Biography Richard E. Nugent

martin b-10

in september 1935 nugent returned langley, made flight commander in 96th bombardment squadron, 2nd bombardment group until july 1936. nugent led flight of 3 martin b-10s on instrument flight langley allegan, michigan, , crews won 1936 mackay trophy. 1936 1937 nugent returned staff positions adjutant 2nd wing, langley field, , 2nd bomb group.

he entered air corps tactical school in september 1937. after completion of command , general staff college in 1939, assigned personnel division, office of chief of air corps, beginning in july 1939, remained until march 1942. rose captain colonel in less 3 years while personnel division. january april 1941 served special observer @ american embassy in london, england, temporary duty assistant military attaché air.

shaef , 12th army group commanding generals in northwest europe, april 1945. nugent row, right.

nuget assigned staff officer war department general staff on march 10, 1942 (the day after army air forces became autonomous component of army of united states), serving in office of chief of staff, until april 23, 1943. assigned concurrently chief of staff, eastern defense command , first air force, , promoted brigadier general on june 30, 1943. nugent briefly commanded philadelphia fighter wing, october 18 november 1, 1943, when transferred headquarters of ninth air force in england. there served assistant deputy , deputy chief of staff operations until september 12, 1944, concurrent duty between july , september 1944 head of united states component of allied expeditionary air force.

on september 15, 1944, xxix tactical air command activated in france nugent in command, remained until end of war. republic p-47 thunderbolts of 6 groups of command provided air support united states ninth army october 3, 1944 may 8, 1945. after v-e day, nugent served briefly @ air force personnel distribution command @ louisville, kentucky, military attaché brazil december 1945 july 1947.

united states air force

after creation of united states air force, nugent served in several general officer positions in air force office of personnel, headquarters usaf, still in temporary rank of brigadier general. during period promoted permanent brigadier general in february 1948, , appointed temporary major general, dates of rank retroactive june 30, 1943, , october 14, 1947, respectively. received permanent promotion major general in january 1950, , temporary rank of lieutenant general on april 11, 1951. nugent held number of positions in afop:

chief of civilian personnel division (1947),
assistant deputy chief of staff personnel (1947),
director of personnel planning (1948),
assistant deputy chief of staff personnel (1949),
acting deputy chief of staff personnel (1950), and
deputy chief of staff personnel (1951).

he retired august 31, 1951, line-of-duty disability, in grade of lieutenant general.