Tunner, William H.
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Name (Latin)
Tunner, William H.
Other forms of name
Tonnage Tunner, 1906-1983
Willie the Whip, 1906-1983
Tunner, Tonnage, 1906-1983
Tunner, William Henry, 1906-1983
Date of birth
1906-07-14
Date of death
1983-04-06
Occupation
Generals
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- Library of Congress Manuscript Division for the William H. Tunner and Margaret Ann Hamilton Tunner papers, 1940-99:(William H. Tunner; husband of Margaret Ann Hamilton Tunner)
- Wikipedia, November 9, 2017(William H. Tunner; William Henry Tunner (July 14, 1906-April 6, 1983) was a general officer in the United States Air Force and its predecessor, the United States Army Air Forces; Tunner was known for his expertise in the command of large-scale military airlift operations, first in Air Transport Command (ATC) during World War II, commanding The Hump operation, and later in Military Air Transport Service (MATS) during the Berlin Airlift in 1949-1951; he eventually rose to the rank of Lieutenant general and commanded MATS itself; he was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey and died in Gloucester, Virginia; nicknames: Willie the Whip, Tonnage Tunner)
- His Over the hump, 1985:t.p. (William H. Tunner, Lt. Gen., U.S. Air Force)