14 Jul 1974

1974: Gen Carl “Tooey” Spaatz, the first USAF Chief of Staff, died at Walter Reed General Hospital at age 83. Spaatz was instrumental in the creation of the Air Force Historical Foundation in 1953 and was the Foundation’s first President.
Carl Andrew Spaatz (born Spatz; 28 June 1891 – 14 July 1974), nicknamed “Tooey”, was an American World War II general. As commander of Strategic Air Forces in Europe in 1944, he successfully pressed for the bombing of the enemy’s oil production facilities as a priority over other targets. He became Chief of Staff of the newly formed United States Air Force in 1947.