass in December 1979
CINCSAC General Ellis accompanying President Jimmy Carter on a tour of
SAC HQ at Offutt AFB, Nebraska
General Ellis presents the Distinguished Service Medal to Maj. Gen. Ray Terry

Ellis was appointed vice commander in chief of

Torrejon Air Base
, Spain, in May 1973.

He served as

Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, from November 1973 to August 1975. He was then appointed commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe, and commander in chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe.[1]
He assumed command of SAC in August 1977.

Ellis was a

Air Force Association's highest honor, the H.H. Arnold Award for significant contributions to national defense. As the recipient of this award he was also named as the association's National Aerospace Man of the Year. General Ellis received the Korean Order of National Security Merit, First Class (Tong Il Jang) on May 13, 1981, at the Korean Ministry of National Defense
in Seoul. This award, the highest honor given by the Republic of Korea to a foreign military leader, was presented to the general for his important contributions to national defense of the Republic of Korea.

Ellis was promoted to general in 1973 on November 1 (with date of rank September 30), and retired from active duty at age 62 on August 1, 1981.

General Ellis died in 1989 at age 69, and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Snyder, Thomas; Shaw, Shelia (January 28, 1992). "Profiles In Leadership 1942-1992". Air Force Historical Research Agency. pp. 184–191. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  2. ^ Burial Detail: Ellis, Richard Hastings – ANC Explorer

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Preceded by
Commander, Strategic Air Command

1977—1981 		Succeeded by

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