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BRIGADIER GENERAL EDWARD JOSEPH TRACY

Edward Joseph Tracy was born in St. Paul, Minn., in 1902. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Thomas College in St. Paul in 1924. The following year he taught sciences and coached football and basketball at Dassell (Minn.) High School. He then entered the University of Minnesota, from which he received his Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Medicine degrees in 1929, and his Doctor of Medicine degree in 1930.

In July 1929, General Tracy was commissioned a first lieutenant in the Medical reserve of the Army and assigned to Fitzsimmons Army Hospital in Denver, Colo. Upon completion of his internship a year later he received his Regular Commission as a first lieutenant in the Medical Corps.

During 1932 and 1933, General Tracy attended a number of military service schools, including the Army Medical School, Washington, D.C.; Medical Field Service School, Carlisle Barracks, Pa.; and the School of Aviation Medicine at Randolph Field, Texas. The following five years he served a various installations in the United States as a flight surgeon, and in February 1938 became flight surgeon at Clark Field, Philippine Islands. In March 1940, he was named Chief of Surgical Service at Selfridge Field, Mich., and a year later became the post surgeon in Albuquerque, N.M.

General Tracy went to Europe in May 1942 as staff surgeon of the Eighth Bomber Command, and in January 1944 became staff surgeon of the Eighth Air Force in that theater. Two months later he was appointed assistant staff surgeon of the AAF in the Mediterranean theater, and in July 1944 became staff surgeon there.

In February 1945, General Tracy was assigned to Bolling Field, D.C., as surgeon of the Continental Air Forces. He became deputy air surgeon in the Air Surgeon's Office at AAF Headquarters, Washington, D.C., in August 1945, and in September 1946, was named base surgeon at Mitchel Field, N.Y. In October 1948, he transferred to March Air Force Base, Calif., where he served as surgeon for the First Air Wing until August 1949; commander of the 22nd Medical Group until May 1951; and air surgeon for the 15th Air Force until July 1953.

General Tracy was appointed surgeon of Air Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, in September 1953.

He has been awarded the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Air Medal, Commendation Ribbon with two oak leaf clusters.

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13 Apr 46 - 13 Oct 48

Lt Gen Robert W. Harper

14 Oct 48 - 30 Jun 54

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1 Jul 54 - 25 Jul 54

Lt Gen Charles T. Myers

26 Jul 54 - 31 Jul 58

Lt Gen Frederic H. Smith, Jr.

1 Aug 58 - 31 Jul 59

Lt Gen James E. Briggs

1 Aug 59 - 31 Jul 63

Lt Gen Robert W. Burns

1 Aug 63 - 10 Aug 64

Lt Gen William W. Momyer

11 Aug 64 - 30 Jun 66

Lt Gen Sam Maddux, Jr.

1 Jul 66 - 31 Aug 70

Lt Gen George B. Simler

1 Sep 70 - 8 Sep 72

Lt Gen William V. McBride

9 Sep 72 - 31 Aug 74

Lt Gen George H. McKee

1 Sep 74 - 28 Aug 75

Gen John W. Roberts

29 Aug 75 - 31 Mar 79

Gen Bennie L. Davis

1 Apr 79 - 28 Jul 81

Gen Thomas M. Ryan, Jr.

29 Jul 81 - 22 Jun 83

Gen Andrew P. Iosue

23 Jun 83 - 27 Aug 86

Lt Gen John A. Shaud

28 Aug 86 - 5 Jun 88

Lt Gen Robert C. Oaks

6 Jun 88 - 24 Jun 90

Lt Gen Joseph W. Ashy

25 Jun 90 - 10 Dec 92

Gen Henry Viccellio, Jr.

11 Dec 92 - 19 Jun 95

Gen Billy J. Boles

20 Jun 95 - 16 Mar 97

Gen Lloyd W. "Fig" Newton

17 Mar 97 - 21 Jun 00

Gen Hal M. Hornburg

22 Jun 00 - 9 Nov 01

Lt Gen John D. Hopper Jr.

10 Nov 01 - 14 Dec 01

Gen Donald G. Cook

15 Dec 01 - 16 Jun 05

Gen William R. Looney III

17 Jun 05 - 2 Jul 08
Gen Stephen R. Lorenz
 		 3 Jul 08 - 17 Nov 10
 
Gen Edward A. Rice Jr.
 		 18 Nov 10 - 9 Oct 13
 
Gen Robin Rand
 		 10 Oct 13 - 21 July 15
 
Lt Gen Darryl Roberson
 		 21 July 15 - 17 Nov 2017 
 
Lt. Gen. Steven Kwast
 		 17 Nov 2017 - 26 July 2019 
 
Lt. Gen. Marshall B. "Brad" Webb 26 July 2019 - 20 May 2022
Lt. Gen. Brian S. Robinson 20 May 2022 - Present